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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

IRS Issues Guidance Simplifying Income Tax Compliance Related to the Employee Retention Credit

The IRS recently released new FAQ guidance providing a simplified procedure for addressing income tax amendments and refund claims related to Employee Retention Credit (ERC) determinations. See IRS FAQs. Taxpayers claiming...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Changes Course on Income Tax Impact of Employee Retention Credit

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On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more

Baker Donelson

IRS Issues New Guidance on ERC Program – Should You Hold or Fold?

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Over the past week, the IRS has announced two significant developments in its administration and enforcement of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). Last week, the IRS' three-part announcement signaled: (i) an end to the...more

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Withdrawing Employee Retention Credit Claims

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IRS Updates - Because of promoters aggressively pushing schemes to claim the employee retention credit (ERC) and the resulting confusion surrounding eligibility, the IRS has released guidance for employers wanting to...more

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IRS Places Moratorium on New Employee Retention Tax Credit Processing

On September 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Employee Retention Credit (ERC) guidance placing a moratorium on processing new ERC claims due to a surge in questionable claim submissions. Claims already...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

[Webinar] Navigating the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Legal and Practical Considerations for Federal Contractors...

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Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors), the resulting guidance and the recent array of class deviation contract clauses create interesting and novel federal contract...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

IRS Issues Employee Retention Credit Guidance for Third and Fourth Quarters of 2021

The employee retention credit (“ERC”) was enacted as part of the CARES Act to provide a refundable payroll credit for eligible  employers, including tax-exempt organizations, whose businesses have been negatively affected by...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Once-in-a-Lifetime Tax Incentive: Employee Retention Credit extended to Q3 and Q4 2021, and expanded for start-ups and struggling...

On August 4, 2021, the IRS released additional guidance concerning the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for Q3 and Q4 2021. See IRS Notice 2021-49. A notable expansion to eligible businesses includes any business started after...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

IRS Issues Additional Guidance for Claiming the Employee Retention Tax Credit

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Last week, the IRS issued additional guidance on the employee retention tax credit, including information regarding the expansion of the credit to certain wages paid during the third and fourth calendar quarters of 2021 and...more

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IRS Issues Guidance for Claiming the Employee Retention Credit for the First Half of 2021

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This week, the IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention tax credit for the first two quarters of 2021. Background: Changes Under December 2020 Stimulus Plan - Detailed in a previous Gould &...more

White and Williams LLP

IRS Issues Guidance on PPP Loans and the Employee Retention Credit in M&A Transactions

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Dealmakers loathe uncertainty. In addition to the challenges of analyzing impacts of COVID-19 on a business and on closing transactions generally, they must navigate myriad issues arising from use of government stimulus...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Maximizing Human Capital Disclosure Under New Guidance

A new SEC rule requires, to the extent material to a company’s business as a whole, expanded human capital disclosures, but its disclosure requirements are very general and give companies the ability to “tell their own story”...more

White & Case LLP

US IRS Provides Guidance Regarding Employee Retention Tax Credit Under the CARES Act

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Pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), enacted on March 27, 2020, eligible employers are granted an employee retention tax credit against applicable employment taxes (the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Updates on Tax Deadlines and Key Tax Provisions of the CARES Act

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Over recent days, the Internal Revenue Service has extended certain tax filing and payment deadlines and issued guidance on some provisions of the recently-enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...more

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Coronavirus: UK Job Retention Scheme – guidance (version 3) published with important clarifications

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As an update to our 6 April Coronavirus: UK Job Retention Scheme – government fills in some gaps in the guidance, the UK government has further revised its online guidance to give welcome clarification on three important...more

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DOL Provides Additional Critical Guidance on the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act

*** Last updated March 28, 2020 *** The recently-passed Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides paid sick leave and emergency family leave, has raised many questions for employers. The US Department...more

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The National Labor Relations Board says “Happy Labor Day” with Flurry of Late Summer Pro-Union Moves

While some people may have been on vacation at the end of August, the past few weeks have been extremely busy at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), with a series of decisions that will continue to make it...more

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