New Developments – October 2020
FAQs on PPP Loan Forgiveness Updated October 13, 2020: The PPP loan forgiveness application forms (3508, 3508EZ, and 3508S) display an expiration date of 10/31/2020 in the upper-right corner, but this does not mean October 31, 2020 is the deadline for borrowers to apply for forgiveness. Borrowers may submit a loan forgiveness application any time before the maturity date of the loan, which is either two or five years from loan origination. However, if a borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness within 10 months after the last day of the borrower’s loan forgiveness covered period, loan payments are no longer deferred and the borrower must begin making payments on the loan. Note—these loan terms apply even if the original note signed by the borrower contain different terms that were applicable when the note was signed.
The SBA issued a new PPP Forgiveness Application Form 3508S and 3508S Instructions for those small businesses that secured a PPP loan of $50,000 or less. The most significant benefit of the new form is that employee reductions and salary reductions are no longer penalized. Additionally, the new form does not require submitting mathematical calculations on how the funds were spent, but it still requires the borrower to submit to the lender evidence (bank statements, invoices, etc) that the funds were properly spent. Interestingly, the SBA also reduced the lender’s responsibility to “verify” the evidence submitted.
- Because the maximum PPP loan amount is $50,000, this new loan forgiveness application will be most beneficial to self-employed, gig workers and businesses with just a few employees. There are approximately 3.57 million outstanding PPP loans of $50,000 or less, totaling approximately $62 billion of the $525 billion in PPP loans.
- There is still a possibility that the SBA/Congress may authorize a streamline forgiveness process for loans over $50K and under $150K.
- SBA just recently began approving PPP forgiveness applications and remitting forgiveness amounts to lenders last week on October 2, 2020.
- New PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508S
- New PPP Loan Forgiveness INSTRUCTIONS for Form 3508S
- New IFR for Loan Forgiveness of Small Loans
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By Deepa Bhat, CPA, Principal
In response to the widespread disruption caused by COVID-19, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) announced in their Board meeting on April 8, 2020, a proposal for delays in the following accounting standards for certain entities: (more…)
By Jeff Faust, CVA, Director of Valuation Services
ASL Business Valuation Services
There is quite a bit of uncertainty with businesses given the global coronavirus pandemic. This uncertainly also means that a company’s value has been impacted since uncertainly creates risk and increased risk lowers value. What is this doing to a business owner? What are they thinking and how are they navigating through all of this? (more…)
By Nick Sabbatini, CPA, Audit Manager
Please be aware of potential fraud schemes related to economic stimulus programs offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): https://www.sba.gov/document/report–sba-programs-scams-fraud-alerts
Links in emails and texts. Those few words, in the context of fraud, likely lead you to think of a range of potential threats to your business. If you’ve addressed the risk appropriately, you’ve trained your employees that such communications may even appear to come from management, others within your organization, or from known vendors and customers. However, these types of attacks are likely to increase in times of crisis, when curiosity, empathy, philanthropy, and fear push people to seek new information, help others in need, and find ways to protect themselves. (more…)
The CARES Act contains several provisions to get cash directly into the hands of taxpayers who are either currently employed or not working. These sources of cash include:
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While businesses are carefully watching their cash flow, The CARES Act contains several provisions to provide cash for immediate operating needs:
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On April 3, 2020, the IRS has released Form 7200 to claim advance payment of tax credits discussed below.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), enacted on March 18, 2020, requires private employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide employees with paid sick leave or extended family and medical leave for specific reasons related to COVID-19.
Effective Date: April 1, 2020, and applies to leave taken between April 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 (more…)
