The SBA has warned that depositing federal loan funds into a personal bank account is considered to be a strong indicator for fraud, and it has urged banks to scrutinize PPP loan recipients who deposited their loans into personal accounts.
Again, to keep things easy to track, avoid depositing your PPP loan funds into a personal account and avoid the temptation of using the funds to pay for personal expenses.
This major bank is continuing to accept online PPP loan applications in anticipation of the SBA program getting more money. To apply, you must have a business checking or small business savings account with Capital One as of February 15, 2020.
For many businesses, the most natural place to apply will be their bank. Indeed, most banks that process SBA loans will be processing Round 2 PPP loans. You may have heard, however, that some lenders who participated in the PPP program in 2020 are declining to do so in 2021.
SBA recommends that small businesses never provide social security numbers, bank account information, or credit card numbers to anyone; and, never over the telephone.
Deposit the PPP funds into a new bank account. If you need to temporarily deposit it into your main business checking account, that is okay. You can transfer the money over as soon as the new account is opened. Having a separate account will make it much easier to keep track of how the PPP money is spent.
You can use the PPP funds to pay yourself through what's called owner compensation share or proprietor costs. This is to compensate you for a loss of business income. To take the full amount of owner compensation share, you will have to use a covered period of at least 11 weeks weeks.
If you are a sole proprietor or a single member LLC without employees, your payroll can include owner compensation that is up to 2.5 months worth of your Schedule C income or up to $20,833 (whichever is lower).
Forty percent or less of the loan can go towards other eligible expenses, including business mortgage interest payments, business rent or lease payments, business utility payments, covered operations expenditures, covered property damage costs, covered supplier costs and covered worker protection expenditures.
While it is excluded from taxpayers' gross income, tax-exempt income resulting from PPP loan forgiveness nonetheless must be included in gross receipts for certain other purposes, which include the gross receipts test under Sec.
Like many small business owners, your business exists as an extension of yourself. It is your identity and your hard work. However, you cannot use you SBA loan to pay off your personal debt, such as credit cards, mortgage or other debts.
The COVID-19 EIDL program increased their loan cap amount to $2 million from $500,000. ... This allows businesses carrying higher interest commercial debt or even credit card debt that was acquired over the last year to use COVID-19 EIDL funds to pay outstanding debt balances in one lump sum.
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Learn more about how to get help with your PPP loan. Borrowers who need assistance with direct forgiveness can contact SBA at our dedicated forgiveness call center: 877-552-2692. The call center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.
Unfortunately We Are No Longer Accepting Applications
We are currently unable to accept new applications for PPP loans, due to high volumes, limited SBA funds, and the program's upcoming 5/31 expiration.
We have stopped accepting applications for PPP loans due to the Small Business Administration (SBA) PPP funding being exhausted. ... Wells Fargo offers several loans and lines of credit for small businesses.
The 60/40 rule states that 60% of your PPP loan must be used on payroll costs, and the remaining 40% can be used on other eligible expenses (rent, mortgage interest, utilities, etc.). However, as a self-employed worker, you can claim all 100% of your PPP loan as payroll under compensation replacement.
In order to receive full forgiveness for your PPP loan, self-employed workers need to follow these guidelines: Use at least 60% of your loan to cover “payroll costs,” which for self-employed workers is essentially their salaries (including wages, commission, and tips), up to $100,000 on an annualized basis.
However, there is some good news for self-employed individuals who are taxed on business profit. The forgiven amount of the PPP loan is not subject to income tax (or technically a reduction of costs eligible to be expensed for tax purposes) as it was never claimed as a business expense.
Any interest paid on mortgage on property used for business purposes is an eligible expense that the PPP can be used for, and qualifies for forgiveness. Acceptable examples include: Mortgage interest on a warehouse you own to store business equipment. Auto loan interest on a car you own to make business deliveries.
The PPP limits compensation to an annualized salary of $100,000. For sole proprietors or independent contractors with no employees, the maximum possible PPP loan is therefore $20,833, and the entire amount is automatically eligible for forgiveness as owner compensation share.