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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made headlines for tax and spending cuts, it also contains significant changes to the federal government’s treatment of COVID era Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims — many of which...more
On August 15, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a second Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Voluntary Disclosure Program for employers to correct any mistakes related to their ERC claims. The ERC, introduced by...more
Coinciding with the opening day of the Olympic games, the IRS issued IR-2024-198, again stating that it will deny tens of thousands of ERC claims that, according to the IRS at least “show clear signs of being erroneous,”...more
On June 20, following a long and detailed review process, the IRS announced its plan to deny tens of thousands of highest-risk Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims while resuming the processing of only the lowest-risk ERC...more
In late 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) implemented three important initiatives that will impact employers who have filed, or intend to file, Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund claims. This alert provides a brief...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
The Internal Revenue Service has announced a voluntary disclosure program for employers that may have filed non-qualifying Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims under the CARES Act for the wages paid during 2020 and 2021....more
In an extraordinary development, the IRS has halted its processing of Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) refund claims as it struggles to keep up with the massive number of claims filed within the last several months. The...more
The employee retention tax credit (“ERTC”) has garnered a lot of “buzz” lately – both from the IRS and businesses who have either received the credit or are seeking the credit. The buzz is well deserved, as the IRS has...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently devoted great attention to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting fraud, particularly as it relates to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) post-COVID. On a webinar...more
On Monday, November 15, President Joseph Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Infrastructure Act). Although the legislation contains only a few tax provisions, one surprising change is...more
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
President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, which provides $1.9 trillion in relief funds across a broad spectrum of categories, including additional support for vaccine distribution,...more
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, providing for, among other things, a $300 per week supplemental unemployment benefit, direct payment checks of up to $600 per adult and child,...more
On Dec. 1, lawmakers released competing COVID-19 relief proposals, restarting negotiations which have been stalled for months. As COVID-19 case rates sharply increase nationwide, several programs enacted under the CARES Act,...more
As we proceed into August, pressure continues to mount for Congress to provide additional relief to Americans impacted by the physical and economic fallout from the pandemic. Chief drivers of the potential stimulus package...more
On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans introduced a series of bills and proposals that have been collectively referred to as the “Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act” (the “HEALS Act”). The HEALS...more
The President, Congress, the Treasury Department, the SBA and the IRS have been busy enacting and interpreting legislation intended to provide assistance to employers during the coronavirus pandemic, including the...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") provides for an employee retention credit (“ERC”) designed to encourage employers to retain workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The Internal Revenue Service...more
This chart is a high-level overview of the various payroll and tax credit programs under the CARES Act and FFCRA and does not include the eligibility and technical requirements of each program, which are highly complex....more
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
May 08, 2020 The IRS released criteria for claiming the employee retention credit put forth in a fact sheet. The credit applies to eligible wages paid after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021....more
For those seeking to return funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (“the PPP”) pursuant to the safe harbor, the deadline is fast approaching: May 14, 2020. While this issue continues to generate publicity, the fear being...more
This is an update to an article originally released on March 31, 2020. The updates account for most of the administrative guidance released by the IRS and the descriptions in the JCT’s Bluebook. After some tense...more
Providing extensive guidance on the Employee Retention Credit, the IRS has posted 94 updated FAQs that explains this important provision in the CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or CARES Act)...more