Many people have been asked this question: If I lost my job due to COVID-19, do I have to pay federal income tax on unemployment benefits? The answer, at least for now, is “yes.” The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorizes extra unemployment benefits of $600 a week from April 5, 2020 [...]
Thanks to recently released guidance after the PPP Flexibility Act was passed, PPP loans are now eligible to be forgiven based on the amount of eligible costs paid or incurred during the 24-week period following PPP loan disbursement (the Covered Period). Alternatively, borrowers who received PPP funding prior to June 5, 2020 may elect to [...]
This past Friday, June 5th, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) was signed into law. This Act modifies the Paycheck Protection Program in several ways and is summarized below: Borrowers now have a 24-week covered period to use the PPP funds. However, borrowers may elect to keep the original 8-week covered period. Borrowers [...]
For taxpayers choosing to not carryback an Net Operating Loss or "NOL" arising in 2018, 2019 or 2020, the IRS issued guidance in Rev Proc 2020-24 that says that you must make an election to not carry the loss back on the 2020 return. You may recall under the old rules you were deemed to [...]
Last Friday, May 15th, the SBA and Treasury released the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application. This application provides new elections and exemptions available to borrowers, as well as clarifies certain questions regarding PPP loan forgiveness. These elections/exemptions/clarifications include: Payroll Costs – Provides borrowers with a weekly or biweekly payroll schedule the option to elect to use [...]
Earlier today, May 13, the SBA and Treasury updated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Frequently Asked Questions (again!) to add question #46. This update provides a safe harbor with respect to the borrower’s good faith certification concerning the necessity of the PPP loan. The answer states “Any borrower that, together with its affiliates, received PPP loans [...]
In our Monday blog post, we mentioned the Treasury guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans regarding borrower eligibility and that any borrower that applied for a PPP loan prior to the issuance of such guidance may repay the loan in full by May 7, 2020 and be deemed by the SBA to have [...]
In the latest PPP FAQs as of May 3, 2020, questions 31, 37, and 39 emphasize that all borrowers must certify in good faith that their PPP loan is necessary to support ongoing operations, and that any borrower that applied for a PPP loan prior to the issuance of such guidance (originally published April [...]
The recent IRS Notice 2020-32 clarifies that no tax deduction is allowed for payments for eligible PPP loan expenses to the extent these expenses result in PPP loan forgiveness because the PPP loan forgiveness will not be taxable income. This means that the PPP loan forgiveness will result in a net-zero tax effect for the [...]
More Tax Legislation Updates aka More Money for Businesses On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the Senate approved $310 billion in additional Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds and another $50 billion in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program. There is also another $10 billion for the small business grants of up to $10,000 ($1k [...]