Does your business qualify for a simpli!ed EZ forgiveness application?
The EZ form is a shorter application process that requires fewer calculations and less supporting documentation than
the standard form. Consider using Form 3508EZ if you meet at least one of the conditions below.
I am self-employed with no employees
You are a self-employed individual, independent contractor, or sole proprietor who had no employees at the time of
the PPP loan application and did not include any employee salaries in the computation of average monthly payroll in
the Borrower Application Form (SBA Form 2483).
Or
Salaries and the number of employees and hours were not reduced during the covered period
You did not reduce annual salary or hourly wages of any employee by more than 25 percent during the covered period
or the alternative payroll covered period compared to the period between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020 (for
purposes of this statement, “employees” means only those employees that did not receive, during any single period
during 2019, wages or salary at an annualized rate of pay in an amount more than $100,000);
And
You did not reduce the number of employees or the average paid hours of employees between January 1, 2020 and
the end of the covered period. (Ignore reductions that arose from an inability to rehire individuals who were
employees on February 15, 2020 if you were unable to hire similarly quali!ed employees for un!lled positions on or
before December 31, 2020. Also ignore reductions in an employee’s hours that you o"ered to restore and the
employee refused). See 85 FR 33004, 33007 (June 1, 2020) for more details.
Or
Salaries were not reduced and unable to return to same level of business activity during the covered period
You did not reduce annual salary or hourly wages of any employee by more than 25 percent during the covered period
or the alternative payroll covered period compared to the period between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020 (for
purposes of this statement, “employees” means only those employees that did not receive, during any single period
during 2019, wages or salary at an annualized rate of pay in an amount more than $100,000);
And
You were unable to operate during the covered period at the same level of business activity as before February 15,
2020, due to compliance with requirements established or guidance issued between March 1, 2020 and December
31, 2020 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, related to the maintenance of standards of
sanitation, social distancing, or any other work or customer safety requirement related to COVID-19.
For further guidance, please refer to the SBA site.
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