Congress authorized the employee retention credit, which ends April 15, to help businesses suffering in the throes of COVID-19. The arrival of promoters and ERC mills brought headaches for the IRS.
COVID-19 tax news and resources
As time runs out for pandemic-era ERC, IRS adds 5 FAQs
The FAQs, which deal mainly with how to handle the employee retention credit on tax returns under various scenarios, are not authoritative but do provide some answers to questions about the expiration of the statute of limitation, an AICPA & CIMA tax practice and ethics manager said.
Employee retention credit updates
Practitioners need an understanding of claim disallowance appeals and requests for additional
information, as well as insight into how the voluntary disclosure program may affect practitioners themselves.
ERC claims withdrawal process extended for third-party payers
The IRS said the new deadline to file under the consolidated employee retention credit claims process is Dec. 31. The previous deadline was Friday.
Taxpayer advocate: Unprocessed ERC claims could total 1 million at year end
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins told the AICPA & CIMA National Tax Conference that the number of unprocessed employee retention credit claims will grow before the final filing deadline in April.
IRS makes progress on backlogged ERC claims
The Service announced that it had digitized and categorized more than 1 million employee retention credit claims and would deny tens of thousands of those claims that it categorized as high-risk.
IRS processing 400K ERC claims with about $10 billion in eligibility
Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS has made “substantial progress” in separating eligible claims from ineligible ones.
TIGTA says IRS should review $42 billion in ERC claims
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration estimated that a change in policy for pre-refund examinations resulted in payment of $2 billion in erroneous employee retention credit claims.
ERC supplemental claim process opened for third-party payroll companies
The IRS announced that it will open a supplemental claim process to help third-party payers and their clients resolve incorrect claims for the employee retention credit. The deadline is Nov. 22.
Businesses with dubious ERC claims have another chance with the IRS
The IRS said Thursday it will reopen its voluntary disclosure program to allow businesses to correct questionable claims for the pandemic-era employee retention credit.
employee benefits & pensions
Profits interests: The most tax-efficient equity grant to employees
By granting them a profits interest, entities taxed as partnerships can reward employees with equity. Mistakes, however, could cause challenges from taxing authorities.