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re: Small Business Resource Thread COVID-19

Posted on 4/1/20 at 10:22 am to
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35528 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 10:22 am to
This may be of use to some of you. Another way to retain your people.

Employee Retention Credit
Posted by Jerrysworld
Lafayette
Member since Sep 2016
174 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 10:27 am to
i just used 3/31/19 to 04/01/20.
Posted by jazzfestdad
Member since Apr 2020
43 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 11:13 am to
From the official application instructions:

For purposes of calculating “Average Monthly Payroll”, most Applicants will use the average monthly payroll for 2019, excluding costs over $100,000 on an annualized basis for each employee. For seasonal businesses, the Applicant may elect to instead use average monthly payroll for the time period between February 15, 2019 and June 30, 2019, excluding costs over $100,000 on an annualized basis for each employee. For new businesses, average monthly payroll may be calculated using the time period from January 1, 2020 to February 29, 2020, excluding costs over $100,000 on an annualized basis for each employee.
Posted by pensacola
pensacola
Member since Sep 2005
4629 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 11:32 am to
Can one pick the origination date of the loan? As we are shut down as a business, it would be better for our employees to use unemployment ($875 per week per employee) until 5/1 and then use the PPP funds for the next 8 weeks.

Or, will the loan originate whenever they want and the funds magically appear, starting the 8 week timeclock?
Posted by lsugerberbaby
baton rouge
Member since Mar 2008
2761 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 12:19 pm to
Anyone know how it'll be viewed for Owner/ Operators?

Me and my business partner don't have payroll - we just take monthly draws. Will monthly draws be viewed the same as payroll? No employees - just us two.
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
1176 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 1:10 pm to
quote:

Anyone know how it'll be viewed for Owner/ Operators?


Unless it's W-2 income then I don't think it counts.
Posted by lsugerberbaby
baton rouge
Member since Mar 2008
2761 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 1:39 pm to
Nah. We're K-1.

I can't imagine we're the only ones that operate like this for a small business.
Posted by Jerrysworld
Lafayette
Member since Sep 2016
174 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 2:04 pm to
i have a similar situation. set up as an s-corp and i pay my wife and myself w-2 salary that is less than $100k a year to each of us but the K-1 puts us over $100k each so not sure how that will affect us with the PPP loan
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27092 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 2:12 pm to
quote:

Employee Retention Credit


I looked at it, but it's kind of worthless with everything else they're handing out. I can't take the credit and also the PPP loan.
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
21662 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

set up as an s-corp and i pay my wife and myself w-2 salary that is less than $100k a year to each of us but the K-1 puts us over $100k each so not sure how that will affect us with the PPP loan


I'm in this exact situation, so any insight would be appreciated.
Posted by Tigerholic
Member since Sep 2006
2214 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 4:21 pm to
I understand you can't use the EIDL and PPP, it is either or, however if you only applied for the EIDL and haven't taken the loan, are you now excluded from the PPP?

Anyone know?
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20443 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

I understand you can't use the EIDL and PPP, it is either or, however if you only applied for the EIDL and haven't taken the loan, are you now excluded from the PPP?

Anyone know?


My understanding is you can use them both, the EIDL simply can't be used for the same thing as the PPP or else it won't be forgiven or turned into a grant.
Posted by The Nino
Member since Jan 2010
21521 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 5:29 pm to
I have some clients that applied for the EIDL because it was the highlighted link at the top of the SBA website, but they really just wanted the PPP. Doesn't seem like there's a way to cancel their EIDL application, so I'm at a loss on how to help them now

I have a feeling this will be a common problem
Posted by SippyCup
Gulf Coast
Member since Sep 2008
6139 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:10 pm to
quote:

How is everyone calculating the average monthly payroll? YTD 2019? 3/1/19 - 2/29/2020?


2/1/19 - 1/31/20
Posted by SippyCup
Gulf Coast
Member since Sep 2008
6139 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:13 pm to
quote:

i have a similar situation. set up as an s-corp and i pay my wife and myself w-2 salary that is less than $100k a year to each of us but the K-1 puts us over $100k each so not sure how that will affect us with the PPP loan


For an S-Corp it will use only payroll. Your distributions will not count.

For a partnership, it will use guaranteed payments that are subject to se tax and nothing else.

For sole props, they will use the net income from schedule C.
Posted by kaaj24
Dallas
Member since Jan 2010
607 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 6:57 pm to
I used 4/1/19 to 3/31/2020 but also calculated using 2019 (as a back up) as well as they might want to try to tie it to 940, etc. 2019 is in the instructions but i've also seen information that they want it tied to 12 months rolling numbers. CONFUSING.

How is everyone calculating the number of jobs on the PPP app?

1) Based on the number of employees?
2) FTEs
3) What time period are you using to calculate FTEs?

Thanks,

Ken
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
1176 posts
Posted on 4/1/20 at 9:21 pm to
Number of employees. I think FTE is only applicable for purposes of the forgiveness portion. Although we’re around 250 employees so well under the 500 limit either way.
Posted by BigJim
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
14491 posts
Posted on 4/2/20 at 9:38 am to
PPP question:

Do student internships count in either the payroll calculation on the front end OR (more importantly) the FTE calculation on the backend?

We normally only have interns during the academic year and not during the summer. Which means we might be down two students (possibly counting as 1 FTE) during the 8-week loan period which in a small office could take a huge chunk out of our forgivable loan amount.

Any insights?
Posted by litenin
Houston
Member since Mar 2016
2350 posts
Posted on 4/2/20 at 9:34 pm to
My company has 40 headcount in US and under $20 MUSD annual revenue. However, we have a foreign parent and headquartered in Europe. I think that means all of the good SBA options are not eligible for us.

Which also means we may not survive this situation and end result of 40 layoffs.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27092 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:07 am to
quote:

Who else expects this to be a giant clusterfrick?


It's only been a couple of hours since it went live and it's already a clusterfrick. I get why because this thing was rammed through, but damn if it isn't stressful.
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