{"id":24833,"date":"2023-11-28T16:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T16:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/?page_id=24833"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:39:41","slug":"employee-retention-credits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/employee-retention-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee retention credits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24833\" class=\"elementor elementor-24833\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366a9135 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366a9135\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a17c6a\" data-id=\"39a17c6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ee1a7e6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ee1a7e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b49289\" data-id=\"73b49289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2854566e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2854566e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee Retention Credits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624ad5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"624ad5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For employers who managed to maintain their payroll during COVID-19, the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable tax credit that can help offset the cost of those wages. Here\u2019s how it works.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208ee1cd elementor-mobile-align-center bt-interest elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"208ee1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-tag=\"Hero Banner\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/us.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore ERC advance funding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5d36d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5d36d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is also sometimes referred to as the Employee Retention Tax Credit or ERTC. It is a refundable tax credit for businesses and tax-exempt organizations that had employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of the ERC is to help employers who experienced either a suspension of operations due to a government order or a significant decline in gross receipts in 2020 or the first three quarters of 2021. There&#8217;s also a provision for companies that meet the specific criteria for a recovery startup business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To claim the ERC, eligible employers can file an amended employment tax return.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e8d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0e8d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Employee Retention Credit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167386f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167386f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a tax credit introduced by the U.S. government to encourage businesses to retain employees during periods of economic uncertainty or significant revenue decline. The ERC was initially created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in response to the economic challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acba831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1acba831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which acts support ERC?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b476f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b476f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ERC was created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of March 2020, and has since been updated and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/employee-retention-credit-2020-vs-2021-comparison-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adjusted by subsequent legislation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the Relief Act, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>CARES Act \u2013 2020<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-cares-act-4800707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CARES Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, was a significant piece of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in March 2020 in response to the economic challenges and public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act aimed to provide financial relief to individuals, businesses, healthcare providers, and state and local governments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the provisions of the Act included stimulus payments, expanded unemployment benefits, the delay of payroll taxes, healthcare funding and the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Consolidated Appropriations Act \u2013 2021<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consolidated_Appropriations_Act,_2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Consolidated Appropriations Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021, often referred to as the CAA 2021, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. It included various provisions aimed at addressing the ongoing economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>American Rescue Plan Act \u2013 2021<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/american-rescue-plan-definition-5095694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 2021 was signed into law on March 11, 2021, and continued to expand the government\u2019s response to the ongoing economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act added a number of new programs, including the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, new state and local government aid, COBRA premium assistance, housing assistance, and further funding of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARPA also extended the Employee Retention Credit through the end of 2021 and made several modifications, including increasing the credit rate and allowing certain small startup businesses to claim the credit.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act \u2013 2021<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/en_us\/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was signed into law on November 15, 2021. The IIJA represents a significant bipartisan effort to invest in the country&#8217;s infrastructure in areas such as <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/start-a-business\/transport-business\/\">transportation<\/a>, public transit, railways, broadband, water, energy, electric vehicle charging and climate mitigation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IIJA also dictated that an employer can no longer claim Employee Retention Credits (ERC) for wages that were paid after Sept. 30, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104433c6 elementor-mobile-align-center bt-interest elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"104433c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-tag=\"Hero Banner\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/us.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c5e8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69c5e8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242c4649 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"242c4649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c815a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c815a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the ERC works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42afb3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42afb3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a tax credit provided by the U.S. government to encourage businesses to retain their employees during periods of economic uncertainty.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility criteria: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses, including tax-exempt organizations, can be eligible for the ERC. Eligibility requirements may include experiencing a significant decline in gross receipts or facing government-mandated closures or restrictions due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Credit amount: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The credit amount is a percentage of qualified wages paid to eligible employees, up to a certain limit per employee. The percentage and limits can vary depending on the time period and specific eligibility criteria.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualified wages: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qualified wages are wages paid to eligible employees during the designated periods of eligibility. The definition of qualified wages may vary based on the size of the employer.