What Is ERTC?
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a refundable credit created to encourage employers to keep employees on payroll while dealing with the difficult economic conditions set in motion by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is available to eligible employers that paid qualified wages to some or all employees between January 1 2022 - September 30 2021. The ERTC applies to existing businesses and Recovery Start Up Businesses alike, as well as government contractors.
Eligible businesses may be entitled to up to $26,000 per employee.
Who Qualifies?
Generally, businesses and tax-exempt organizations that qualify are those that:
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Were shut down or other wise negatively impacted by a government order due to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 or the first three calendar quarters of 2021, or
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Experienced the required decline in gross receipts during the eligibility periods during 2020 or the first three calendar quarters of 2021, or
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Qualified as a recovery startup business for the third or fourth quarters of 2021
Eligible employers must have paid qualified wages to at least 5 employees to claim the credit.
Eligible employers can retroactively claim the ERTC on an original or adjusted employment tax return for the years 2020-2021.
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