Loan Forgiveness Issues in the Paycheck Protection Program- Part 2

Dean L. Surkin, JD, LLM, is a tax attorney with broad based experience in tax planning and research, has litigated major cases in the fields of taxation, probate and general commercial matters, and has been peer reviewed by Martindale Hubbell. He holds the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards, AV. Mr. Surkin received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 (double major in mathematics and political science), his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1976, and his LLM. in taxation from New York University School of Law in 1985. He is admitted to the New York State Bar, the Federal District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Surkin holds the faculty appointment of Professor (Adjunct) at Pace University Graduate School of Business where he currently teaches taxation of entities. He formerly served as Adjunct Associate Professor at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies where he was program coordinator of the Estate and Gift Taxation and Planning Certificate Program. He has also served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hunter College, CUNY. He has presented seminars to the Foundation for Accounting Education, the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the American Society of Women Accountants, and many private groups. His published articles on tax law have appeared in peer reviewed journals, practitioners’ journals, and the popular press. He publishes a monthly newsletter for his granddaughters detailing the possibly imagined adventures of the Lighted Collar Gang, a group of neighborhood dogs led by master cheese thief Jazz.