The President has now signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, bringing good news for taxpayers. Some major provisions of the law:
- Ensure tax deductibility for business expenses paid with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans
- Develop a process for small businesses with fewer than 300 employees to receive a second PPP loan if they can demonstrate a 25% reduction in gross receipts. Other PPP provisions include:
- Businesses must have been in operation as of February 15, 2020
- Expands PPP eligibility to certain tax-exempt organizations
- Additional PPP covered expense categories
- Other forgiveness-related provisions
- Streamline forgiveness process for PPP loans of $150,000 or less
- Allocate funds to the Small Business Administration for first and second PPP loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)
- And include appropriations for:
- Second round of economic impact (stimulus) payments
- Unemployment benefits supplement
- Extension of national eviction moratorium
The most important tax-related provision ties back to deductibility of expenses paid with PPP funds. For businesses with substantial loan amounts, the impacts could be significant and in favor of the taxpayer.
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