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Are you still waiting on the Employee Retention Credit you filed for your business months ago?
You may be one of many people depending on those earnings to help support their business. Fortunately, there are several ways to check your ERC refund status.
Multiple Options
Contact the IRS directly at (877)-777-4778
Visit the Where’s My Refund page on the IRS website.
For amended claims,visit the IRS amended return status checker.
Originally, after the amended payroll reports were filed in 2020, the IRS would issue refunds within six weeks to six months. However, the ERC refund processing timeline has since been extended. Many are now seeing a turnaround time of 20 weeks at minimum, with some waiting upwards of nine to twelve months(1).
Due to staffing and pandemic issues, the IRS is severely backlogged on almost everything.
The ERC backlog isn’t expected to clear up anytime soon. As of June 2022, the IRS had 3.7 million unprocessed Forms 941 due to ERC filings along with normal quarterly filings(2).
ERC stands for Employee Retention Credit.
ERC is a generous stimulus program designed to help businesses retain their valued employees amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Step 1 – Fill out the Form to check eligibility.
Step 2 – Submit documents for 2020-2021 payrolls and any PPP funding received (if any).
Step 3 – The IRS approves the application and transfers your ERC refund.
While timelines may vary from business to business, IRS documentation states that receiving your ERC refund could take 20 weeks at minimum.
What Are CARES Act, ERC and PPP?
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a bill that was passed in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are two programs that fall under this Act.
ERC is a fully refundable business tax credit for small and medium-sized businesses that paid payroll taxes in 2020 and Q1-Q3 of 2021 (recovery startups potentially eligible for Q3 & Q4 2021) which was implemented to encourage and reward business owners who retained employees during the pandemic.
PPP was implemented by the Small Business Administration with support from the Department of the Treasury to provide small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits.
Regardless of whether your business has a PPP loan or not, we can help you claim your ERC.
Receive up to $26k per W2 Employee. Over 70% of businesses qualify.
Fill out this form to know how much your business qualifies. If you own one or many companies, add them on the next step.
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