Monday, December 28, 2020 UPDATED: December 29, 2020 After much deliberation, Congress finally agreed to approve a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Included in that amount is $284 billion for a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The new relief package includes: additional funding for new PPP loans the ability to obtain a second PPP loan for small businesses facing significant revenue declines in any 2020 quarter compared to the same quarter in 2019 clarifications providing for the deductibility of business expenses paid with forgiven PPP loans (a material change from existing IRS guidance) loan eligibility for Section 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organizations for the first time