How do I Begin to Get MY REFUND with ERTC Express?
Understanding the ERTC Tax Credit - Which Businesses Can Apply?
ATTENTION: This is Not a Loan,
...because this is a Tax Credit Refund!
You will receive YOUR Funds BACK directly from the IRS,
...in the form of a CASH PAYMENT,
...back into Your Business!!
...that YOU GET to KEEP!!
...and NEVER have to Pay Back.
You are eligible even if you received PPP!
Listen, ...during the Pandemic, ..."you did the right thing during a Bad Time"
...because as a business owner, you didn't lay-off or fire your employees ...during the COVID-19 epidemic of 2020 & 2021.
...you held onto your employees while the pandemic raged on.
Not surprisingly, ...many, many other businesses simply laid-off or just completely fired their employees.
This left many families devastated by losing sometimes, their only breadwinner. Creating havoc and more saddness for families and disruption to businesses.
You did a good thing at a bad time.
A lot of other companies didn't ...and it destroyed families.
A lot of people were left off very badly at this time. We had this mystery sickness going around the country that was actually killing people!
Right? !! Remember!! If you think about it, ...that's pretty damn scary!
Now, ...thank goodness for Employers like you!! ...that were brave enough to maintain course and stay consistent and still pay their people During the time of the Pandemic ...because they all had families to take care of.
I don't know about how other businesses feel about the people that work for them, ...they and their families.
I don't know if you ever were an employer ...or had employees before, or do have any employees now ...but I don't see employees as an expense to the company.
I see employees as 4 other mouths to feed, ...to take care of the 2.2 or 2.3 kids or whatever they have to support their home.
You realised as an Employer, that If you take out the breadwinner ...out of a family and lay them off, fire them, get rid of them, or whatever.
There will usually be 2 kids or 3 kids that are left starving, ...and usually with a wife or spouse left crying & suffering ...and wondering how they will manage the bills, their homelife and their money.
This was the way it was. A real live fact of the matter dilema that we ALL faced during the pandemic time.
Now, as a responsible Employer, ...you did the right thing in a bad time ...and I just want to make sure that you FULLY UNDERSTAND how to take full advantage of this opportunity that has been given to you.
There's not very many times that the government is just willing to give you a credit for something that happened.
Now, I hope we never go through it again. I hope we never have another pandemic while I'm on this earth, but we were ALL there in 2020 and 2021.
And I want to make sure that you get full credit. For what you're owed and for what you deserve,
So, because you cared enough for your employees, ...and because you kept your people employed throughout the time of the pandemic, ...
It Has NOW Become Your Turn to Benefit!!, ...and the government is essentially saying:
"...since you were good enough to support & RETAIN your employees (both Full & Part-time) ...during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and by paying them W-2 wages during the pandemic, ..then we will NOW SUPPORT YOU & YOUR BUSINESS ...by providing you with a Great Cash Reward Benefit"
HOWEVER: PLEASE Begin Your Claim ASAP ...because time is running out!...
Let Us Start Your Ammended Quarterly Returns NOW ...BEFORE TIME or the FUNDS RUN OUT!
Please, ALSO be Aware that Businesses have ONLY until April 15, of 2024, ...TO FILE their AMENDED RETURNS for Q2, Q3, and Q4 for the year of 2020.
Then, ...you'll still have another year until April 15, of 2025, to file the remaining amended returns for the remaining 4 quarters of 2021 in which you are eligible to claim the ERC. We will do both years at once.
Understand that Your Chance to File AMMENDED Quarterly RETURNS (to File Form:941-x) ...for the Year of 2020 ...GOES AWAY in LESS THAN 4 MONTHS!!
(As of this Post: December 16, 2023)
And remember ...IT's YOUR MONEY THAT IS OWED TO YOU!
...also, the Government may remove this Funding earlier than planned,
...so, if the Funds Run Out ...they Run Out!
Therefore, we recomend to please go ahead and
...get Your Amended Tax Returns started Now ...BEFORE Time or the FUNDS RUN OUT!
To Learn more ...please click here to go to our ===> How do I Begin to Get MY REFUND with ERTC Express? <=== page.
