Senate passes bill to extend the PPP loan program for small businesses

• The Act extends the 8-week covered period, in which employers must use the funds in order to qualify for loan forgiveness, to the earlier of 24 weeks or December 31, 2020.
• The Act changes the 75/25 rule for payroll and non-payroll costs to 60/40. This reduces the amount of forgiveness costs required to be payroll-related to at least 60% and the remaining 40% can be used on eligible non-payroll costs.
• The Wage and FTE Reduction Exemption date is moved from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
• The Act expands the rehire exemption for the FTE Reduction.
• Eligibility for the Payroll Tax Deferral is extended.
• The Act also extends the deferral of payment until the date on which the amount of forgiveness determined under section 1106 of the “CARES Act” is remitted to the lender.
• Loans with a remaining balance after application of forgiveness now have a maturity of 5 years.

With this extension, further guidance is expected to be issued to assist business owners in navigating the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Published on June 4, 2020

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