The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a one-page application form that aims to simplify the application process to forgive Paycheck Protection Program loans, along with newly updated and revised forms to meet the requirements of the most recent stimulus legislation.
The COVID-19 aid package Congress adopted last month revived the PPP with $284 billion of financing for small-scale businesses looking for forgiveness loans to help them deal with the financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. The law required that the SBA issue simplified forms within the first 24 hours of the signing into law. This was done to facilitate the application for forgiveness. Additionally, it included conditions that would encourage banks in the community to lend more, especially to minority-owned businesses who were unable to obtain loans last year.
Ed Zollars, a partner with Thomas, Zollars & Lynch CPAs and said that the Small Business Administration fulfilled the requirement to publish the one-page PPP form loan forgiveness within the first 24 hours from the date of enactment in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 20,21. This was on the Current Federal Tax Developments blog of Kaplan Financial Education. “The agency also released the updated forms.”
First Draw PPP Terms of loan forgiveness
Direct Loan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form – For eligible borrowers First Draw PPP loans are eligible to be forgiven. This applies when the loan is disbursed within an 8– to 24-week timeframe.
- Employee and compensation levels are maintained
- The proceeds from the loan may be used to pay for expenses for payroll or other eligible expenses.
- A minimum of 60% of proceeds are spent on payroll costs
Second Draw PPP Loan Forgiveness The terms
Second Draw PPP loans to qualified customers are eligible for loan forgiveness if the loan is paid within an 8to 24 week period.
- The First Draw PPP loan requires that the compensation and employee levels be maintained in an identical manner.
- The loan funds can be used to cover the cost of payroll as well as other expenses that are eligible.
- A minimum of 60% of the proceeds go to expenses for payroll
- When and how do I apply for loan forgiveness?
A borrower can apply for forgiveness once all loan proceeds to which the borrower wants forgiveness have been used. Borrowers may apply for forgiveness at any time until the date at which the loan matures. Borrowers who don’t request forgiveness within 10 months after the date they will be able to repay the loan are eligible to receive payment from their PPP lender.
Download Direct Loan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form
Gallery of Direct Loan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form
