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May 19, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

SBA Releases Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application

On May 15, 2020, the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration released the Loan Forgiveness Application for the Paycheck Protection Program. Borrowers are required to complete the application and submit it to their lenders in order to apply for loan forgiveness. This Alert discusses the Loan Forgiveness Application, as well as some clarifications regarding the rules for loan forgiveness contained within the application.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.

May 18, 2020August 13, 2020 by Duane Morris

Prosecution of Reality Television Personality Among First for PPP Fraud

It did not take long. On April 3, 2020, the Small Business Administration began accepting applications for companies to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). By early May, the first criminal charges began to roll in. The most attention-getting of these was filed against Maurice Fayne, better known as “Arkansas Mo” from the VH1 reality television show “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.”

To read the full post by Duane Morris attorney Brett Feldman, please visit the Duane Morris White-Collar Criminal Law Blog.

May 13, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

SBA Further Clarifies Economic Necessity Certification and Audit Procedures for Paycheck Protection Program Loans

On May 13, 2020, the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) released Question 46 of the FAQ sheet, which addresses how the SBA will review the need certification required for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.

May 6, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

SBA Extends Safe Harbor Date for Repayment of Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Clarifies Rules for Counting Employees of Foreign and U.S. Affiliates

On May 5, 2020, the Treasury Department released an updated FAQ sheet that extends the safe harbor date to May 14, 2020, for any Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan borrower that determines it does not meet the need certification and repays the loan in full. The same day, the Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule addressing determination of employee headcount and nondiscrimination laws applicable to PPP loan recipients.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.

May 5, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

Small Business Administration Opens Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications to Agricultural Businesses

On May 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) resumed accepting Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications from eligible “agricultural enterprises” with 500 or fewer employees on a limited basis in order to provide relief to U.S. agricultural businesses. This updates our prior Alert.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.

May 4, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

CARES Act 2.0 Update on Hot Topics – Need Certifications, Forgiveness, Audits, Tax Deductions, Seasonal Business Loan Applications and Nonprofit Hospital Loan Eligibility

The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (CARES Act 2.0) was signed into law on April 24, 2020, providing additional funding for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans program. Subsequent guidance issued since the passage of CARES Act 2.0, as well as heightened public scrutiny of the PPP loan program, has resulted in further restrictions regarding the types of businesses that are eligible for PPP loans and further scrutiny regarding need for the loans. This has prompted reconsideration on the part of applicants regarding whether to return PPP loan proceeds. In addition, guidance continues to be issued to clarify need certifications, forgiveness and other PPP-related matters.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, which provides an update on the newest guidance, please visit the firm website.

April 28, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

Efforts to Obtain Covid-19 Financial Assistance

In an April 28th letter authored by the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) and the Policy Center for Public Health and Safety, 24 state-level cannabis trade associations from across the country called on Congress to end the Small Business Administration’s exclusion of cannabis businesses from COVID-19 federal funding relief.

To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris partner David Landau, please visit the Duane Morris Cannabis Industry Blog.

April 27, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

New COVID-19 Relief Opportunities for the Agricultural Industry

With the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (CARES Act 2.0), agricultural businesses and farmers previously excluded from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program are now eligible for EIDL grants and loans. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) offers aid to farms and certain livestock producers through direct payments and bulk purchases.

To read the full text of this Alert, which provides a brief overview of these new aid programs for the agricultural industry, please visit the firm website.

April 24, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

SBA Updates Interim Regulatory Guidelines to Greatly Expand Accessibility of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Gaming Businesses

On April 24, 2020, the casino industry received some much-needed good news from the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the SBA issued revised regulatory guidelines for the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that now make PPP loans available to small gaming businesses previously precluded from the program because of restrictions on gambling-based revenue, but otherwise met the eligibility requirements.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.

April 21, 2020August 31, 2020 by Duane Morris

Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Update

Now that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has funded the first wave of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), borrowers need to be mindful of the PPP use-of-proceeds requirements for forgiveness and the penalties for the unauthorized use of proceeds.

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.