Use Form 5884-A to claim the employee retention credit for employers affected by qualified disasters. An eligible employer who continued to pay or incur wages after the employer’s business became inoperable because of damage from a qualifying major disaster may be able to claim a credit equal to 40% of up to $6,000 of qualified wages paid to or incurred for each eligible employee. Current Revision Form 5884-A PDF Instructions for Form 5884-A PDF (HTML) Recent Developments None at this time. Other Items You May Find Useful All Form 5884-A Revisions Other Current Products