The second and third phases of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) Covid-19 Business Relief Program, called the Relief Fund and the Mitigation Fund, are set to launch sometime around August 3, according to the WBC.  There is $175 million allocated to the Relief Fund and $50 million to the Mitigation Fund.  Click here for some […]

Congress has passed, and the President has signed, a bill extending the time your business has to spend PPP loan proceeds to qualify for forgiveness.  This is good news for businesses who are struggling to spend all the proceeds in the 8 weeks originally allowed.  Here are the highlights of the changes: Allows a business […]

The Wyoming Legislature recently approved distributing $325 Million of the $1.25 Billion given to it by the federal government in the form of three different business relief programs.  All three programs are being administered by the Wyoming Business Council (WBC).  The first program, called the Business Interruption Stipend Program, is scheduled to launch the first […]

Most of you who applied for a PPP loan now have the loan proceeds, which has required you to bring back employees previously laid off or hire new ones. Questions continue to roll in, mainly about loan forgiveness, so we will address some here. To qualify for full forgiveness, PPP loan provisions require you have […]

Information from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services for employees who refuse to return to work Frequently asked questions about unemployment benefits from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services ___________________ IRS’s “Get My Payment” portal is up and running.  Use it to enter direct deposit information to get your stimulus payment quicker.  Don’t be surprised […]

Many of you have asked numerous great questions about the requirements for the number of employees and their pay rates after you receive your PPP loan proceeds. There are a couple of questions, which keep cropping up so we think it beneficial to cover it here.  The situation is that many of you have already […]

We previously informed you of the Paycheck Protection Program SBA loan and how to request a loan.  Hopefully, you have your PPP loan applications either submitted, approved or even better, have your loan funded already.  Just so you are aware, once the loan is approved by the SBA, the bank must fund the loan within […]

Wouldn’t you know it, the SBA changed the Paycheck Protection Program loan application.  So the bad news is the applications that were circulated and being used thus far are no longer valid.  The good news is the new application is very similar to the old one, simple to complete and is still only two pages long.  […]

In order to qualify for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) SBA loan, you will need to fill out the application.  In addition, you must provide documentation to support your calculation of average monthly payroll to calculate the maximum allowed loan and “prove” to the bank that you were in business as of January 1, 2020.  […]

Here is the newly released loan application and supporting information from the Department of Treasury for the Paycheck Protection Program SBA 7a loan. See the links below. Paycheck Protection Program Application Form  Small Business Paycheck Protection Program Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Information Sheet: Borrowers Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Information Sheet: Lenders As always, call or […]