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PPP loan forgiveness and taxes
Eileen Sherr, CPA, CGMA, MT, director of the AICPA's Tax Policy & Advocacy team in Washington, D.C., discusses recent IRS guidance regarding the tax treatment of loans under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance holds that the amount of a PPP loan that is forgiven under the SBA's procedures is not included in the loan recipient taxpayer's gross income, but any expenses used to qualify for the forgiveness cannot be deducted on the taxpayer's income tax return as an ordinary and necessary business expense. We also look ahead to what the change…
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