Second-Draw PPP Loans: Do You Qualify?

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help businesses keep their workforce employed during the pandemic. PPP loans were intended to cover payroll expenses, as well as qualifying rent, utility, and mortgage payments and forgivable in part, under certain conditions. More than $500 billion in loans were disbursed to over 5 million businesses before the program closed in August.