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Employers with businesses financially impacted by COVID-19 are eligible for up to $26,000 per employee. With guidance from experts like us, that employer could be you.

The Employee Retention Tax Credit

Maximizing Your Claims For Keeping Americans Employed
The government has authorized unprecedented stimulus, and yet billions of dollars will go unclaimed.

 

Employers with businesses financially impacted by COVID-19 are eligible for up to $26,000 per employee. With guidance from experts like us, that employer could be you.

 

We help small businesses navigate the complex Employee Retention Tax Credit process and get the highest possible funding to restore the normalcy of their operations.

Get Employee Retention Credit For:

Funded by the CARES Act

Originally created to encourage businesses to keep employees on the payroll as they navigate the unprecedented effects of COVID-19.
The ERTC was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and provides a credit equal to 50 percent of qualified wages and health plan expenses paid after March 12, 2020 and before Jan. 1, 2021.

A per-employee $10,000 maximum of qualified 2021 wages (Q1, Q2, Q3).

That is a potential of up to $21,000 per employee!

No Restrictions - No Repayment

This is not a loan.
While the ERTC was created in the CARES act along with the PPP Loans - this is not a loan, there is no repayment.

There are no restrictions for what recipients of the credit must use the funds.

Up to $26,000 Per w-2 Employee

Full Time and Part Time Employees Qualify.
The 2020 ERC Program is a refundable tax credit of 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid per employee from 3/12/20-12/31/20 by an eligible employer.
That is a potential of up to $5,000 per employee.

In 2021 the ERC increased to 70% of up to $10,000 in wages paid per employee per quarter for Q1, Q2, and Q3.
That is a potential of up to $21,000 per employee.

Startups eligible for up to $33,000.
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Free, No Obligation Pre-Qualification

Let our expert team determine if you qualify for a sizable rebate.
By answering a few, simple, non-invasive questions our team of ERTC experts can determine if you likely qualify for a no-strings-attached tax credit.

There is no cost or obligation to be pre-qualified.
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Why Choose Us?

Focus

We focus solely on Employee Retention Tax Credits assessment, preparation, and filings of our clients. Due to our experience and enterprise-level capabilities that enable us to support thousands of direct clients, payroll firms, and CPA practices across the nation we have become the leading ERTC Company in the United States.

Funding Advances on ERTC claims are possible

The accuracy of our claims process and industry acceptance of its reliability have enabled many clients to gain access to funding advances for their ERTC claims.

Maximize Your Claim

Our teams of ERTC specialists pride themselves on understanding your business to a degree that enables them to identify the best possible ways to maximize your ERTC eligibility.

Highly Responsive Support Team

Whenever you have questions or need help, our highly responsive ERTC support team will be there to give you the answers you need.

Get IRS Support

We fully stand behind our work. We provide full audit support if any of your ERTC claims are ever challenged by the IRS.

Upfront Pricing, No Hidden Costs

Our pricing structure is transparent. There are never hidden costs.

Don't Let Misconceptions Hold You Back From Claiming Your ERTC Credit.

The ERTC tax incentive is heavily underutilized due to misconceptions surrounding eligibility. Take a look at some of the most common ERTC misconceptions.

We had no revenue decline

Revenue is one of many factors that determine whether you qualify for ERTC. In fact, companies without a considerable revenue decline can still qualify for the employee retention tax credit.

Our business is not essential

Your business does not have to be deemed essential to qualify for employee retention tax credit.

We have received a Paycheck Protection Program loan before

Companies that have received one or both PPP fundings are eligible for the employee retention tax credit.

We never shut down our business

The ERTC tax incentive has several provisions that make it possible for employers who were not forced to completely shut down their business to qualify for the ERTC. Businesses that were forced to partially shut down their business can make a claim. Additionally, those businesses without a government mandate to shut down or partially shut down their business can still qualify through revenue decline.

Our revenue went up after a shift in the market

Although your revenue increased for the year, many companies experienced declines in one or more quarters in 2020 and/or 2021 when compared to 2019. These short-term revenue declines allow you to qualify even with increased annual revenues.

