15, 2020 these are known as recovery startup businesses. The ARPA also created additional eligibility for businesses that began their business after Feb. If you qualify, you could receive up to $28,000 per employee for the 2021 calendar year. In addition, the credit in 2021 equals 70% of qualified wages (up to $10,000 in wages) for a maximum credit per employee of $7,000 per quarter. This safe harbor would also apply when filing Q2 2021. For example, if Q4 2020 was more than 20% less than Q4 2019, you are eligible in Q1 2021. As a safe harbor, you can also use the immediately preceding quarter to qualify. If the gross receipts are at least 20% less than the comparable quarter in 2019, you may be eligible for the credit. To apply, you’ll need to measure your business’ gross receipts in Q1 2021 as compared to Q1 2019. (Note that owners of businesses who own more than 50% of the company are not eligible to receive the ERC on their wages or the wages of any related individuals.) You can apply for 2020 credits by amending the Form 941 for the quarter during which your business is eligible to take them. If payroll costs exceed the amount of loan forgiven, however, the excess may be eligible. Payroll costs reported on the PPP loan forgiveness application and included in the forgivable portion of the loan are not eligible for the ERC. If my business received a PPP loan in 2020 and I’ve applied for forgiveness, can I claim the ERC? And as of March 11 week, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expanded the credits even further. It also answers questions about employer eligibility, suspension of trade or business operations, qualified wages and more.
The IRS has since released Notice 2021-20 to clarify and describe these retroactive changes. Businesses that took PPP loans in 2020 are now eligible to also apply for employee retention tax credits retroactively. The COVID relief package passed in December, however, expanded eligibility for these credits.
Originally part of the CARES Act in 2020, the ERC was created to encourage businesses to keep workers on the payroll instead of laying them off during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers, take note! New information has been released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding eligibility for the employee retention tax credit (ERC).
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