At the very least ...just to Find Out if You Even Qualify, ...Get Your Free Online Refund Estimate Amount Now.
Our Estimate is Free with No Obligation on your part, ...but at the Very Least You Will Know!!
Getting Some Clarity on Just Who it is that can qualify for the ERTC Tax Refund.
Most ANY Business Can File a Claim for the ERTC Program through ERTCExpress.com
In a Nut shell, ...if your Business was disrupted due to the Following Common issues, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY! :
- You were told to CLOSE YOUR BUSINESS or SHUT DOWN by the Government Mandated Orders.
- You Business Suffered SOME KIND of SUPPLY CHAIN Deficiencies.
- Your Business Suffered SOME KIND of LOSS of REVENUE (however in most cases we have found - revenue loss will not even affect your claim!)
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a government relief measure designed to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a tax credit to eligible employers who:
...had experienced some kind of a decline in revenue, ...or a decline in work,
...or to those businesses who were subjected to a full ...or even partial suspension of operations,
...or were subjected to some other kind of closure due to the government mandated closing orders.
With our vast experience in filing these type of claims for our clients with the IRS, ...we have also successfully filed claims for Refunds based on our clients' Businesses that were affected due to MANY DIFFERENT TYPES of REASONS and KINDS of Problems...
...and not Only based solely on just some of the problematic SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS or Loss of Revenue.
Every business is different but we can find out very quickly if you qualify, ...and for how much, so please give ERTC Express a try.
Also, ...many other clients of ours have successfully received Refunds ...based upon the GOVERNMENT MANDATED CLOSINGS.
For example, when most businesses ...like, ...RESTAURANTS & FOOD OUTLETS, WAREHOUSES, WHOLSALERS and VARIOUS other SUPPLIERS & MFG's and SERVICES ...were all ordered to close down, ...we found out that they all could become elligible.
So ANY direct ...or EVEN INDIRECT CLOSING of some of these kinds of businesses ...will in-deed trigger them to become eligible.
The ordered closings disrupted or affected various businesses directly. As one Business closed or slowed down it affected other Businesses ...then in time, ...most all other businesses became affected as well.
Therefore, as one business closing or slow down affected other BUSINESSES ...so it is then that all of those other businesses can & did become elligible ...because one business will indirectly affect the other business.
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So, ...that means,
...if you are a Restaurant of any kind -- BOOM -- You are In! (Because you were Forced to Close, ...you Automatically Qualify!)
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Year 2020 With 19 Employees = $398,000 ERTC Rebate Owed - (Small Digital Agency in Tennessee - "Services")
...if you are a Manufacturer of any kind -- BOOM -- You are In! (Because of ANY Supply Chain Issues, ...you are Automatically Qualified!)
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Year 2021 With 9 Employees = $127,000 ERTC Rebate Owed - (Small Insurance Agency in Texas -"Insurance")
...if you are a Supplier or Wholsaler of any kind -- BOOM -- You are In! (Because of ANY Supply Chain Issues, ...you are Automatically Qualified!)
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Year 2020 With 389 Employees = $1,245,000 ERTC Rebate Owed - (Security Staffing Agency in California - "Temp Staffing")
We have processed many, many, different Business types Successfully, ...Including, many, many, businesses who were told ...even by THEIR OWN CPA's!! ...that they were not Eligible to receive any Re-funds. (AND YET THEY WERE FUNDED WITH OUR HELP!!)
Don't shortchange yourself, ...Be Sure, ...use Our Free Online Estmate Calculator. Also, ..it doesn't hurt to get a Free 2nd Opinion.
So to be sure of qualifying, ...be sure to check in with us FIRST online ...for a FREE ESTIMATE ...and to even just verify your chances of eligibility of bring Funded,
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Year 2020 With 49 Employees = $245,000 ERTC Rebate Owed - (Care for Disabled Adults in Georgia - "Personal Care")
Qualifying Employers and Businesses
To determine if your business qualifies for the ERTC, you need to meet certain criteria:
- Your business must have been in operation during the tax years - 2020 (for Q2,Q3,Q4) and - 2021 (Q1,Q2,Q3+Q4).
