PPP Loans

• Businesses and entities must have been in operation as of February 15, 2020.
• Small businesses, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, 501(c)(19) veterans organizations, or Tribal businesses with <500 employees (or the applicable size standard in number of employees for the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] industry as provided by SBA, if higher).
• Individuals who operate a sole proprietorship, independent contractors, and eligible self-employed individuals.

Affiliations exist when one business controls or has the power to control another or when a third party (or parties) controls or has the power to control both businesses.

Typical SBA affiliate rules are being waived for PPP loans made to small businesses:

• in the hotels and food services industries (NAICS code beginning with ’72’)
• that are in the SBA’s Franchise Directory
• that receive funding through a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) licensed by the SBA.

Additional guidelines may be forthcoming.

Depending on your business, the loan amount will be calculated in different ways. The maximum loan size is always $10 million.

• If you were in business as of February 15, 2019 – June 30, 2019: Your max loan is equal to 250 percent of your average monthly payroll costs during that time period. If your business employs seasonal workers, you can opt to choose March 1, 2019 as your time period start date.
• If you were not in business between February 15, 2019 – June 30, 2019: Your max loan is equal to 250 percent of your average monthly payroll costs between January 1, 2020 and February 29, 2020.

• Compensation (salary, wage, commission, or similar compensation, payment of cash tip or equivalent)
• Payment for vacation, parental, family, medical, or sick leave
• Allowance for dismissal or separation
• Payment required for the provisions of group health care benefits, including insurance premiums
• Payment of any retirement benefit
• Payment of state or local tax assessed on the compensation of employees

• Employee/owner compensation over $100,000
• Taxes imposed or withheld under Chapters 21, 22, and 24 of the IRS code
• Compensation of employees whose principal place of residence is outside of the U.S.
• Qualified sick and family leave for which a credit is allowed under sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Payroll costs (as noted previously)
• Costs related to the continuation of group health care benefits during periods of paid sick, medical, or family leave, and insurance premiums
• Employee salaries, commissions, or similar compensations (see exclusions as noted previously)
• Payments of interest on any mortgage obligation (which shall not include any prepayment of or payment of principal on a mortgage obligation)
• Rent under a lease agreement
• Utilities
• Interest on any other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020

• For any amounts not forgiven, the maximum term is 2 years and the maximum interest rate is 0.5 percent
• No loan fees
• No prepayment fee
• SBA will establish application fee caps for lenders that charge

Forgiveness on a covered loan is equal to the sum of:

• Documented payroll costs (excluding compensation over $100,000)
• Covered mortgage interest, rent, and/or utilities payments

*Due to anticipated strong interest and participation in the PPP, it is anticipated that <25% of the forgiven amount may be used for non-payroll costs.

• Any loan amounts not forgiven are carried forward as an ongoing loan with maximum terms of 2 years, at a maximum interest rate of 0.5%.
• Principal and interest will continue to be deferred, for a total of 6 months to 1 year after disbursement of the loan.
• Interest, however, will continue to accrue over the period of deferment.

• No. Each entity is limited to one PPP loan.
• Each loan will be registered under a Taxpayer Identification Number at SBA to prevent multiple loans to the same entity.

• As part of the SBA’s Preferred Lender Program, and one of the Top 5 SBA Lenders by volume in the Greater Philadelphia area, Meridian Bank is working to quickly deploy PPP dollars to small businesses to ensure that today’s businesses are a part of tomorrow’s thriving economy.

To learn more, contact: sba@meridianbanker.com

• Borrowers may apply for PPP loans and other SBA financial assistance, including Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs), 7(a) loans, 504 loans, and microloans, and also receive investment capital from SBICs.
• You cannot use your PPP loan for the same purpose as your other SBA loan(s). For example, if you use your PPP loan to cover payroll for the 8-week covered period, you cannot use a different SBA loan product for those same costs in that period, although you could use it for payroll during a different period or for different workers.

• Emergency Economic Injury Grant and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) recipients and those who receive loan payment relief through the Small Business Debt Relief Program may apply for a PPP loan as long as there is no duplication in the uses of funds.