Urgent Alert: SBA Reverses Course on Partner PPP Loans – Immediate Action Needed
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On May 13, 2020, the SBA issued additional guidance through an Interim Final Rule allowing banks to make an additional PPP loan disbursement to partnerships that did not include partner compensation in their original PPP loan application.
Please read our latest blog regarding the updated guidance: Alert: SBA Allows Partnerships to Increase PPP Loans for Partner Compensation
One of the more debated topics in the newly established Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is the treatment of partner compensation, whether in the form of guaranteed payments or distributions. While the CARES Act statute indicated that partners, in their capacity as self-employed individuals, should file for loans individually, this is no longer the case. On April 14, 2020, the SBA issued long sought after guidance on this issue.
According to the latest SBA guidance, if you are a partner in a partnership, you may not submit a separate PPP loan application for yourself as a self-employed individual. Instead, you should report your self-employment income as a payroll cost, up to $100,000 annualized, on your PPP loan application filed by or on behalf of the partnership.
If you are a partnership and have already submitted your loan application, you should immediately call your bank and ask to have your application amended to include partners in the total payroll cost calculation. The SBA has not issued guidance for loans that have already been processed and approved.
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For more information on the 7(a)/PPP loans, refer to our previous blogs:
- April 3, 2020 | Alert: SBA Releases New Details on 7(a) Loans – What You Need to Know
- April 1, 2020 | Urgent Action Needed: Banks begin taking SBA 7(a) loan applications on 4/3/2020
- April 1, 2020 | CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program 7(a) Loans – What You Need to Know
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