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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Loans

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

PPP Loan Credits and Government Contracts: What Contractors Need to Know During Incurred Cost Reviews

As federal contractors continue to navigate the post-pandemic compliance landscape, a recurring issue has emerged in government audits and incurred cost reviews: whether and how contractors must credit the government for...more

Baker Donelson

Borrowers Should Build a Record to Prepare for PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeals

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The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness data shows that more than 182,000 PPP loan forgiveness applications are currently "under review" by the SBA. A March 22, 2021 joint...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

10 Things to Know about Second Draw PPP Loans as Updated for the Economic Aid Act and the ARP Act - Update #5

On January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Department of Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Second Draw Loans” (“Second...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Enforcement Actions Involving COVID-19 Relief Fraud: An Update

Soon after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in March 2020, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) moved quickly to address potential COVID-19 related...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Second Draw PPP Loans: How to Qualify and What to Prove

Even with widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, the pandemic is still not over and neither is the financial strain many businesses are feeling due to sustained lock-down orders. To aid these struggling...more

Alston & Bird

Paycheck Protection Program Restart and New Interim Final Rules

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With the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program comes a pair of interim final rules from the Small Business Administration. Our Financial Services & Products Group explores the significant changes to the PPP brought...more

K&L Gates LLP

SBA Publishes PPP 3.0 Regulations and PPP Second Draw Loan Regulations

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On Wednesday, 6 January 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance on the existing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under Sections 1102 and 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more

Baker Donelson

Paycheck Protection Program: A Second Round of Funding for Some New and Existing Borrowers; Other Changes to Benefit All Borrowers

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Appropriations Act"), which includes a new round of funding for certain qualifying, existing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Paycheck Protection Program Act Update: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, includes several updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) originally established by the Coronavirus Aid,...more

Snell & Wilmer

New COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds PPP ‘Second Draw’ Loans and Modifications to Original PPP

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On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law. This Act makes available $284 billion for second draw loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP-2”) and also makes important...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Get ready for Paycheck Protection Program Round 2: PPP Loans return in newest COVID-19 relief bill with added tax benefits and...

On December 21st, Congress passed a new COVID-19 relief bill titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act that provides for a variety of financial stimulus measures, including $325B in aid for small businesses, $166B in...more

Bracewell LLP

PPP 2.0: Expanded Lending For New and Existing Borrowers

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After months of stalled negotiations, Congress has passed sweeping new COVID-19 relief legislation that, among other things, revitalizes and revises the Paycheck Protection Program. The new legislation reopens the program to...more

K&L Gates LLP

2021: A New Year, the Same Fear - Why Companies Should Expect a Wave of PPP Investigations

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Four months after the expiration of the $659 billion forgivable loan relief program established by the CARES Act, the federal government has disbursed approximately 5.2 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans....more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Reasserts That Forgivable PPP Expenses Are Not Deductible, but Is Legislative Relief on the Way?

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Loans under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) are eligible for forgiveness depending upon whether and when the loan proceeds are used for qualified business expenses. One of the benefits of this program is that there is no...more

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SBA and Treasury Department to Increase Scrutiny of PPP Loans

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The Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) frequently asked questions on Dec. 9, 2020, indicating PPP borrowers that obtained a PPP loan of $2 million or...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

SBA’s New PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires Target PPP Recipients with Loans of $2M

On October 31, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a Notice in the Federal Register seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for the collection of information through, among other...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SBA Releases Questionnaire for PPP Economic Necessity Certification for Borrowers of $2 Million or Greater

All applicants for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act were required to certify in good faith that current economic uncertainty made the PPP loan...more

Baker Donelson

PPP: SBA Issues Guidance on Changes in Ownership and Full Forgiveness Eased for Smaller Loans

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Changes in Ownership - As a result of Congress creating the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan program, Congress encumbered PPP loans with many of the rules, regulations...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SBA Simplifies Forgiveness Process for Borrowers With PPP Loans of $50,000 or Less

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new interim final rule (IFR) for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) yesterday....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Where Did the Money Go? The Government’s Review and Investigative Plans for PPP Loan Fraud Take Shape

Six months into the largest and most extensive economic relief program in American history, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now grappling with the potential for fraud...more

Dickinson Wright

IRS Announces No Information Returns To Be Filed for PPP Loan Forgiveness

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Under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) established by the CARES Act, a borrower is eligible for forgiveness of all or a portion of the principal amount of a loan made in accordance with the PPP if certain conditions...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SBA Guidance on Changes in Ownership of PPP Loan Borrowers

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On Friday, October 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a Procedural Notice (the “Notice”) providing guidance on the notification and consent requirements for changes in ownership of borrowers of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

SBA’s “October Surprise” Forces PPP Borrowers and Lenders to Complete Loan Forgiveness and Establish Escrow Accounts to Circumvent...

In a significant development for the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) community, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a “Procedural Notice” which affects the requirement for companies involved in the buying...more

Maynard Nexsen

PPP Loan Audits: What to Expect, and How to Appeal

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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as established by the CARES Act and subsequent guidance found in the PPP Interim Final Rules, provides loans and loan forgiveness based on borrower's certifications and documentation...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

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In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more

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