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PPP Loan Forgiveness Taxability in 2020

Richard A. Huffman, CPA, MST Tax Partner Tony Maldonado, CPA Tax Senior   While the current law states forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are tax-free, the Internal Revenue Service previously issued guidance stating that the qualifying expenses paid with the forgiven loan funds are nondeductible for income tax purposes.  There has been uncertainty as to whether the qualifying expenses would be non-tax deductible when paid in 2020 or when the loan is forgiven which could go into 2021. The IRS just recently released awaited guidance stating if your business received a PPP loan and there is a reasonable expectation
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SBA Releases PPP Flexibility Act Guidance and Revised Forgiveness Application Form

Richard A. Huffman, CPA, MST Tax Partner The Small Business Administration has released additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) guidance and revised the forgiveness application form to align with the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act which was signed into law on June 5, 2020. Highlights of the updates are as follows: 1. For non-owners included compensation is 24 weeks of compensation up to $100,000 with a maximum per employee amount of $46,154. 2. For owners (S and C corporation owner-employees, self-employed individuals and general partners) the included compensation is the lesser of 2.5 months of 2019 compensation or $20,833. 3. Employer
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BREAKING NEWS: Significant Taxpayer Friendly Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program

Richard A. Huffman, CPA, MST Tax Partner The Senate just passed the House bill, called the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act which is expected to be signed into law by the president.  The law will extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness period from eight weeks to twenty four weeks and reduce the payroll forgiveness spend requirement from 75% to 60%.  Loan recipients now have until December 31, 2020 to complete their twenty four week spend period and to meet the restoration of workforce and pay requirements. However, if at least 60% of the loan is not spent on payroll,
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Non-Deductibility of PPP Related Expenses to the Extent of Forgiven PPP Funds (IRS Notice 2020-32)

Janet Kim, CPA, MST Tax Director   The IRS released Notice 2020-32 on April 30, 2020, which provides guidance on the deductibility of expenses paid with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds that are forgiven and excluded from the borrower’s income. The IRS has determined otherwise deductible expenses that are paid with PPP funds may not be deductible for federal income tax purposes to the extent the expenses were reimbursed by a PPP loan that was then forgiven. The PPP was created by Section 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Under the PPP, the
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