On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act) into law to provide continued assistance to individuals and businesses that have been financially impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Section 311 of the Economic Aid Act added a new temporary section, 7(a)(37), … Read More
As previously reported, the $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus Bill contains an additional $284 billion for additional PPP loans for small businesses, referred to as Second Draw Loans. Some of the new rules and rule changes apply to both the Initial and Second Draw PPP loans. Below are the details of the Bill, with respect to PPP … Read More
Congress reached an agreement late on Sunday, December 20th, for a $900 billion stimulus package. The Bill is expected to pass the House and Senate and be signed into law by December 23rd. The full text of the Bill has just been released and we are reviewing the details. Meanwhile, below are the highlights of how … Read More
KROST has now assisted over 50 clients prepare and submit PPP loan forgiveness applications to their lenders and those submitted to the SBA had 100% forgiveness. Although there is no immediate rush to submit loan forgiveness, there are two main reasons companies are applying now rather than later. First, once forgiven, you can take the … Read More
This is a preview of one of the articles in the new KROST Quarterly Technology Issue, titled “Solving the Unsolvable” Quantum Computing Developments and Constraints” by Paren Knadjian The computing ecosystem has had deep influences on society and changed lives in a myriad of ways. Despite decades of impressive Moore’s Law performance scaling, there are … Read More
Since the launch of the KROST PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Review Service, almost one-third of our clients that received PPP loans have already signed up. If you’re interested, our services are intended to aid both borrowers and lenders by taking on the burden of calculating forgiveness values, checking that expenses conform to the SBA forgiveness … Read More
The KROST PPP Budgeting and Forgiveness Maximization Tool allows you to budget and plan the use of PPP loan proceeds, on a month-by-month basis, to maximize forgiveness. This includes detailed staff planning, minimizing loan forgiveness reductions, and ensuring non-payroll related costs remain within the allotted 40%. You can also enter the actual expenditure for all … Read More
On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Term Sheets with respect to the Main Street Lending Program. Subsequently, on June 11, 2020, it released corresponding updates to many of the program’s documentation. The Board changed the terms and expanded its Main Street Lending Program to … Read More
The PPPFA On Friday, June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) that changes the forgiveness rules on the Paycheck Protection Program loans. The House passed the PPPFA by 417-1 vote on May 27th, and the Senate approved it by unanimous consent on June 3rd. The key changes … Read More
On Wednesday, June 3rd, the Senate passed the House Bill HR 7010, that modifies the Paycheck Protection Program. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brought up the Bill just after 7 pm Eastern Time, and the measure passed by voice vote. The next step will be for President Donald Trump to sign it into law. … Read More
