DBC's Small Business ERC Processing
What is The Employee Retention Credit?
ERC is a stimulus program designed to help those businesses that were able to retain their employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. Established by the CARES Act, it is a refundable tax credit - a grant, not a loan - that you can claim for your business. The ERC is available to both small and mid-sized businesses. It is based on qualified wages and healthcare paid to employees. *Information below is from IRS.gov ERC CARES Act qualification 2022.
- Up to $26,000 per employee
- Available for 2020 and 3 quarters of 2021
- Qualify with decreased revenue or COVID event
- No limit on funding
- ERC is a refundable tax credit and NOT A LOAN
How much money can you get back?
You can claim up to $5,000 per employee for 2020. For 2021, the credit can be up to $7,000 per employee per quarter.
How do you know if your business is eligible?
To qualify, your business must have been negatively impacted in either of the following ways:
- A government authority required partial or full shutdown of your business during 2020 or 2021. This includes your operations being limited by commerce, inability to travel or restrictions of group meetings.
- Gross receipt reduction criteria is different for 2020 and 2021, but is measured against the current quarter as compared to 2019 pre-COVID amounts.
- A business can be eligible for one quarter and not another.
- Initially, under the CARES Act of 2020, businesses were not able to qualify for the ERC if they had already received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. With new legislation in 2021, employers are now eligible for both programs. The ERC, though, cannot apply to the same wages as the ones for PPP.
What We Do For You.
- Thorough evaluation regarding your eligibility
- Comprehensive analysis of your claim
- Guidance on the claiming process and documentation
- Specific program expertise that a regular CPA or payroll processor might not be well-versed in
- Fast and smooth end-to-end process, from eligibility to claiming and receiving refunds
Dedicated specialists that will interpret highly complex program rules and will be available to answer your questions, including:
- How does the PPP loan factor into the ERC?
- What are the differences between the 2020 and 2021 programs and how does it apply to your business?
- What are aggregation rules for larger, multi-state employers, and how do I interpret multiple states’ executive orders?
- How do part-time, Union, and tipped employees affect the amount of my refunds?
Ready to get qualified?
- We help you determine whether your business qualifies for the ERC Program.
- We analyze your claim and compute the maximum amount you can receive.
- Our team guides you through the claiming process, from beginning to end, including proper documentation.
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