Labor/Employment,
Tax
Jun. 4, 2024
The IRS has ramped up its efforts to catch tax fraudsters involved in Employee Retention Credit misuse
The IRS has stepped up enforcement efforts against mills that prepared inflated or illegitimate Employee Retention Credit claims. Taxpayers can take corrective action by withdrawing or amending their claims, and taxpayers with valid pending claims can file a lawsuit against the IRS.
Michele Leichtman Weiss
Principal, Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin
Sally Reddy
Managing Attorney, Dallo Law Group
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a federal Covid relief program promulgated by Congress pursuant to the CARES Act to support businesses that suffered economically because of the Covid pandemic. The ERC is a refundable credit provided to eligible employers for employment taxes paid during 2020 and the first three quarters of 2021 (ERC Period). The maximum credit that a business can receive for the ERC Period is $26,000 per employee. Unfortunately, the ERC was ab...
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