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you did not claim the ERC on your quarterly payroll tax return (Form 941) in the past, you may be able to claim it retroactively in 2023 using Form 941-X, which is an adjustment to your original return. However, it is important to be aware of how the ERC interacts with other COVID-19 relief programs, such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as there are restrictions on claiming both benefits for the same wages.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b90a5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b90a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6273e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6273e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much money will my small business get from the ERC?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2058f5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2058f5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lynnmucenskikeck\/2021\/02\/12\/six-myths-surrounding-the-2021-employee-retention-tax-credit\/?sh=11ca00db397b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it may be possible to retroactively claim the ERC for 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the first three quarters of 2021 tax. Eligible businesses can claim a maximum of $5,000 per employee for 2020 and up to $7,000 per employee per quarter in 2021. That means it could be possible to receive up to $26,000 in total per employee for the 2020\/21 period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d15e00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d15e00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26e630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d26e630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does your small business fit the criteria for the ERC?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8077705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8077705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify for the ERC, private companies (including nonprofits) must meet one of the following criteria:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business was fully or partially shut down by government order in 2020 or 2021<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your gross receipts for a single quarter of 2020 fell by 50% versus the same quarter of 2019<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your gross receipts for a single quarter of 2021 decreased by 20% versus the same quarter of 2019 (or 2020, if you were not in business in 2019)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers should be aware that it is not possible to use the same wages to claim benefits under both the ERC and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). That means it is necessary to decide which wages to allocate to which program.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Number of full-time employees<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ERC applies to qualified wages. For small businesses, all of the wages paid to workers, both full-time and part-time, count as qualified wages and are eligible for the ERC. For 2020, a small business was defined as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/askfrost.com\/news\/employee-retention-credit-understanding-the-small-or-large-employer-distinction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less than 100 employees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 2021, the threshold rose to 500 employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For businesses with more than 100 or 500 employees in 2020 and 2021 respectively, qualified wages are only those that were paid to workers when they were not actually able to be present at work due to shutdowns or other restrictions.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Government-mandated full or partial suspension<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the criteria for eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) involves a government-mandated full or partial suspension of business operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government orders leading to the suspension must be issued at the federal, state, or local level. These orders might include closures, stay-at-home orders, restrictions on business operations, or other measures that directly impact the ability of a business to continue its normal operations.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Significant decline in gross receipts<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another key criterion for eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a significant decline in gross receipts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers are eligible for the ERC if they experienced a significant decline in gross receipts when comparing a current calendar quarter to the same quarter in the prior year. In 2020, employers needed to show a decline of 50% versus the same quarter of 2019. In 2021, the required decline was 20% versus the same quarter of 2019 or of 2020 if the business did not exist in 2019.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Recovery startup business<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Rescue Plan Act extended the ERC program to startup businesses. Your startup may be eligible if:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The business was started on or after February 15, 2020<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual gross receipts were less than $1 million in the 2020 and 2021 tax years<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have at least one W2 employee excluding yourself and family members<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may also be possible to qualify if you purchased an existing business that was in operation before February 15, 2020.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Are you eligible for an Employee Retention Tax Credit?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/support-for-small-businesses\/what-is-a-w-2-employee\/\">W2 employee<\/a> and you experienced a government-mandated business shutdown during COVID-19 or a decline of at least 50% in your quarterly revenue during 2020 or 20% in 2021, you may be eligible for the Employee Retention Tax Credit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf9c0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddf9c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c731b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c731b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I apply for the Employee Retention Credit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a615a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were eligible for the ERC while the program was active, you would have made your claim by completing Form 941, Employer&#8217;s Quarterly Federal Tax Return. The credit is reported on Line 11c of Form 941 for the relevant quarter. If you did not apply at that time, it is still possible to claim the credit by completing Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer&#8217;s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to apply, you will want to determine the amount of the credit you may be eligible for. The credit is typically a percentage of qualified wages paid to eligible employees, subject to certain limits. Then you must collect necessary documentation, including records of gross receipts, government orders (if applicable), and information about qualified wages in order to support your ERC claim.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ea4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5143ea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c223f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c223f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What counts as qualified wages?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f2fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f2fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/coronavirus\/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-employee-retention-credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qualified Wages for employers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 100 or fewer employees include wages paid to all employees, whether the business was open or closed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum amount of qualified wages that can be considered for each employee is based on the employee&#8217;s average wages during a specified period. For periods in 2020, the maximum amount of qualified wages per employee was $10,000 for the entire year with a maximum claim of $5,000 per employee. For periods in 2021, the maximum amount of qualified wages per employee was $10,000 per quarter with a maximum claim of $7,000 per employee per quarter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible employers can include certain health plan expenses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loan-calculator\/employee-retention-credit-calculator\/\">calculation<\/a> of qualified wages. This includes both employer and employee contributions to health plans.