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Many ERC claimants are breathing a sigh of relief given the much toned-down version of the changes to the ERC enacted on July 4, 2025. As enacted, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) disallows all pending ERC claims...more
It appears that the flood gates have opened and that the IRS is finally processing and paying claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) en masse. After waiting a very long time (often years) with no contact from the IRS,...more
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
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
On Aug. 15, 2024, the IRS announced the much-anticipated reopening of a second Voluntary Disclosure Program (the “Second ERC-VDP”) to help businesses address incorrect Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claims as the agency...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a news release identifying five new signs that a business’s Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) may be incorrect. It has also begun issuing a third round of letters denying...more
On July 26, 2024, the IRS announced that they are in the final stages of reopening the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Voluntary Disclosure Program. The ERC is a credit that was available to certain eligible employers...more
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) would terminate the employee retention credit (ERC) for claims filed after January 31, 2024. Initially authorized by the CARES Act to incentivize...more
There are several new developments in the Internal Revenue Service’s ongoing campaign to combat false and fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, including an indefinite extension of the agency’s moratorium on...more
On Dec. 21, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a new Voluntary Disclosure Program that allows businesses to pay back only a portion of funds in satisfaction of the full amount of credit that they received based...more
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”), enacted as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), is a fully refundable tax credit for employers, up to $26,000 per eligible employee. Because...more
Employers should be careful before claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). Over the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned taxpayers twice about third parties who advise employers to claim...more
Employers throughout the U.S. have been receiving advertisements and direct solicitations from third parties offering attractive tax savings in the form of Employee Retention Credits (ERC). Oftentimes, these third parties...more
On October 19, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (“Service”) issued news release IR-2022-183, which was intended to warn employers using third-party promoters of Employee Retention Tax Credits (“ERTCs”). ERTCs were created...more
What is the ERC? Congress introduced the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) as part of the CARES Act to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the pandemic. ...more
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
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The ARPA is the latest installment of COVID-19–related stimulus packages passed by Congress in the last 12 months. Similar to the...more
President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) on March 11, 2021, which provides $1.9 trillion in relief funds for individuals and businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This...more
Almost one year after the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), and with the second extension of pandemic unemployment assistance about to expire for millions of workers on March...more
On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new interim final rule on loan forgiveness and loan review procedures for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as reinitiated by the Economic Aid to...more
The CARES Act created a refundable “employee retention credit” as incentive for employers to retain their employees during the 2020 pandemic. Specifically, employers received a credit against their share of the Social...more
The IRS recently updated its Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) FAQs, providing additional guidance regarding the effect on ERTC eligibility of mergers and acquisitions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan...more
To assist employers, corporate counsel, and HR professionals that are still grappling with the myriad of COVID-19 issues, CDF has designed a series of complimentary webinars for the week of December 7-11, 2020 from 9-10 am...more
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), eligible employers are permitted to claim a retention payroll tax credit if they pay qualified wages after March 12, 2020, and before January 1,...more
The Internal Revenue Service launched the Employee Retention Credit to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose...more