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On February 22, President Biden announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program that affect self-employed individuals who applied for a PPP loan after March 3, 2021. This article breaks down the forgiveness process for loan applications made before and after March 3, 2021.
Where to apply for loan forgiveness. Effective March 13, 2024, all borrowers, regardless of loan size, can use SBA's direct forgiveness portal . Applying for forgiveness using the portal can take as little as 15 minutes.
- Maximum PPP Loan Calculation Change
- Forgiveness Eligibility
- Covered Period
- 60/40 Rule
- Employment and Salary Maintenance
- Eligible Spending
If you’re applying for a PPP loan now or anytime since the Interim Final Rule (IFR) went into effect, then you can use the new method for loan amount calculation. Initially, loan maximums were determined by a sole proprietor’s total profits—but that meant new and struggling businesses qualified for little-to-no cash. The IFR changed the rules to ca...
There are lots of rules to achieving total forgiveness, but here are the most important ones to keep in mind: 1. Covered Period 2. 60/40 Rule 3. Employment and Salary Maintenance 4. Eligible Spending
You choose either an 8-week or 24-week coverage period for your PPP loan. That window starts on the day your lender disburses money into your bank account. To be eligible for full forgiveness, any PPP loan funds must be used during that covered. Keep in mind that the timing is focused on when the costs were incurred, not necessarily when they were ...
The 60/40 rule states that 60% of your PPP loan must be used on payroll costs, and the remaining 40% can be used on other eligible expenses (rent, mortgage interest, utilities, etc.). However, as a self-employed worker, you can claim all 100% of your PPP loan as payroll under compensation replacement. Forgivable cash compensation is limited to $100...
Businesses must retain their headcount and 75% of employee salary to be eligible for complete forgiveness. If you have no employees, you don’t have to worry about either of these—you still qualify for 100% forgiveness.
Businesses can spend PPP loan funds on the following expenses: 1. Payroll costs: Wages, tips, salary, commissions, bonuses, paid leave, retirement benefits, and group insurance benefits 2. Rent: Costs for any equipment, real estate, or vehicles with lease dates signed before February 15, 2020 3. Utilities: Fees for gas, electricity, water, transpor...
Which loan forgiveness application should sole proprietors, independent contractors, or self-employed individuals with no employees complete? Answer: Sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals who had no employees at the time of the PPP loan application and did not include any
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Jun 17, 2020 · If you’re a freelancer or other self-employed person wondering if you’ll get forgiveness for loans taken out under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), yesterday brought good news.
Jun 1, 2021 · To be eligible for full forgiveness of your PPP loan, you must use at least 60% of your PPP funds for eligible Payroll Costs. There is no exception to this rule.
