July 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule extending Regulation O exemptions for PPP loans made by a bank to its directors or other insiders to August 8, 2020.1 The new rule continues the exemptions contained in a prior rule issued on April 17, 2020. The prior rule expired on June 30, 2020.
Regulation O generally limits the terms and amounts for credit extended to a bank’s insiders. These limits…
July 6, 2020
On the fourth of July, the President signed Senate Bill 4116 into law. The new law extends the deadline for submitting an application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to August 8, 2020. The PPP loan application deadline had previously expired on June 30, 2020. The new law reopens the program established under the CARES Act and modified by the PPP Flexibility Act.
June 26, 2020
On June 25, 2020, the Small Business Administration in consultation with the Treasury updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to add Question 49. It confirms that the previously issued rules regarding the maturity dates of PPP loans.
June 26, 2020
Last night the SBA issued its 22nd IFR addressing the treatment of PPP forgiveness for commercial fishing boat owners and crewmembers working on the boats that are considered independent contractors or self-employed for certain tax purposes under 26 U.S.C. 3121(b)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code. If the boat owner included payments to crewmembers in a PPP loan, the boat owner can treat the…
June 25, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has continued to refine the nature of a business owner’s criminal history that will make the business ineligible for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On June 24, 2020, the SBA issued its 21st Interim Final Rule related to the PPP program: Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program-Additional Eligibility Revisions…
June 24, 2020
As we approach the June 30, 2020 deadline for applying for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) the regulatory focus is shifting from eligibility issues to loan forgiveness and loan review. The latest interim final rule from the Small Business Administration (SBA) revises previously issued rules to reflect program changes required by statute and provide additional direction to…
June 23, 2020
A recent lawsuit filed in Rhode Island against a Trustee demonstrates the issues faced by plan Administrators in responding to extraordinary circumstances. Our goal is to arm you with the best defense possible when similar issues arise in your plan Administration.
The Rhode Island Lawsuit
Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in response to an Administrator adopting an alternate valuation date in response to…
June 18, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (Flexibility Act) modified the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and associated forgiveness established by the CARES Act. The modifications expanded the amount of potentially forgivable payroll expense per employee from $15,385 to $46,154. By interim final rule, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has limited the maximum forgivable owner…
June 15, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has softened the qualified eligibility limits for borrowers with owners with charges or convictions of a felony. This change in eligibility requirements accompanies the issuance of a revised PPP application that complies with the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (Act).
On Friday, June 12, 2020, SBA published its eighteenth interim final rule…
June 11, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) began its interpretation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Flexibility Act) with the issuance of its seventeenth interim final rule related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Flexibility Act includes significant changes to the PPP and loan forgiveness provisions of the CARES Act. On June 10, 2020 the SBA published…
June 8, 2020
In order to assist in processing of plan distributions and loans (whether or not COVID-19 related), the IRS is providing temporary administrative relief by allowing flexibility for remote signatures from retirement plan participants and beneficiaries and spouses. This change relates to the existing requirement that a plan representative or a notary public must physically witness the signatures of…
June 8, 2020
Telephone cooperatives that are exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code may be eligible for PPP loans if they meet the sized standards and other eligibility requirements of the PPP. On Friday, June 5, 2020 the Small Business Administration (SBA) Issued its Sixteenth interim final rule: “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection…
July 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule extending Regulation O exemptions for PPP loans made by a bank to its directors or other insiders to August 8, 2020.1 The new rule continues the exemptions contained in a prior rule issued on April 17, 2020. The prior rule expired on June 30, 2020.
Regulation O generally limits the terms and amounts for credit extended to a bank’s insiders. These limits…
July 6, 2020
On the fourth of July, the President signed Senate Bill 4116 into law. The new law extends the deadline for submitting an application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to August 8, 2020. The PPP loan application deadline had previously expired on June 30, 2020. The new law reopens the program established under the CARES Act and modified by the PPP Flexibility Act.
June 26, 2020
On June 25, 2020, the Small Business Administration in consultation with the Treasury updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to add Question 49. It confirms that the previously issued rules regarding the maturity dates of PPP loans.
June 26, 2020
Last night the SBA issued its 22nd IFR addressing the treatment of PPP forgiveness for commercial fishing boat owners and crewmembers working on the boats that are considered independent contractors or self-employed for certain tax purposes under 26 U.S.C. 3121(b)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code. If the boat owner included payments to crewmembers in a PPP loan, the boat owner can treat the…
June 25, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has continued to refine the nature of a business owner’s criminal history that will make the business ineligible for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On June 24, 2020, the SBA issued its 21st Interim Final Rule related to the PPP program: Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program-Additional Eligibility Revisions…
June 24, 2020
As we approach the June 30, 2020 deadline for applying for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) the regulatory focus is shifting from eligibility issues to loan forgiveness and loan review. The latest interim final rule from the Small Business Administration (SBA) revises previously issued rules to reflect program changes required by statute and provide additional direction to…
June 23, 2020
A recent lawsuit filed in Rhode Island against a Trustee demonstrates the issues faced by plan Administrators in responding to extraordinary circumstances. Our goal is to arm you with the best defense possible when similar issues arise in your plan Administration.
The Rhode Island Lawsuit
Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in response to an Administrator adopting an alternate valuation date in response to…
June 18, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (Flexibility Act) modified the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and associated forgiveness established by the CARES Act. The modifications expanded the amount of potentially forgivable payroll expense per employee from $15,385 to $46,154. By interim final rule, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has limited the maximum forgivable owner…
June 15, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has softened the qualified eligibility limits for borrowers with owners with charges or convictions of a felony. This change in eligibility requirements accompanies the issuance of a revised PPP application that complies with the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (Act).
On Friday, June 12, 2020, SBA published its eighteenth interim final rule…
June 11, 2020
The Small Business Administration (SBA) began its interpretation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Flexibility Act) with the issuance of its seventeenth interim final rule related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The Flexibility Act includes significant changes to the PPP and loan forgiveness provisions of the CARES Act. On June 10, 2020 the SBA published…
June 8, 2020
In order to assist in processing of plan distributions and loans (whether or not COVID-19 related), the IRS is providing temporary administrative relief by allowing flexibility for remote signatures from retirement plan participants and beneficiaries and spouses. This change relates to the existing requirement that a plan representative or a notary public must physically witness the signatures of…
June 8, 2020
Telephone cooperatives that are exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code may be eligible for PPP loans if they meet the sized standards and other eligibility requirements of the PPP. On Friday, June 5, 2020 the Small Business Administration (SBA) Issued its Sixteenth interim final rule: “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection…
