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Employee Retention Credit Under COVID-19 Relief
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 is a $900 billion relief package to deliver a second round of economic stimulus for individuals, families, and businesses. This legislation provides relief through multiple measures and expands many of the provisions already put into place under the CARES Act.
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Mike D'Avolio is senior tax analyst with the Intuit Professional Tax Group, he has been a small business tax expert for more than 20 years and serves as the primary liaison with the IRS for tax law interpretation matters, manages all technical tax information, and...
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I would like others opinion on this example:
Employee X wages in Quarter 1, 2 and 3 = $50,000.
PPP Loan used for $20,000
Sick pay credits used for $2,000
Which leaves $28,000 available for ERC.
Limited to $10,000 = ERC of $5,000.
Or are total wages limited to $10,000 and since all used for PPP loan, no ERC available?
Thanks (1)Assuming that the company was an Eligible Employer during the entire period (Through Government Orders or a >50% decline in Gross Receipts) and that the company had less than 100 Full Time Employees per their 2019 average, where you can include all wages, the remaining $28K of wages would be available for the ERC. That in turn would be capped at $10K and at 50%, the ERC would be $5K.
However, if they had over 100 Full Time Employees per their 2019 average, they would only be able to include Qualified Wages (Wages paid for no services) during the time that they were an Eligible Employer. That may or may not overlap with the PPP Forgiveness Period or when the FFCRA was claimed. That could result in a much different answer.
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