{"id":1113,"date":"2020-05-02T13:07:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2020-05-02T13:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:09:09","slug":"pennsylvania-business-reopening-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/02\/pennsylvania-business-reopening-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Business Reopening Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania Business Reopening Plan (5.1.2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob M. Dietz, CPA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to construction reopening statewide like we mentioned earlier, some recreational activities are opening in PA on May 1.\u00a0 A press release explained that across PA \u201cgolf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds may reopen statewide\u201d on May 1.\u00a0 \u201cPennsylvanians have remained resilient throughout this COVID-19 crisis, and as we successfully continue to flatten the curve to protect our physical health, it is critical that we also focus on our physical and mental health during these extraordinary times. As the weather warms and daylight lengthens, enjoying time outdoors is an important way to manage stress,\u201d Governor Wolf explained in the press release.<\/p>\n

If you are stressed about the Covid-19 ramifications, consider going camping.\u00a0 Perhaps the wonders of creation will help you refocus and reenergize.<\/p>\n

Business owners and gig workers did not qualify for unemployment under the old pre-Covid-19 rules, however the CARES Act can allow them to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).\u00a0 Some business owners that are not allowed to be open in PA will be collecting PUA, even as businesses in other industries reopen.\u00a0 Programs like the PUA and the Paycheck Protection Program are part of the government\u2019s plan to sustain people and businesses through the Covid-19 challenges.<\/p>\n

PA Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants<\/strong>
\nDemand for charitable food has increased.\u00a0 A \u201cwholesale\u201d food bank in Leola indicated that their average output is about 3 semis per day.\u00a0 Governor Wolf\u2019s administration made various changes to the grants, including \u201cexpanding the list of potential partners beyond retailers and wholesalers to also include farms, processors and cooperatives.\u201d<\/p>\n

PA Plan to Reopen<\/strong>
\nPA has been broken into 6 regions.\u00a0The Wolf administration is targeting a May 8th<\/sup> switch from red to yellow for the north central and northwest regions, per an April 22 release.\u00a0 The release explains that \u201cAs regions or counties move into the yellow phase, some restrictions on work and social interaction will ease while others, such as closures of schools, gyms, and other indoor recreation centers, as well as limitations around large gatherings, remain in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lancaster in Southeast Region<\/strong>
\nSome are unhappy that Lancaster is listed in the Southeast region, which is the same region as hard-hit Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u201cLancaster County is south central PA, not the southeast. This would be unacceptable and not based on data and outcomes\u2026.\u00a0 That\u2019s why my Senate Local Government Committee along with the Health & Human Services Committee will be holding a joint hearing on the creation of these regions,\u201d said Scott Martin, PA State Senator.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, however, \u201ca county can make the list for consideration to open if they have had fewer than 50 new confirmed cases per 100,000 population reported in the previous 14 days\u201d Governor Wolf tweeted, so there may be some hope for Lancaster County if they can control the new infection rate even though Lancaster is in the same region as Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Some Other States<\/strong>
\nMissouri Governor Parson\u2019s \u201cStay Home Missouri\u201d order is set to end after May 3.\u00a0 Missouri will still have safety guidelines in place as they enter Phase 1 of the recovery plan.<\/p>\n

New Jersey\u2019s stay-at-home order is still in effect.\u00a0 Governor Murphy released some principles as they go forward, including decreases in new cases in a two-week trend.\u00a0 It is unknown when that will happen.<\/p>\n

Maryland Governor Hogan has a Maryland Strong Roadmap to Recovery <\/em>dated April 24, 2020 that \u201cis designed to get Maryland moving again.\u201d\u00a0 The document, however, declines to set dates on when reopening will happen.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Governor Beshear explained 10 rules to reopening again in Kentucky, including a phased return to work.<\/p>\n

Tennessee is ahead of some states in reopening, including allowing dining at restaurants.<\/p>\n

The Future<\/strong>
\nThere are plans for reopening, but the exact nature and timing is not certain, and some things may go awry. What can go awry, and what can be done to succeed if some things go awry? Consider grabbing a pen and paper, going to a quiet place, and taking 15-30 minutes to write down what can go wrong. More importantly, write what you can do to manage that risk. Burns concluded his poem with \u201cAn\u2019 forward tho\u2019 I canna see, I guess an\u2019 fear!\u201d Perhaps a better path would be to guess and trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania Business Reopening Plan (5.1.2020) Jacob M. Dietz, CPA In addition to construction reopening statewide like we mentioned earlier, some recreational activities are opening in PA on May 1.\u00a0 A press release explained that across PA \u201cgolf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds may reopen statewide\u201d on May 1.\u00a0 \u201cPennsylvanians have remained … Continue reading “Pennsylvania Business Reopening Plan”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}