Breaking Down the Employee Retention Credit in the New COVID Relief Bill
By Ilya Brodetskiy, Tax Manager
Some significant updates are affecting the Employee Retention Credit, but there are still some important unknowns.
Businesses that were ineligible for the ERC because they applied for PPP funding or who had over 100 full-time employees should reevaluate their eligibility based on the expanded program.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 introduced major changes to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The first change allows businesses that...