{% color "melody" color="#5191CC", export_to_template_context=True %} /* change your site's color here */
{% color "harmony" color="#5191CC", export_to_template_context=True %} /* change your site's secondary color here */
{% set topHeaderColor = "#1F3F6C" %} /* This color is solely used on the top bar of the website. */
{% set baseFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */
{% set headerFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* This affects only headers on the site. Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */
{% set textColor = "#565656" %} /* This sets the universal color of dark text on the site */
{% set pageCenter = "1200px" %} /* This sets the width of the website */
{% set headerType = "fixed" %} /* To make this a fixed header, change the value to "fixed" - otherwise, set it to "static" */
{% set lightGreyColor = "#f7f7f7" %} /* This affects all grey background sections */
{% set baseFontWeight = "normal" %} /* More than likely, you will use one of these values (higher = bolder): 300, 400, 700, 900 */
{% set headerFontWeight = "normal" %} /* For Headers; More than likely, you will use one of these values (higher = bolder): 300, 400, 700, 900 */
{% set buttonRadius = '10px' %} /* "0" for square edges, "10px" for rounded edges, "40px" for pill shape; This will change all buttons */
The ERTC was first introduced as part of the CARES Act and included tax credits to help businesses with employee retention during the COVID-19 outbreak. The ERTC is a refundable tax credit that can be claimed when eligible employers report their total qualified wages for purposes of the ERTC for each annual quarter on their federal employment tax returns. Update: New legislation now allows employers to RETROACTIVELY obtain both a PPP loan AND claim the ERTC.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES - 3/27/20) |
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA - 12/27/20) |
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA - 3/11/21) |
|
PPP vs. ERTC | PPP or ERTC, not both; CAA Amended to Both (no double-dip) | Both (no double-dip) | Both (no double-dip) |
Company Size | 100 or fewer employees | 500 or fewer employees | 500 or fewer employees |
Who Qualifies | Govt' disruption; or Reduction in gross receipts >50% same period 2019 | Govt' disruption; or Reduction in gross receipts >20% same period 2019 | Govt' disruption; or Reduction in gross receipts >20% same period 2019 |
Credits Available | 50% of $10k wages/emp after March 12th, 2020 | 70% of $10k wages/emp/qtr Jan 1st through June 30th, 2021 | 70% of $10k wages/emp/qtr Jul 1st through Dec 31st, 2021 |
The 2020 CARES Act authorized an employee retention credit of 50% of $10,000/employee in eligible wages for qualifying businesses or $5,000 tax credit per employee. At first, businesses had to choose between PPP loans or ERTC credits - they could not obtain both. This changed on December 27, 2020, when the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) was signed into law. The CAA expanded the ERTC so that businesses who had received PPP loans could now retroactively also obtain employee retention tax credits, with the caveat being that they could not apply for ERTC with payrolls paid with PPP funds (no double-dipping).
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) not only expanded the ERTC to businesses who had procured a PPP loan, it also extended it into Q1 and Q2 of 2021, and included greater benefits and new eligibility requirements. Then, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 and extended ERTC through the end of the 2021 calendar year.
The 2021 credits total 70% of wages up to $10,000 per employee per quarter. The result is a credit of up to $7,000 per employee for up to four quarters in 2021 totaling $28,000.
Current and prospective Inflection HR clients can add the ERTC filing service to their payroll service. If your business is eligible for ERTC, we can help you review qualified wages, calculate your credits, and file amended payroll tax returns that allow you to claim your credits with the IRS.
With your payroll data, we will identify qualifying wages – including qualified health plan expenses.
We will process the credits in our payroll system for audibility and file the necessary amended tax returns.
Not sure if you're eligible for the ERTC? That's understandable. PPP loans rightfully got most of the attention in 2020 and early 2021 with PPP 2nd-draw, so many companies don’t understand how the ERTC works, how much stimulus is available to them, and how to get claim what they're eligible for.
If you’d like help calculating ERTC wages and filing the required amended returns to get your stimulus, please complete the form and an Inflection HR representative will be with you shortly.