- Your business must have been either fully or partially suspended by government mandated orders due to COVID-19 during the respective tax year, or have experienced a significant decline in business.
- For 2020, the decline in gross receipts must be at least 50% compared to the same quarter in 2019. For 2021, the decline must be at least 20%.
- You must of had at least 3 Full Time or Part Time W-2 Paid employees during the time.
- Businesses must have 100 or less full time W2 employees for 2020.
- Businesses must have 500 or less full time W2 employees for 2021.
- Part time employees numbers are unlimited.
It's important to note that the decline in gross receipts is determined on a quarterly basis. So, if your business experienced a decline in one quarter but recovered in the following quarter, you may still be eligible for the ERTC for the period when the decline occurred.
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START-UPS
Start-up businesses have a special qualification option for the ERTC rebate program.
The ERTC guidelines label these types of businesses as a "Recovery Startup Business".
Let's discuss the program here:
- They have to have more than 1 employee (IRS rules)
- You must have started operations on/after Feb 15, 2020.
- You must have gross receipts under $1mm dollars for 2020 and 2021 each
- If you own multiple companies or have common ownership, the requirements change. These businesses will typically get "lumped together" under what the IRS calls attribution rules.
- You must not be eligible for ERC under the other requirements, i.e. a significant decline in gross receipts or subject to governmental imposed orders/restrictions. ***
- You will be paying employees during Q3 and Q4 of 2021.
So -- if a business can't qualify with shut-down or with revenue declines but they started up after Feb 15th, 2020 -- this is a great angle for them to still get some $$$.
How much can they receive? Maximum of $100,000
Up to $50,000 per quarter for Q3 and Q4 of 2021 only. It's the usual $7k per employee per quarter for this reduced time period. However - regardless of how many employees - the cap is $50k per quarter.
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Qualifying W2 Wages - Get Back up to $26,000 per Paid W2 Employee (Full & Part-time)
The ERTC is based on the quarterly W2 wages paid to employees during the eligible period. The amount of the credit is equal to a percentage of qualified wages, up to a certain limit:
- For 2020, the credit is equal to 50% of qualified wages, up to $10,000 per employee for the entire year (maximum credit of $5,000 per employee).
- For 2021, the credit is equal to 70% of qualified wages, up to $10,000 per employee per quarter (maximum credit of $7,000 per employee per quarter).
Qualified wages include not only salary or hourly pay but also certain health benefits provided to employees. However, the wages used to calculate the ERTC cannot be the same wages used to claim other tax credits, such as the Paid Family Leave Credit or the Research and Development Credit.
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Year 2020 With 73 Employees = $260,973 ERTC Rebate Owed - (Campground RV Space Rental in Pennsylvania - "RV Rental")
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Eligible Employees
To be eligible for the ERTC, employees must meet the following criteria:
- The employee must have worked for the eligible employer during the eligible period. Q2/Q3/Q4 in 2020 & Q1-2-3-4 in 2021.
- The employee's services must be fully or partially suspended due to a government order, or the employer must have experienced a significant decline in gross receipts.
- In 2020, the employee's wages must not exceed $10,000 for the entire year. In 2021, the employee's wages must not exceed $10,000 per quarter.
Self-employed individuals and certain family members of the business owner are not considered eligible employees for the ERTC.
By Claiming the ERTC - You Can Receive Up To $26,000 Per Paid W2 Employee!
To claim the ERTC, eligible employers need to report their total qualified quarterly W2 wages and the related credits on their employment tax returns, such as Form 941. The credits reduce the employer's federal payroll tax liability, and any excess credits can be refunded or applied to future quarters.
It's important to work closely with a tax professional or CPA to ensure that the ERTC is claimed correctly and to maximize the benefits. The IRS provides detailed guidance and forms for employers to report and claim the ERTC, including specific calculations and documentation requirements.
This is where ERTC EXPRESS SERVICES LLC can help you the Best!
ERTC Claims IS ALL WE DO!
