Ppp loan forgiveness application guidance for the self employed freelancers and contractors.
Home office expenses for ppp loan. You must have claimed or be entitled to claim a deduction for such expenses on your 2019 form 1040 schedule c for them to count toward ppp loan forgiveness. You can receive 2 5 times that amount to help cover eight weeks of payroll. The ppp loan must be repaid within two years the interest rate is a low 1 percent. To be forgiven 75 of the loan amount needs to be used on payroll expenses.
If you were eligible to claim a certain home office expense but didn t for whatever reason you can still use the ppp funds to pay for it over your eight week forgiveness period and qualify for forgiveness on that expense. For these borrowers the 8 week forgiveness period has begun and they are beginning to plan. Let s first review the terms of the ppp. Typical indirect expenses include rent mortgage interest utilities insurance and general home.
Indirect expenses are those paid for running your home which can be deducted based on the percentage of the home used for business ex. Review this list of qualified expenses for maximum forgiveness on your loan though the initial round of payroll protection plan ppp loans are exhausted small business owners that applied and were approved in time are now receiving their loan proceeds. Payroll salary wage vacation parental family medical or sick leave health benefits. How to track spending for on non allowable expenses.
Especially if you don t have an office or home office space. The loan amount is based on your average monthly payroll cost for 2019. For self employed individuals with a home office you apply the percentage used for your home office deduction to determine allocable mortgage interest rent and utilities. Home related expenses are explicitly prohibited in the interim final guidance on ppp loans.
Proceeds from the ppp loan can be used to cover your mortgage rent office lease utilities payroll costs and your net self employment earnings. Most businesses applied for the ppp loan expecting not to have to pay it back. The funds from the ppp can be used for the following purposes. You can deduct these expenses at 100 because they are only related to your business.
Line 9 ppp. For those that have a home office you can claim a portion of the mortgage rent and utilities based on the percentage of your home used as a home office. If i did not claim a home office expense in 2019 can i use the ppp for it. You can spend ppp funds received on non allowed expenses but know those expenses won t be forgiven you will have to repay them along with loan interest.
Many sole proprietors work from home.