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April 27, 2021 — The American Rescue Plan extends the employee retention credit for businesses. The credit is now available through December 2021.

Tax Tip 2023-93, July 24, 2023 — Businesses and tax-exempt organizations should watch out for telltale signs of misleading claims involving the Employee Retention Credit. Scammers and unscrupulous promoters continue to run aggressive broadcast advertising, direct mail solicitations and online promotions for the credit.

Use this checklist if you are considering claiming the credit or have already submitted a claim to the IRS.

A qualified tax-exempt organization (including certain governmental entities) that continued to pay or incur wages after activities of the organization (treated as an active trade or business for this purpose) became inoperable because of damage from a qualified disaster may be able to use Form 5884-D, Employee Retention Credit for Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations Affected by Qualified Disasters, to claim the qualified disaster employee retention credit against certain payroll taxes.

Tax Tip 2024-15, March 11, 2024 — Some unscrupulous promoters have marketed misleading information about Employee Retention Credit eligibility rules to well-intentioned businesses. The IRS is highlighting seven suspicious signs and urging business to seek a trusted tax professional to resolve an incorrect claim while they still can without penalties or interest.

FS-2023-24, Oct. 2023 — The IRS and tax professionals continue to see aggressive advertising, direct mail solicitations and online promotions involving the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). These promoters have misled employers and harmed honest employers by misrepresenting and exaggerating who is eligible for this pandemic-era credit.

Tax Tip 2024-12, Feb. 26, 2024 — Businesses, tax professionals and others who want to learn more about resolving incorrect Employee Retention Credit claims can view the IRS’s free webinar about the ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program and other IRS efforts to help taxpayers who may have been misled by aggressive marketing and misinformation around ERC eligibility.

Businesses that claimed the Employee Retention Credit may have received IRS Letter 105-C if we identified the claim as ineligible. This page can help you understand what Letter 105-C means and what to do if you disagree with our decision to disallow your credit.

A chart to compare the Employee Retention Credit - 2020 vs 2021

A qualified tax-exempt organization (including certain governmental entities) that continued to pay or incur wages after activities of the organization (treated as an active trade or business for this purpose) became inoperable because of damage from a qualified disaster may be able to use Form 5884-D, Employee Retention Credit for Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations Affected by Qualified Disasters, to claim the qualified disaster employee retention credit against certain payroll taxes.