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We understand how important the PPP Loan Forgiveness is to you and your business, and we want you to know that we’re here for you.

Below we’ve outlined a list of tasks businesses need to complete to prepare for the loan forgiveness submittal process through the online Client Portal.

Let’s get started!

Selecting the proper form

• Review Form 3508 to identify if you’ll be using the Form 3508, Form 3508EZ, or if you borrowed $50,000 or less, review Form 3508S

Steps to prepare

• Select your Covered Period:
  • Loans funded before June 5^th, can choose the 8-week (56 days) or 24-week (168 days) period, or
  • Alternative Payroll Covered Period as the timeframe for incurred payroll costs (if applicable).
  • If the loan was disbursed June 5th or after the borrower will only have 24 weeks (168 days) period.

• Calculate your payroll costs:
  • If you borrowed $50,000 or less, review the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508S
  • Review PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508 (PPP Schedule A Worskheet  - Tables 1 and 2) for detailed information.
  • For a list of eligible expenses reference pg. 2  “Summary of Costs Eligible for Forgiveness”, section outlined in  the Loan Forgiveness Application Instructions for Borrowers.
  • Calculate full-time equivalency (FTE) for loan forgiveness by referencing pg. 4 “Instructions for PPP Schedule A Worksheet”- section outlined in the  Loan Forgiveness Application Instructions for Borrowers.
  • For Borrowers that had more than a 25% salary wage reduction during the Covered Period or Alternative Payroll Covered Period, reference pg. 4 “Salary/Hourly Wage Reduction”, section outlined in the Loan Forgiveness Application Instructions for Borrowers.
  
  
• Prepare documentation
  • Gather documents that show how funds were spent during the Covered Period or Alternative Payroll Covered Period.
  • Scan supporting documents in PDF, PNG, JPEG, or TIFF  format under 25 MB,  to ensure you’re able to upload the documents onto the online client portal.

About forgiveness eligibility

• In order to benefit from full forgiveness, at least 60% of your request amount must be for eligible payroll costs. The rest can be for eligible non-payroll costs.

  Client Portal Access

• To access the online client portal, you’ll have to ensure that you’ve completed all of the steps outlined above.
• Contact your Relationship Manager directly to let them know that you’re ready to submit your PPP Loan Forgiveness application. Your Relationship Manager will send you a notification with a link to the online client portal for you to begin your online application.

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