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ERTC Express - Basic Questions & Answers - Form Submission - Information Requirements -
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Is there a minimum number of W2s to apply for the tax rebate?
The minimum we will process is 5 in one year or the other. This does not mean that fewer will not qualify, only that our firm will not be able to process the deal
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What if a contact/lead has multiple businesses (and what if one has fewer than 5 w2s)
If the business only applies for 1 business then it's all handled on the back end and you only see 1 entry.
If the owner applies with 2+ businesses ...then we bundle them - we change the name of the business to:
Owner's name/business name (1 of 2)
Owner's name/other business name (2 of 2)
But you have to let us know when this happens or we won't know.
If the deal is in fact being bundled tpgether with a number of Businesses together to qualify, - - just let us know that.
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How can we follow the progress of Our Claim?
ERTC Express will give you your own private real time "Online Portal Access" which will contain all of your unique information. This way you can follow along on the progress of how we complete your claim with the IRS. ==> click here to see access to your portal login site <===
This is a secure submission site that you can use to facilitate document uploading. Once you register with us you will be issued a "One-Time-Pin (OTP)" for your access & use of the portal, after CLIENT AUTHENTICATION is made.
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What are some of the Example Documents that are required for the processing of Our claim (as requested by ERTC Express for Processing) & PPP Loan Forgiveness Info Forms:
1) W-3 for 2019
- We use this IRS form to confirm the number of full-time employees you averaged in 2019.
- If you have trouble getting a W-3 from your payroll company, you can also provide your packet of W-2's or even a state payroll tax form that will help us to estimate how many employees you had in 2019.
- PEO Note: If you lease your employees from a PEO, please provide documentation from your PEO that shows how many full-time employees you had in 2019.
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2) Form 941's for all quarters (Q2 2020 to Q3 2021)
- You are welcome to deliver these as individual PDFs or as one large PDF, whichever is easier.
- In all, we are looking for 6 Form 941's. (Tax Ammendment Forms per Each Quarter)
- We do not need any state filings or the annual Form 940.
- PEO Note: If you lease your employees from a PEO, you will not have a Form 941. Your payroll taxes are included on a Form 941 with all the other clients of that PEO. You can skip this documentation.
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3) PPP Forgiveness Application Forms
For Years 2020 & 2021
One form for each year a PPP loan was forgiven
- If you did not receive a PPP Loan in 2020 or 2021, or if you have not yet applied for forgiveness, you can skip this documentation.
- If you have already been forgiven for PPP, then you should have access to this Form 3508. This is the document provided to the bank where you stated the amount of the loan, defined the Covered Period and identified how much of the loan was spent on payroll vs other non-payroll expenses.
- If you applied for forgiveness through your lender's online portal, you completed the same information as on the Form 3508. If you took screenshots as you were completing the application, you are welcome to upload that.
- For most clients, if they don't already have a copy of this application, they request it from their bank and their bank can provide rather quickly. After all, this will be the document requested by the IRS in the event of an audit of your ERTC claims.
- Remember, if you don't have this right now, you can always come back later. We will wait to begin your claims process after all our requests are received and reviewed.
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- For Year 2020 - PPP#1 Forgiveness Application - Form 3508 / 3508S / 3508EZ
- For Year 2021 - PPP#2 Forgiveness Application - Form 3508 / 3508S / 3508EZ
4) Payroll Journal from 3/1/20 to 12/31/21
- Report must be in spreadsheet format.
- Ideally, you can produce one report covering all paychecks from 3/1/20 to 12/31/21. Although, we find that many software programs can only run the report for a maximum date range of one year…so it may take a couple of files.
- Some payroll providers call this a “Check History”. For others, it is a “Payroll Detail” or “Employee Detail”. For others, it is simply a “Payroll Journal”.
To be clear, here are the important traits of this report:
- This report should show the breakout of each paycheck for each employee.
- This report should not summarize wages by employee across the entire date range.
- This report should not summarize wages by paycode/deduction/contribution for all employees.
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Shouldn't My Payroll Provider Already Be On Top of This?
Computing your ERTC credits requires visibility into your P&L and PPP forgiveness applications.
