In some of our previous posts, we mentioned that the financial institutions, Chambers of Commerce, small business groups, etc. were pushing for the increase of the threshold of form 3508 from the initial amount of $50,000 to the $150,000. In fact, some of the financial institutions stopped the forgiveness process intake (or never started it)
The SBA and the Treasury have release guidance (18 page document) on how the 2nd round of PPP should be calculated for the 25% reduction of revenue 2020 Q vs 2019 Q. For the majority of the business, the main impact was experienced on the second quarter of 2020 due to the lockdowns and restrictions
After being involved with a large number of applications, we have summarized some relevant tips when you apply. Keep in mind that each financial institution is different, they have different intake process (online portal, email, etc.) and different requests. Have the 1st round PPP information available - a) PPP 1st round SBA loan number and
The SBA is allowing the borrowers that never got a first round of PPP to get it now. Certain existing PPP borrowers can request to modify their First Draw PPP Loan amount You should contact your financial institution to know if you can still apply for the 1st round of PPP through them. If their
As we had anticipated in our previous posts, the IRS has changed its position in 2020-32 guidance. On January 6, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2021-02 which confirms the deductibility of eligible PPP expenses. As mentioned by the IRS, the new ruling "...reflects changes to law contained in the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of
A few months back, several media organizations requested the disclosure of PPP information and filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. There were concerns over a lack of transparency on this SBA program. In July 2020, the SBA had released the borrowers information for all loans over $150,000. On November 5, 2020, the
Another Interim Final Rule (IFR) was released yesterday, the PPP loans will have a special form (S form) for amounts under $50,000 that exempts from any reduction in forgiveness based on a) reduction in full time equivalent (FTE) and/or b) reduction in employee salary or wages. Keep in mind that even the short version, if
As you might be aware some banks and financial institutions are opening their PPP forgiveness application intake. Note that after the PPP period of 24 weeks, there is a 10 month period of no interest so we recommend filing the forgiveness during the period. Currently, there are still some moving pieces and there is the
As included in our previous post https://ggcpaservices.com/blog/faq-on-ppp-loan-forgiveness-first-release/, the SBA is offering guidance in the loan forgiveness process, which includes the scenario of rejection of the PPP forgiveness. In many cases, the PPP application was prepared by CPAs, EAs, bankers, consultants and other business professionals. These professionals are already aware of the PPP application, support provided with
On August 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, issued new guidance through Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) aimed at helping Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers navigate maximum loan forgiveness. This is the first release of clarification for the loan forgiveness as FAQs and we consider it a step
