The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a single-page form that aims to simplify the process of applying to forgive Paycheck Protection Program loans, along with newly updated and revised forms that conform to the requirements of the latest stimulus legislation.
The COVID-19 relief package that Congress passed 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 of the coronavirus epidemic. The legislation required that the SBA provide simplified forms within the first 24 hours of the legislation’s signing into law. This was to make it easier to apply for forgiveness. The legislation also contained conditions that would encourage community banks to lend more specifically to minority-owned companies who were unable to obtain loans last year.
“The Small Business Administration met the requirements to release the single-page form for loan forgiveness under the PPP within 24 days of the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” wrote Ed Zollars, a partner at Thomas, Zollars & Lynch CPAs on his Current Federal Tax Developments blog for Kaplan Financial Education. “The agency also issued new forms that were updated.”
First Draw PPP Terms of loan forgiveness
Loan Forgiveness News – First Draw PPP loans given to borrowers who are eligible can be granted complete loan forgiveness if they do so within the 8 to 24 week period that follows the disbursement of loan:
- This is also true for employee compensation and the.
- The loan funds are used on payroll expenses as well as other expenses eligible for reimbursement; and
- At least 60% of profits are used for the cost of payroll
Second Draw PPP Loan Forgiveness Terms
Second Draw PPP loans to qualified borrowers can be eligible for loan repayment if the loan is paid within an 8– 24 week period.
- The levels of compensation and employee pay are maintained in the same manner as required for the First Draw PPP loan
- The proceeds of the loan could be used to cover the cost of payroll as well as other eligible expenses.
- Minimum 60% of funds go to expenses for payroll
- How to request loan forgiveness and when to apply
A borrower may apply for forgiveness once all loan proceeds for which the borrower has applied for forgiveness have been used. Borrowers may apply for forgiveness at any time until the date at which the loan matures. If borrowers do not apply for forgiveness within 10 months after the last day of the covered period the PPP loan payments can not deferred any longer, and borrowers must make payment to their PPP lender.
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