These ARE NOT! documents your payroll service provider will have access to.
Not only that, but the complex requirements around eligibility, compliance, and allocating ERTC credits at the employee-level while accounting for annual and quarterly qualifying wage gaps is far outside the scope of a payroll service provider.
Now, we have worked with some payroll service providers and the ones we've worked with so far are happy to provide the payroll register info that we need...
...and they are usually happy to file the Amended Form 941-X with the IRS on our client's behalf. But that's it.
They will gladly FILE an Ammended Form 941 on your behalf ...but will NOT CERTIFY those same FIGURES on your behalf!
...so the very Form Submitted for you
...is entirely your responsibility ....not theirs.
Most smarter Payroll Services that we have come across ...are even asking clients to sign an indemnification waiver before submitting a Form 941-X because they cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the ERTC credits you are claiming - it is a liability and beyond their scope of services.
Beware!
This means that they will NEVER submit a CERTIFIED LEGAL CLAIM on your Behalf! You are left Holding the Bag!!
The Benefits of Participating with US - ERTC Express LLC
Use Our "TRIPLE CPA CERTIFICATION" to PROTECT Your ERTC CLAIM!!
- This is ONE of the MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS in Applying for the ERTC Tax CREDIT that Most Businesses Fail at or Completely Miss! -
While it is true that you don't necessarily need to use the services of ERTC EXPRESS LLC ...to file an Ammended Form 941 and file your quarterly returns successfully. But, by using your own company's resourses ...and you will have to, ...most likely, ...use your own CPA to do this, ...and in order for your hired CPA to correctly fill out all of the various forms ...and hopefully file everything correctly on your own ...and to try and receive funding ...there will be a High Cost involved both in terms of Time and Money spent.
However, ...and here's the real kicker, ...after all is said & done - YOUR CPA WILL NOT, IN ALL PROBABILITY, ...Go Ahead and TAKE ANY LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY and CERTIFY the ACCURACY of the submitted FIGURES and REPORTED DOCUMENTS for the Ammended Tax Return (Form 941) if it were to go to court to dispute your Claim.
That means if the IRS Disputes your claim or disallows your refund ...or AUDITS you for any reason, ...YOU WILL BE LEFT OUT ON YOUR OWN!
So ASK ANY OTHER PREPARER OF YOUR CLAIM - "..will you Certify these Figures & Documents?"
Even ASK your very own CPA if they will stand behind AND CERTIFY their figures in a court of Law or IRS Audit or a Re-Assesment ...and Represent your figures to be true and accurate?
I think we both know what the likely answer will be to that question.
However, ...WE WILL STAND BY YOU !
- ERTC EXPRESS LLC - WILL SUPPLY YOUR BUSINESS WITH CPA CERTIFIED LEGAL DOCUMENTS so that you may HOLD UP YOUR FIGURES in any POSSIBLE RE-ASSESSMENT or AUDIT by the IRS in the FUTURE-
We Have your best long-term interest at heart by TRIPLE-CHECKING every component of your ERTC filing ...by using OUR 3 INDIVIDUAL CPA TEAMS to INDEPENDENTLY assure accuracy, compliance, and true eligibility.
Yes, ...we will USE 3 SEPARATE CPA TEAMS - to TRIPLE CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE WE SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM to the IRS!!
WOW! ...talk about protecting your claim and Peace of mind! ...We like to think that's Priceless!
Why doesn't my Bank or My CPA Tell Me About This?
Your banker, CPA, or Financial Advisor are very familiar with working with the SBA. This is part of why they were very helpful in helping with your PPP funds. Plus, and you may not know this, but the SBA paid the bank administrative fees based on the PPP loans they made, and in this way they were incentivized to educate you about the program and get all your paperwork in order.
The PPP program was also a rather simple calculation. 2 ½ times your average monthly payroll including health insurance and state unemployment taxes. Done.
Contrast that with the complexities of the ERTC program administered by the Internal Revenue Service. From the conversations we've had with bankers, they have no interest in involving themselves in your employment tax compliance. For them, not only is it beyond their scope of services, it is a liability.
