Stimulus Bill Ppp Expenses
In other words the second round of ppp loans is meant to fund 2 5 months of payroll expenses.
Stimulus bill ppp expenses. Ppp loans are forgivable and despite normal tax rules if the loan is forgiven that will not be income. The legislation the consolidated appropriations act 2021 also ensures tax deductibility for business expenses. 62 a 2 d ii educator expense deduction.
In irs revenue ruling 2020 27 issued earlier this fall the irs stated that expenses paid with forgiven ppp proceeds. Little has been written about whether the new law will allow ppp borrowers to deduct the expenses that they paid to receive forgiveness and many ppp borrowers will not survive if they have a big. The irs said no to tax deductions with ppp money but congress reversed the irs.
The bill has a special calculation for restaurants and food businesses and provides those businesses. Covid stimulus package allows taxpayers to deduct expenses paid with ppp funds december 22 2020 by robert venables updated 12 28 20 to reflect the signing of the bill into law on sunday december 27 2020 president trump signed the consolidated appropriations act 2021 into law. Includes set asides to support first and second time ppp borrowers with 10 or fewer employees first time ppp borrowers that have recently been made eligible and for loans made by community lenders.
21 that will provide 600 stimulus payments to individuals adds 300 to extended weekly unemployment benefits and provides more than 300 billion in aid for small businesses. Tax deductibility for ppp expenses. The bill requires treasury to issue regulations or other guidance providing that the cost of personal protective equipment and other supplies used for the prevention of the spread of covid 19 is treated as an eligible expense for purposes of the sec.
Forgivable ppp expenses include the costs of personal protective equipment and workplace modifications a short form will be use for approval of loans of 150 000 or less provides 20 billion of funding for additional economic injury disaster loan eidl grants up to 10 000. Senate and house of representatives passed a 900 billion covid 19 relief bill monday dec. While you still need to use at least 60 of ppp funds on payroll expenses qualifying non payroll expenses are much broader now including payment for.
The bill also specifies that business expenses paid with forgiven ppp loans are tax deductible. More expenses qualify for forgiveness.