As you follow along here, note that we have copied actual fields and their instructions from the SBA application. Tips in italics below those fields are our comments, based on our understanding of the current guidance.
PPP Schedule A Worksheet Employee Information
To fill out the application, we find it easier not to start at the beginning. Instead, it may make sense to skip ahead to the PPP Schedule A Worksheet now on page 4 of the application. You’ll need to calculate information about employees’ hours and wages in order to plug that information back into the application.
• Were employed by the Borrower at any point during the covered period covered period whose principal place of residence is in the United States; and
• Received compensation from the Borrower at an annualized rate of less than or equal to $100,000 for all pay periods in 2019 or were not employed by the Borrower at any point in 2019. (Note: Other employees will be in the next table.)
Enter Cash Compensation: Enter the sum of gross salary, gross wages, gross tips, gross commissions, paid leave (vacation, family, medical or sick leave, not including leave covered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act), and allowances for dismissal or separation paid or incurred during the covered period.
Important: The application clarifies that: “For each individual employee, the total amount of cash compensation eligible for forgiveness may not exceed an
annual salary of $100,000, as prorated for the covered period. For an 8-week Covered Period, that total is $15,385.