Late on January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Department of Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes;.
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that they will reopen their portal for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for eligible borrowers beginning the week of January 11, 2021, after being shut down since August 8, 2020, when the prior congressional authorization for PPP loans expired. This new round of PPP loans is made possible by legislation that became effective on December 27, 2020, titled the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act), which made $284 billion available for PPP loans, authorized so-called “second draw” PPP loans for certain borrowers who previously received a PPP loan, and made certain other changes to PPP loans as summarized here. On January 6, 2021, the SBA and U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued new interim final rules (IFRs) providing (1) guidance regarding “second draw” PPP loans for borrowers who already recei
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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law Congress’s spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, which included the Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief (ACRR) provisions that modified the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP, a loan program designed to provide a direct incentive to businesses to retain their employees, was enacted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. PPP borrowers are eligible for loan forgiveness if the funds are used for eligible payroll and non-payroll costs.
The ACRR provisions extended the covered period for all new PPP loans through March 31, 2021, and required the SBA to publish additional implementing guidance. On January 7, 2021, the SBA released two interim final rules (which we will cover in a forthcoming article) providing guidance on the PPP extension and expansion and on th
We have a new PPP Loan authorization bill out of Washington, after months of political wrangling. Congress could have done more, but they did provide for up to $2,000,000 in additional forgivable loans per borrower, along with provisions which specifically cater to the hospitality industry.