SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION LOANS

Permitted Uses of Loans

  • Payroll Costs; Includes (i.e., what was included in your loan amount calculation):
    • gross employee compensation (e.g., salary, wages, commissions, cash tips, etc.) up to annualized compensation of $100,000
    • paid Personal Time Off (i.e., vacation, sick days, etc.) (but note exclusion below)
    • severance payments
    • payment for group health benefits, including insurance premiums
    • retirement benefits
    • state and local payroll taxes
    • Excludes excess cash compensation above the $100,000 threshold; employer portion of federal payroll taxes; compensation to non-U.S. employees; and sick/family leave wages for which credit is allowed under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act
  • Rent Payments – on leases dated before February 15, 2020
  • Utility Payments – on service agreements dated before February 15, 2020 (including telephone and cellphone service in business name)
  • Mortgage Interest Payments – on mortgage obligations incurred before February 15, 2020
  • Other Interest Payments – on other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020
  • Refinancing an SBA Economic Impact Disaster Loan (EIDL) – made between January 1 and April 3, 2020 if proceeds were used for payroll costs

Loan Forgiveness

Maximum Loan Forgiveness Amount

  • Capped at principal amount of the loan plus any accrued interest
  • Equal to the sum of the following payments incurred and paid within 8 weeks of loan funding

(See above for further detail on the following acceptable costs)

  • payroll costs (but note that period for actual payroll costs is limited to 56 days; contrast with 76 days used for loan amount calculation)
  • rent payments
  • utility payments
  • mortgage interest payments
  • No other permitted uses of loan proceeds are eligible for forgiveness

Limitations

  • At least 75% of loan proceeds must be used for payroll costs
  • Not more than 25% of the loan forgiveness amount may be attributable to non-payroll costs
  • Any dollars spent more than 8 weeks after your loan is funded, even for these forgiveness-eligible expenses, will not be included in your forgiveness amount

Reductions in Loan Forgiveness

Reductions/Penalties – Maximum forgiveness amounts will be reduced:

  • Proportionately for reductions based on average full-time equivalent employees (FTEEs) per pay period during the 8-week forgiveness period divided by lesser of average FTEEs per pay period for February 15-June 30, 2019 OR January 1-February 29, 2020 (an FTEE is based on Affordable Care Act definition of 30 hours per week)
  • Dollar-for-dollar reduction for payroll reductions over 25% (compared to the prior completed quarter of employment—i.e., first quarter 2020) for workers making less than $100,000 annually

For any advance, up to $10,000, taken on an SBA EIDL.

Relief from Reductions for Payroll Adjustments Made by June 30, 2020 – Reduction rules will not apply if by June 30, 2020 you eliminate:

  • any reductions (compared to February 15, 2020) in the number of FTEEs made between February 15, 2020 and April 26, 2020; and/or any salary reductions (compared to February 15, 2020) made between February 15, 2020 and April 26, 2020 for 1 or more employees (with annualized compensation up to $100,000)

Loan Forgiveness Documentation and Certification are Expected to Be Required

  • Documents to verify FTEEs on payroll and their pay rates (via IRS payroll tax filings and state income, payroll, and unemployment filings)
  • Documents to verify other covered costs actually paid (e.g., canceled checks, receipts, or other documents verifying mortgage, rent, and utility payments)
  • Certification (by an authorized business representative) that the documentation is true and correct and that forgiveness amounts requested were used to retain employees and make other forgiveness-eligible payments

Lender to Determine Forgiveness within 60 Days of Borrower Certification

Additional SBA Rulemaking Is Possible Regarding Loan Forgiveness

  • Loan Terms
    • Term – 2 years
  • Interest Rate – 1%
  • Payment Deferral – No payments for 6 months after date of disbursement of loan
  • Terms Apply to Loan Amount That Is Not Forgiven

Lawrence Mandala
lmandala@munckwilson.com
972.628.3631

Randall Ray
rray@munckwilson.com
972.628.4520

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