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As we enter the second half of 2025—over five years now since the COVID-19 pandemic began—federal government scrutiny relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans received in the early days of the pandemic is still...more
On January 19, SBA issued an interim final rule governing forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans and also issued new versions of the three forgiveness application forms, including a streamlined form for loans up to...more
In June and December of 2020, Miller Canfield reported that the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits had held that the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may exclude debtors in bankruptcy from consideration for Paycheck Protection...more
On January 6, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued its much anticipated Interim Final Rules (“IFR”) under the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding act, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...more
Just before midnight on December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”), a nearly 5,500 page stimulus bill allocating roughly $900 billon of much needed relief to United States...more
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has issued long-awaited rules governing lender and borrower obligations when there is a change in ownership of an entity that has received a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan....more
Businesses contemplating mergers and/or acquisitions (M&A) during this worldwide pandemic have wrestled with the question of how to treat a target company that reveals an outstanding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on...more
Yes, in completing a Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application, we believe a borrower can appropriately report actual payroll costs during the applicable covered period in excess of the original PPP loan...more
Since the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the “Flexibility Act”) was passed on June 5, 2020, the SBA has released several updates to the Program, including the June 11, 2020 Interim Final Rule on Revisions to...more
Since its implementation under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), there has been a lot of attention on the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Both...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued guidance on May 13, 2020 which authorizes lenders to increase the amount of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans previously disbursed to partnerships that did not have...more
On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court decision holding that a qui tam relator in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) action failed to file its complaint alleging Small Business...more
One of the most enticing reasons to obtain a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is the potential for the loan’s forgiveness. The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized the...more
Since President Trump signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (“CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, small and large businesses across the United States have scrambled to obtain loans through the Paycheck...more
On April 24, 2020, and again on April 28 and 29, the Small Business Administration issued new guidance and responses to frequently asked questions relating to who should receive and retain CARES Act funds. The SBA’s new...more
The private equity and venture capital communities have advocated forcefully that their portfolio companies should be able access loans available under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), the $349 billion U.S. Small...more
On the night of April 6, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury released answers to updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) relating to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on the...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) created a new program within the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) flagship 7(a) Loan Program called the “Paycheck Protection Program” (PPP). Under...more
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has dramatically affected global commerce, the U.S. healthcare system, and the U.S. economy, on March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid,...more
As has been well publicized, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is a $2 trillion economic relief package enacted to help individuals and businesses in the United States weather the severe...more
With Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) now law, the following is intended to be helpful summary for small businesses evaluating which Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program – the Economic...more