October 9, 2020
On October 8, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) moved to simplify the forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The SBA issued an interim final rule (ITF)1 and a new application, Form 3508S,2 and instructions.3 The relief does not constitute automatic forgiveness of a PPP loan.
The ITF forgiveness relief applies to borrowers with PPP loans of…
October 6, 2020
Transactions involving changing the ownership of borrowers with outstanding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans will be subject to new requirements under a procedural notice (Notice) issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) on October 2, 2020.1 The Notice addresses the circumstances under which lenders may approve a change of ownership, when and how SBA approval must be obtained, and…
September 3, 2020
Business Interest Expense Deduction
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act revised § 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) to limit the deduction available for business interest expenses in a taxable year to an amount no greater than the sum of:
September 2, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an agency order (Order) halting evictions nationwide for many tenants of residential properties.1 The Order is far reaching and comes with significant criminal sanctions for violation. However, it is not a universal halt to residential evictions. Safely navigating the landlord and…
August 31, 2020
Recent IRS proposed regulations outline new accounting method procedures for businesses who want to use the cash method for accounting and how they can qualify to do so under expanded statutory requirements.
The IRS recently issued proposed regulations to implement changes made to the permissible accounting method used by small businesses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”). While…
August 25, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to issue new rules defining forgivable costs under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On August 24, 2020, the SBA issued interim final rule “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program - Treatment of Owners and Forgiveness of Certain Nonpayroll Costs”1 (IFR). The IFR answers three questions. The questions relate to the…
August 13, 2020
On August 11, 2020 the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated two separate FAQs related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The updates address agent fees and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
The update to “Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)”1 added two questions. First, the SBA stated that payment or nonpayment of fees to an agent or other third…
August 13, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a rule providing a limited appeal process under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for borrowers adversely impacted by SBA reviews. The appeal process is available only after the SBA has engaged in a review of a PPP loan and only for a limited number of issues.
On August 11, 2020, the SBA issued an interim final rule titled “Appeals of SBA Loan…
August 6, 2020
As the August 10, 2020 date for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to begin processing forgiveness applications for loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) approaches, the SBA has issued “Paycheck Protection Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on PPP Loan Forgiveness.” The FAQs address general forgiveness questions as well as questions related to payroll, non-payroll and…
July 24, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its intention to launch a loan forgiveness portal for lenders on August 10, 2020. Loans made by lenders under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to qualified borrowers may be forgiven in whole or in part if certain certifications as to the use of the loan proceeds are satisfied. While the SBA has issued forgiveness application forms and…
July 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule extending Regulation O exemptions for PPP loans made by a bank to its directors or other insiders to August 8, 2020.1 The new rule continues the exemptions contained in a prior rule issued on April 17, 2020. The prior rule expired on June 30, 2020.
Regulation O generally limits the terms and amounts for credit extended to a bank’s insiders. These limits…
July 6, 2020
On the fourth of July, the President signed Senate Bill 4116 into law. The new law extends the deadline for submitting an application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to August 8, 2020. The PPP loan application deadline had previously expired on June 30, 2020. The new law reopens the program established under the CARES Act and modified by the PPP Flexibility Act.
October 9, 2020
On October 8, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) moved to simplify the forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The SBA issued an interim final rule (ITF)1 and a new application, Form 3508S,2 and instructions.3 The relief does not constitute automatic forgiveness of a PPP loan.
The ITF forgiveness relief applies to borrowers with PPP loans of…
October 6, 2020
Transactions involving changing the ownership of borrowers with outstanding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans will be subject to new requirements under a procedural notice (Notice) issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) on October 2, 2020.1 The Notice addresses the circumstances under which lenders may approve a change of ownership, when and how SBA approval must be obtained, and…
September 3, 2020
Business Interest Expense Deduction
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act revised § 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) to limit the deduction available for business interest expenses in a taxable year to an amount no greater than the sum of:
September 2, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an agency order (Order) halting evictions nationwide for many tenants of residential properties.1 The Order is far reaching and comes with significant criminal sanctions for violation. However, it is not a universal halt to residential evictions. Safely navigating the landlord and…
August 31, 2020
Recent IRS proposed regulations outline new accounting method procedures for businesses who want to use the cash method for accounting and how they can qualify to do so under expanded statutory requirements.
The IRS recently issued proposed regulations to implement changes made to the permissible accounting method used by small businesses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”). While…
August 25, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to issue new rules defining forgivable costs under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On August 24, 2020, the SBA issued interim final rule “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program - Treatment of Owners and Forgiveness of Certain Nonpayroll Costs”1 (IFR). The IFR answers three questions. The questions relate to the…
August 13, 2020
On August 11, 2020 the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated two separate FAQs related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The updates address agent fees and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
The update to “Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)”1 added two questions. First, the SBA stated that payment or nonpayment of fees to an agent or other third…
August 13, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a rule providing a limited appeal process under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for borrowers adversely impacted by SBA reviews. The appeal process is available only after the SBA has engaged in a review of a PPP loan and only for a limited number of issues.
On August 11, 2020, the SBA issued an interim final rule titled “Appeals of SBA Loan…
August 6, 2020
As the August 10, 2020 date for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to begin processing forgiveness applications for loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) approaches, the SBA has issued “Paycheck Protection Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on PPP Loan Forgiveness.” The FAQs address general forgiveness questions as well as questions related to payroll, non-payroll and…
July 24, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its intention to launch a loan forgiveness portal for lenders on August 10, 2020. Loans made by lenders under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to qualified borrowers may be forgiven in whole or in part if certain certifications as to the use of the loan proceeds are satisfied. While the SBA has issued forgiveness application forms and…
July 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule extending Regulation O exemptions for PPP loans made by a bank to its directors or other insiders to August 8, 2020.1 The new rule continues the exemptions contained in a prior rule issued on April 17, 2020. The prior rule expired on June 30, 2020.
Regulation O generally limits the terms and amounts for credit extended to a bank’s insiders. These limits…
July 6, 2020
On the fourth of July, the President signed Senate Bill 4116 into law. The new law extends the deadline for submitting an application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to August 8, 2020. The PPP loan application deadline had previously expired on June 30, 2020. The new law reopens the program established under the CARES Act and modified by the PPP Flexibility Act.
