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8 January 2021

Wait! Don't Apply For Forgiveness Of Your PPP Loan Yet – You May Want To Take Advantage Of New Changes To The Program First

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If you have a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and have not yet applied for forgiveness, you may want to wait.
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If you have a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and have not yet applied for forgiveness, you may want to wait. The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (what we're calling “PPP 2.0”) added some additional categories of expenses for which loan recipients may use their PPP loan proceeds and receive forgiveness, which in some cases, could increase their maximum borrowing and forgiveness limits. New eligible expense items under these new rules include:

  • Cloud-computing or work-from-home expenditures.
  • Property damage caused by civil unrest in 2020 that was not covered by insurance.
  • Certain supplier costs for perishable or other goods purchased under a written agreement.
  • Worker protection expenses, including PPE.
  • Certain additional employee group benefit premium payments.

Further, the simplified forgiveness application will now apply to loans under $150,000.  If you are impacted by one of these items, it may be worth waiting until the new forgiveness applications are released by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

These changes are retroactive to borrowers who have not yet applied for and received forgiveness. In addition, new provisions have been added to increase your borrowings if these new rules allow you to. In this case, procrastination may be your friend.

PPP 2.0 also allows for a second draw loan if your business has less than 300 employees (including affiliates) and you can demonstrate a 25% or greater reduction in gross receipts in any 2020 calendar quarter compared to the same quarter in 2019. This loan amount is calculated differently than the original PPP, so attention needs to be paid to the application when it is released by the SBA.

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ARTICLE
8 January 2021

Wait! Don't Apply For Forgiveness Of Your PPP Loan Yet – You May Want To Take Advantage Of New Changes To The Program First

United States Finance and Banking

Contributor

Established in 1885, Taft is a nationally recognized law firm serving individuals and businesses worldwide, in both mature and emerging industries.
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