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IRS Releases Much-Awaited Guidance on PPP-Loan-Related Expenses, But More is Still Needed

December 01, 2020
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  1. The manner in which these developments came about was fairly controversial. Initially some believed that Congress intended PPP borrowers who paid eligible expenses during the covered period to benefit from both (i) the exemption of income and (ii) a corresponding deduction. The IRS guidance disallowed the latter. To fuel the controversy, in May, 2020, Senate Bill 3612 was introduced and provided that receipt of PPP loan forgiveness should not cause the denial of the deduction of the business expenses paid from the PPP loan funds. However, to this day, the bill has not passed, meaning that IRS Notice 2020-32 continues to remain in effect.

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