The ERC Explained
Learn more about the payroll tax refund that helps eligible businesses receive up to $26,000 per employee kept on payroll during the pandemic.
As a small to medium-sized business, it’s likely that you were negatively impacted by COVID-19, and you certainly weren’t alone.
Due to financial suffering across the country, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help get businesses back on their feet — with a special section called the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).
The program rewards those who kept employees on payroll in 2020 and 2021.
The ERC has since undergone expansions and multiple amendments by Congress.
The ERC refunds are most often received as a check from the US Treasury.
The same relief bill that created PPP loans also created the ERC.
The Employee Retention Credit is available to employers of any size, including tax-exempt organizations.
It also may be available to tribes, if they operate a trade or business.
The Internal Revenue Service urges employers to take
advantage of the newly-extended employee retention credit...
Thousands of small and medium-sized businesses will qualify. Unfortunately, many business owners are missing out on a valuable opportunity by being misinformed or relying on outdated information.
At Innovation Refunds, we understand that fully comprehending the ERC can be a complicated and confusing process. ERC qualifications and limitations have been amended by Congress several times since the initial rollout of the Employee Retention Credit.
Additionally, since the ERC is related to your payroll, not your business income tax returns, it requires a series of payroll tax filings that many CPAs may be unfamiliar with or not completely confident in using. That is why we recommend working with a refund specialist who can provide you with updated information and help your business get the full amount that it’s eligible to receive
At Innovation Refunds, we understand that fully comprehending the ERC can be a complicated and confusing process. ERC qualifications and limitations have been amended by Congress several times since the initial rollout of the Employee Retention Credit.
Additionally, since the ERC is related to your payroll, not your business income tax returns, it requires a series of payroll tax filings that many CPAs may be unfamiliar with or not completely confident in using. That is why we recommend working with a refund specialist who can provide you with updated information and help your business get the full amount that it’s eligible to receive.
Even if your business and your tax advisor looked into the ERC before, we urge you to review it again.
Read the IRS DocumentationDetermining the exact amount that your business may qualify for is a complex accounting process. Though these are payroll tax credits, what your business paid in payroll tax isn’t the only factor in any ERC calculation.
Once you find out if your business qualifies, you’ll need to fill out the specific tax forms for 2020 and the applicable quarters of 2021.
Getting the refund generally takes several months. This is why it’s important to make sure that your forms are filled out without error. Incomplete or incorrectly filled out forms will be rejected, and may result in your business having to re-file.
Time is running out!
The maximum value a business is able to claim starts to decrease in 2024 and gets smaller each quarter.
Qualifications and limitations have been amended multiple times, so don’t let your business miss its chance to make a claim. As more small businesses discover the ERC, the processing times may increase.
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Once you find out if your business qualifies, you’ll need to fill out the specific tax forms for 2020 and the applicable quarters of 2021.
Getting the refund generally takes several months. This is why it’s important to make sure that your forms are filled out without error. Incomplete or incorrectly filled out forms will be rejected, and may result in your business having to re-file.
We recommend working with professionals who focus on ERC.
Getting your amended payroll tax returns prepared and filed by inexperienced providers could result in a reduced tax refund, rejected amended payroll tax returns, or the need to revise and refile your amended payroll tax returns, prolonging the process. Your tax provider needs to be up to date on all ERC-related legislation, so they may maximize the available ERC and avoid mistakes that could cost your business part (or even all) of the ERC tax refund.
ERC is what we do. We work with a network of over 100 tax attorneys and professionals who have overseen thousands of claims, processing over $5 billion in ERC refunds for our clients.
Our streamlined end-to-end filing process simplifies the complex claims process. And we’re there to support you through the whole process, from eligibility to claiming and receiving funds.
Our network of tax attorneys and professionals aim to maximize your business' ERC refund.
Our team is here to guide you every step of the way.
With 100+ payroll system integrations, finding the right documents is fast.
We only collect a fee when your business gets its refund.