It’s too late to apply for the ERTC

If eligible, employers can claim the ERTC for qualified wages paid in 2020, as well as Q1, Q2, and Q3 of 2021. The statute of limitations for the 2020 ERTC does not close until April 15, 2024. The statute of limitations for the 2021 ERTCs does not close until April 15, 2025.

Find out what our accounting professionals can secure for your business today

These are just some of the businesses we’ve helped in the past 30 days.

Business Consulting Firm in Newport Beach, California, 19 W-2 Employees;
$44,960 Credit 

Presentation Design Agency in Nashville, TN, 19 W-2 Employees;
$162,979 Credit

Restaurant Ownership Group in Florida, 224 W-2 Employees;
$1,120,000 Credit 

Restaurant in Houston, Texas, 80 W-2 Employees;
$400,000 Credit 

Montessori School in Addison, Illinois, 35 W-2 Employees;
$175,000 Credit

Your company may be eligible for up to $26,000 per employee.

If you are making an ERTC claim for the year 2020, you can receive 50% of the qualified wages of your full-time workers quarterly. Total wages considered are capped in 2020 at $10,000 per employee. Therefore, the highest credit you will receive per employee is $5,000.

For the year 2021, you can receive 70% of the qualified wages of your full-time workers quarterly for Quarter 1, Quarter 2, and Quarter 3. Total wages considered are capped in 2021 at $10,000 per employee per quarter. The maximum possible credit you can receive for each employee is $7,000 per quarter, amounting to $21,000 per employee for the year’s first three quarters.

FAQ's

Most frequent questions and answers


The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (also known as the CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It included two programs to assist businesses with keeping workers employed: the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) administered by the Small Business Adminstration and Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) administered by the Internal Revenue Service.

PPP funds are distributed based on 2.5 months of payroll and a minimum of 80% of the funds must be used on payroll to be eligible for forgiveness. Additionally, PPP funds are not taxable as revenue and you may still take deductions for the payroll covered by PPP.

ERTC tax credits, however, are credits (or refunds) for a percentage of payroll in each quarter that you qualify. There are specific rules for determining eligibility by quarter, and limiting the dollars that can be claimed for each employee.


Initially with the CARES Act, employers could choose to apply for PPP or claim ERTC credits, but not both.

PPP was more beneficial than ERTC for most businesses (for reasons we won’t go into here) and so most businesses with under 500 employees received forgivable PPP Loans.

On March 11, 2021, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law and included many modifications and expansions to existing elements of previous stimulus programs.

Noteworthy modifications for business owners included:

Businesses who applied for and received PPP funds could now also claim ERTC credits.
ERTC credits could be retroactively claimed for businesses that qualified in 2020.
ERTC credits were extended through 9/30/21 with lower qualification requirements.
The per-employee cap on qualifying wages increased from $10,000 for all of 2020 to $10,000 per quarter for the first 3 quarters of 2021.
The refundable credit amount increased from 50% of qualifying wages in 2020 to 70% in 2021.
So the short answer is “Yes” . . . you can claim ERTC even if you received PPP funds.


Unlike the Payroll Protection Program (administered by the Small Business Administration), there is actually no “application process” for the Employee Retention Tax Credits.

You simply claim the ERTC tax credit like you would any other tax credit – by asserting to the IRS that you can legally claim the credit.

When you claim a child tax credit, you do so by asserting this fact on your Form 1020 Personal Income Tax Return.

The difference is that when you claim an ERTC tax credit, you do so on your Form 941 Employer Quarterly Tax Filing.

For prior quarters, you must file an amended form (the Form 941-X) to reduce your current quarter’s tax contribution and request a refund of excess credits (which is highly likely).

Another perk of ERTC, is that since you can often estimate these credits in advance of distributing cash for payroll, you can file a Form 7200 to receive a cash advance to avoid waiting until the end of the quarter to apply for the refund.


Even though you may feel like revenue is back to normal, there are some items you want to consider before passing on this ERTC assessment.

First, even if revenues have returned to “normal” in 2021, you may have qualified in 2020 and you can retroactively claim those credits. That eligibility criteria in 2020 was based on revenue declines from 2019, or if your business was partially or fully closed due to governmental mandate.