Plus, if your CPA did know about the program and advised that you were ineligible, it is likely because they were looking at it from a revenue perspective versus limited commerce. These are very important distinctions to keep in mind, because the difference in our ability to handle these complex cases has resulted in many thousands of dollars for clients whose CPA told them they were ineligible.
We have had many clients who were told by their own CPA's that they were not Eligible, ...and yet we DID GET THEM THOUSANDS in ERTC Funding!
If I Received PPP Can I Also Get ERTC Refunds?
The short answer is YES!
Here's why: When the CARES Act was originally signed into law on March 27, 2020, employers could choose PPP funds or ERTC credits, but not both. At the time, PPP was more beneficial than ERTC for most businesses, so most businesses with under 500 employees elected to receive the forgivable PPP Loans.
But the rules changed on March 11, 2021 when The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law and included many modifications and expansions to existing elements of previous stimulus programs. (Most people - including CPA's - aren't aware of this update.)
These changes included:
- Businesses who applied for and received PPP funds can now also claim ERTC credits.
- ERTC credits can be retroactively claimed for businesses that qualified in 2020.
- ERTC credits were extended through 9/30/21 with lower qualification requirements.
- The per-employee cap on qualifying wages increased from $10,000 for all of 2020 to $10,000 per quarter for the first 3 quarters of 2021.
- The refundable credit amount increased from 50% of qualifying wages in 2020 to 70% in 2021
Conclusion
The ERTC program provides a valuable tax credit to eligible employers who have experienced financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By understanding the qualification criteria, calculating qualified wages accurately, and working with a tax professional
...Like ERTC EXPRESS LLC, ...businesses can take advantage of this relief measure to offset their employment tax liabilities and navigate these challenging times.
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Understanding the ERTC Tax Credit - Which Businesses Can Apply - Final Thoughts
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a valuable tax credit provided by the government to incentivize businesses to retain and pay their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. This tax credit is designed to provide financial relief to eligible businesses that have been adversely affected by the pandemic and encourage them to retain and continue employing their workforce.
Who qualifies for the ERTC tax credit?
To qualify for the ERTC tax credit, businesses must meet specific criteria set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Here are the key factors that determine eligibility:
- Business operations: The ERTC tax credit is available to both for-profit and nonprofit organizations that have been in operation during the 2020 and 2021 calendar years. Eligible businesses include those that had to fully or partially suspend operations due to government orders or had a significant decline in gross receipts.
- State and local government entities: State and local government entities, as well as small tax-exempt organizations, are also eligible for the ERTC tax credit.
- Size of the business: The size of the business also plays a role in determining eligibility. For businesses with more than 500 employees, the ERTC tax credit is available only if the business experienced a significant decline in gross receipts. In contrast, for businesses with 500 or fewer employees, all wages paid during a qualified period are eligible for the tax credit, regardless of the decline in gross receipts.
How does the ERTC tax credit work?
The ERTC tax credit is a refundable tax credit that is applied against an employer's share of Social Security taxes. This means that eligible businesses can receive a credit that exceeds their tax liability, resulting in a refund. The tax credit is equal to 70% of qualifying wages paid to employees, up to a limit of $10,000 per employee per quarter.
It's important to note that employers cannot claim the ERTC tax credit on the same wages that they used to claim the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) tax credit or the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Additionally, the credit is not available for wages that were counted for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness.
How to claim the ERTC tax credit?
Businesses can claim the ERTC tax credit by reporting it on their federal employment tax returns, such as Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return. The credit can be applied against the employer's share of Social Security taxes for each calendar quarter. If the ERTC tax credit exceeds the employer's total liability for Social Security taxes, the excess can be refunded or applied to the following quarter.
It's important for businesses to maintain proper documentation and records to substantiate their eligibility for the ERTC tax credit. This includes documenting the significant decline in gross receipts or the suspension of operations due to government orders.
Conclusion
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is an important tax credit provided by the government to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. By understanding the eligibility criteria and requirements of the ERTC tax credit, businesses can take advantage of this valuable relief measure and continue to navigate the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic.