Senators on Friday urged the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) to simplify the process for businesses to receive loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “In this public health and economic emergency, we must do all we can to make sure our small businesses have the support and assistance they need to weather the crisis,” they said in a letter to…

More than $130 billion in Payroll Protection Program funding is still available for small businesses, independent contractors, and nonprofits, but the opportunity is about to end. While the time to spend PPP money was just extended, the last day a PPP request (and essentially free money) can be made is only weeks away - June 30th, 2020. More…

Amendments to the SBA Payroll Protection Program became law on Friday, June 5th, which extend the time to spend PPP money from eight (8) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks. However, relying on this new 24 week time has disadvantages, due to penalties from pay reductions or lower headcounts during the extended 16 weeks time. If you already have a…

Congress just passed changes to the PPP program, now headed for presidential approval: Extends the eight-week spending period of PPP funds for an additional 16 weeks  Increases the repayment time for unforgiven funds to five years for most applicants  Changes the forgiveness requirement maximum for non-payroll expenses from 25% to 40%, with a severe penalty if the 40% is exceeded…