Second, while your revenue may have returned to “normal” in Q1 2021, remember that we are comparing your Q1 2021 to Q1 2019. If 2019 was a year of growth for your business, then your revenue levels 2 years ago may have been much less than Q1 2020.

And lastly, if your revenues were down in Q4 2020 by just 20% compared to Q4 2019, then you may also be eligible for Q1 2021. There is a safe harbor provision that few advisors are talking about, and it means that many businesses are qualifying for $7,000 per employee in Q1 2021.

I know, it seems too good to be true, but the government wants to incentivize and reward you for keeping US residents employed and money flowing through our economy as we rebuild bigger and stronger than before.

You are most likely referring to a provision of the CARES Act that allowed employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer’s share of Social Security taxes. Those deferrals must then be repaid – with at least 50% of the balance due by 12/31/21 and the remaining balance due by 12/31/22.

ERTC credits are NOT a deferral. They are dollar-for-dollar credits against wages you’ve paid. Not taxes you’ve paid, but actual wages.

These credits can offset future tax contributions or you can receive a refund check – it’s your choice.

And you will NOT have to re-pay these funds (unless, of course, you don’t provide adequate documentation in the course of an audit).

Your banker, CPA, or Financialk Advisor was probably very helpful when it came to getting your PPP funds because they were effectively signing you to an SBA-guaranteed loan. The SBA paid the bank administrative fees based on the PPP loans they made, and so they were incentivized to educate you about the program and get all your paperwork in order.

Compared to the ERTC, the PPP program was also a rather simple calculation. 2 ½ times your average monthly payroll including health insurance and state unemployment taxes.

From the conversations we’ve had with bankers, they have no interest in involving themselves in your employment tax compliance. For them it is a liability and beyond their scope of services.

Your Payroll Service does an excellent job of executing the fundamentals of paying your employees, paying your employment taxes and filing your quarterly reports.

But computing your ERTC credits requires visibility into your P&L and PPP forgiveness applications. Not only that, but the complex requirements around eligibility and allocating ERTC credits at the employee-level while accounting for annual and quarterly qualifying wage gaps and . . . well, you can probably tell why Payroll Services are not offering to do all of this for you.

The Payroll Services that we’ve worked with so far are happy to provide the payroll registers that we need to perform the allocations. And they are happy to file the Amended Form 941-X with the IRS on our client’s behalf.

But that’s the extent of it.

In fact, most wise Payroll Services are asking clients to sign an indemnification waiver before submitting a Form 941-X because the Payroll Service can take no responsibility for the accuracy of the ERTC credits you are claiming.

For them to involve themselves in the intricacies of this calculation, it is a liability and beyond their scope of services.

Whether your tax accountant is a CPA or EA, he or she most likely only prepares your Federal and State Income Tax Returns. However, ERTC credits are claimed against Employment Taxes on Form 941, and cash advanced through Form 7200.

The complexity of the ERTC program is a beast unto itself and every tax accountant we’ve talked to has said they focus on staying up-to-date on the ever-evolving income tax code, and they can’t now become experts in the ERTC program as well.

If your tax accountant is comfortable determining your eligibility by quarter and year, computing your credits, and preparing contemporaneous documentation to support an IRS audit, then you should certainly let them handle all of this.

If you want a second set of eyes on this, we’re happy to take a look.

Your Bookkeeper should certainly have access to all the information that is needed for an accurate calculation of your legal ERTC claim. They will have your financial reports, payroll registers, and PPP loan forgiveness documents.

The Million Dollar Question is . . . Do They Have The Time?

  • Do they have the time to dig into the text of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  • And its accompanying referenced laws like: CARES ActFamilies First ActPayroll & Healthcare Enhancement ActPPP Payroll Flexibility Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act
  • Time to read the IRS Interpretations and FAQ’s? And cross-reference those definitions with that of PPP which was separately defined and dissimilarly interpreted in the Small Business Administration’s Bulletins and IFRs?
  • Do they have the time to ensure accuracy in eligibility determination, maximize your computation and create the supporting documentation you’ll need to support an IRS audit of employer taxes?

So far, we have not found a bookkeeper who is able to take all this on, while handling the day-to-day of bookkeeping. If yours can, then take them up on their offer. We’re happy to take a second look.

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