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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How New IRS Actions Affect Your ERC Claim

With the passage of the 2020 CARES Act, Congress created the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for eligible employers whose operations were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRS, however, stopped processing new ERC claims...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

IRS Prepares for Next Stage of Combating Fraudulent Pandemic-Related Employee Retention Credits (ERCs)

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

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

The IRS is Aggressively Pursuing Employee Retention Credit Claims. Are You at Risk?

Congress enacted the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) during the COVID-19 pandemic to help employers retain their workforce and stay current on payroll despite economic difficulties that plagued the world. The legislation...more

Gray Reed

ERC Claims on Hold While IRS Figures Out What it Thinks is Real

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The IRS recently issued a press release regarding its “continuous efforts to combat dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims” to announce an initial round of over 20,000 notification letters of disallowed ERC claims....more

Miller Canfield

IRS Announces Denials of Employee Retention Credit

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As described in our October 24 article “IRS Offers Forgiveness for Erroneous Employee Retention Credit Claims” the IRS has increased scrutiny on claims for the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”). The IRS halted processing...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Review of Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Claim

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During the COVID quarantine, congress enacted the Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERTC”). The purpose of the credit was to provide funds for employers whose business activity was reduced or shut down because of COVID....more

Lowndes

Worried About Your ERC Refund Claim? IRS Announces Process to Withdraw Pending Claims

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If you listen to the TV or radio, you have probably heard advertisements about Employee Retention Credits (ERCs) and how employers may qualify for cash from the government. If you own a business, you have probably been...more

Trusaic

You Can Still Leverage the Employee Retention Credit

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Even though it’s 2022, there’s still time to take advantage of the limited-time opportunity, Employee Retention Credit.  The Employee Retention Credit is simple in concept. The refundable tax credit provides...more

Polsinelli

Employee Retention Tax Credits Update: IRS Warns Taxpayers to Beware

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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

Ruder Ware

Employers Beware: IRS Cautions Employers Against Engaging Third Party Employee Retention Credit Consultants

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Recently, we have been fielding a fair number of inquiries from clients who have been approached by third parties urging them to claim the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)... ...more

Freeman Law

A Primer on the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

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The Employee Retention Credit – Introduction. Congress acted quickly during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic to provide hiring and other economic incentives to employers. One particularly helpful relief provision—the employee...more

Polsinelli

How to Keep Found Money: Mitigating Risk When Claiming Employee Retention Credits

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The employee retention credit (“ERC”), enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, is a fully refundable tax credit that can be as high as $26,000 per employee....more

Snell & Wilmer

Credit Where Credit Is Due: IRS Offers Long-Sought Guidance on Employer Retention Credit Program

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As we previously reported, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) provided for an employee retention credit (“ERC”) designed to encourage employers to retain workers during the COVID-19...more

Burr & Forman

Retroactive 2020 Employee Retention Credit Changes and 2021 Enhancements

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The Employee Retention Credit, as originally enacted on March 27, 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of the...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

Summary of Tax Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the new $900 billion stimulus package – the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the CAA), which, among other things, advances legislation intended to provide additional help for...more

Chartwell Law

VIDEO: Top 10 COVID-19 Tips for Employers: Cares Act Tax Provisions Edition

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In the second installment of the video series, Chartwell Law attorneys Robert Baker, Thomas Gallagher and Jonathan Spadea discuss the various beneficial tax implications of the CARES Act....more

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Coronavirus: House Democrats Introduce the HEROES Act

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On May 12, 2020, House Democrats introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (the “HEROES Act”) (H.R. ___), a $3 trillion stimulus bill that would provide additional relief in response to the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Tax in the COVID-19 Era: CARES Act Tax Relief and IRS Guidance - May 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm CT

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CARES Act tax relief is designed to put cash in the pockets of taxpayers in distress. In this presentation, a panel of V&E’s tax and executive compensation lawyers will discuss how to maximize the benefit of these provisions,...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

An Eligible Employer that receives a Paycheck Protection Loan should not claim Employee Retention Credits

The Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted on March 27, 2020, provides for the use of and Employee Retention Credit (ERT). It is designed to encourage ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS to maintainemployees on their payroll despite...more

Goodwin

Business And Individual Income Tax Provisions Of The Cares Act

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On Friday, March 27, Congress passed, and the President signed, the bipartisan “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (the “Act”), a $2 trillion economic stimulus plan to provide funding and tax relief to...more

Jackson Walker

The CARES Act: Tax Relief and Incentives

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Friday, March 27th, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act contains significant tax relief for individuals and businesses. Below are the tax highlights....more

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Key Tax Provisions of the CARES Act

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The COVID-19 or Coronavirus has disrupted demand in many industries and is wreaking havoc on budgets and cash flow projections. On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act or Act),...more

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Coronavirus: UK Chancellor announces unprecedented measures to support the British economy

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Earlier this evening the UK Chancellor announced an economic intervention which is “unprecedented in the history of the British state” with measures to support the United Kingdom economy in the midst of COVID-19. Below are...more

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