On March 25, 2021, Congress passed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 (PPP Extension Act), to extend the application window for small businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by an additional two months....more
Earlier this afternoon, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act), Congress established a $28.6 billion fund to provide grants to restaurants that have been devastated by the pandemic (the Restaurant...more
The highly anticipated coronavirus relief package was passed by Congress late on December 21, 2020, and is expected to be signed into law in the coming days.
As part of the coronavirus relief package, Congress has...more
On July 4, 2020, the PPP Extension Bill (PPP Extension), was enacted to give small businesses more time to apply for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). With approximately $130 billion remaining available...more
On June 17, 2020, the US Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, published a new PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508EZ (EZ Forgiveness Application), which requires...more
On Friday, June 5 President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPP Flexibility Act) into law. The PPP Flexibility Act modifies the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that was contained in the...more
6/8/2020
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On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Loan Forgiveness Application for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The release of the Forgiveness Application sheds further light on the...more
Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the CARES Act and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury Department, to provide relief to small businesses in dire need of...more
On April 24, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury released new guidance to assist businesses with calculating the maximum Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan amount to which they are entitled.
The guidance...more
The CARES Act specifies that a PPP borrower will be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a PPP loan in an amount equal to the sum of payroll costs, covered mortgage interest payments, covered rent payments, and covered...more
Below is a summary of the Main Street New Loan Facility and the Main Street Expanded Loan Facility, details of which were released by the Federal Reserve this morning. Arent Fox will continue to update, and expand on, this...more
The CARES Act authorizes $500 billion in lending to medium and large businesses, including nonprofits. A significant amount is set-aside for the aviation and national security sectors, with $454 billion remaining for other...more
4/1/2020
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