Employee Retention Credit

E821933

The Employee Retention Credit is a refundable federal tax credit designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf COVID-19 relief measure
federal tax credit
administeredBy Internal Revenue Service
alsoKnownAs Employee Retention Tax Credit
appliesTo certain mid-sized businesses
eligible employers
small businesses
availableFor certain health insurance costs
wages paid to employees
basedOn qualified health plan expenses
qualified wages
beneficiary employers retaining employees during COVID-19 disruptions
claimMethod adjusted employment tax return Form 941-X
employment tax return Form 941
linked to: Form 941
country United States
coveredPeriod2020 2020-03-13 to 2020-12-31
coveredPeriod2021 2021-01-01 to 2021-09-30
createdBy Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
economicImpact reduced payroll tax liabilities for eligible employers
eligibilityCriterion full or partial suspension of operations due to government orders related to COVID-19
significant decline in gross receipts due to COVID-19
endDate 2021-09-30
extendedBy Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
governingLaw Internal Revenue Code
initialRule employers could not claim ERC if they received a PPP loan
interactionWith Paycheck Protection Program
introducedIn 2020
laterRule employers could claim ERC and PPP but not on the same wages
legislatedBy United States Congress
maximumCredit2020PerEmployee 5000 USD
maximumCredit2021PerQuarterPerEmployee 7000 USD
modifiedBy American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
notAvailableFor self-employed individual’s own wages
offsets employer share of Social Security tax
purpose encourage employers to keep employees on payroll
provide financial relief to businesses affected by COVID-19
refundable true
relatedProgram Economic Injury Disaster Loan program
Paycheck Protection Program
relatedTo COVID-19 pandemic
sector business taxation
shortName ERC
specialRule recovery startup businesses could claim ERC through 2021-12-31
startDate 2020-03-13
statuteOfLimitations generally three years from filing of original employment tax return
taxType employment tax credit

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Employee Retention Credit alsoKnownAs Employee Retention Tax Credit
linked to: Employee Retention Credit