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ea0f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ea0f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edf2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2edf2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I still apply for the ERC during the moratorium?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84338d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84338d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced a moratorium on processing new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. Businesses can still submit an ERC claim, but processing times will be longer, likely six months or more. The IRS will not review any new claims until at least January 1, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a83b66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a83b66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f1a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7f1a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get started with Swoop's business funding platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162accd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162accd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for sources of funding for your small business, look no further. Swoop will scan the market for the best business financing options and deliver them to you in minutes, allowing you to draw on ERC earlier through advance funding. <\/span>Check your financing options now:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c283c23 elementor-mobile-align-center bt-interest elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c283c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-tag=\"Hero Banner\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/us.swoopfunding.ca\/stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore funding options<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3165672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ERTC FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c6a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c6a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is also sometimes called the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). It provides a financial incentive to employers who continued to pay wages to employees despite facing economic hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some key questions and answers:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27b3b8 align-at-right uael-faq-box-layout-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"c27b3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-203' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-4418814\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-4418814 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-69e61dd37a6c1\">Who is eligible for the ERTC?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility criteria include businesses that saw a significant decline in gross receipts or experienced a government-mandated suspension of operations due to COVID-19.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-8c785e1\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-8c785e1 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-69e61dd37a716\">How is the ERTC calculated?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ERTC is calculated as a percentage of qualified wages paid to eligible employees. The percentage and limits can vary based on the time period and specific eligibility criteria.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-e61cea5\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-e61cea5 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-69e61dd37a747\">Is the ERTC a refundable credit?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the ERTC is a refundable tax credit. If the credit amount exceeds the employer's share of Social Security tax liability for a quarter, the excess can be treated as an overpayment and refunded.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-7f528fc\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-7f528fc uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-4-69e61dd37a773\">How do I apply for the ERTC?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to amend an Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return (Form 941) for a past year in order to claim the ERTC, you may do so using the Adjusted Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund (Form 941-X).<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-facf97f\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-facf97f uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-5-69e61dd37a79d\">How long is the ERTC available?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all quarters in 2020, the deadline to apply is April 15, 2024. For all quarters in 2021, the deadline is April 15, 2025.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-2b12eb5\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-2b12eb5 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-6-69e61dd37a7c6\">What is the deadline for filing my ERTC claim?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) dictated that an employer can no longer claim Employee Retention Credits (ERC) for wages that were paid after Sept. 30, 2021. However, you may be able to retroactively claim the credit if you apply by the following deadlines:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all quarters in 2020, the deadline to apply is April 15, 2024.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all quarters in 2021, the deadline is April 15, 2025.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-17ed898\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-17ed898 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-7-69e61dd37a7ef\">Can I get ERC if I received PPP?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, it is possible to receive with the Employee Retention Tax credit and a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program, but it is not possible to use the same wages to apply for both. For example, if you receive the ERC for the wages of a certain employee in a certain period, you cannot also receive a PPP loan to cover those same wages.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-b9e2cb0\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-b9e2cb0 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-8-69e61dd37a817\">Are freelancers eligible for ERC?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the IRS website, individual taxpayers who are not business owners and self-employed individuals who do not have employees are not eligible for the ERC. By most definitions, this would mean freelancers are not eligible.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-09868d4\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-09868d4 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-9-69e61dd37a840\">Can I still apply for the Employee Retention Credit in 2023?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the tax credit expired in September 2021, qualified businesses, companies, and employers can still file paperwork and retroactively receive claims for the Employee Retention Credit in 2023. To do so, business owners must file IRS Form 941-X which is used to make corrections to their originally filed Form 941s. However, this can only be done up to three years after they originally filed their payroll tax returns.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the IRS, \u201cFor purposes of the period of limitations, Forms 941 for a calendar year are considered filed on April 15 of the succeeding year if filed before that date.\u201d Therefore, Forms 941-X for eligible quarters in 2020 must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service by April 15, 2024. Similarly, the ERC deadline to claim ERC funds for eligible quarters in 2021 must be submitted by April 15, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-56333dc\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-56333dc uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-10-69e61dd37a86a\">How long does an ERC refund take?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, businesses could expect to receive their Employee Retention Credits within 2-3 months of filing. On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced a moratorium on processing new claims, in part to implement more detailed reviews. As a result, it is expected that the IRS will not review any new claims until at least January 1, 2024 and that processing times will likely be 180 days or more. Payouts for previously filed claims will continue, but at a slower pace.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-166a509\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-166a509 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-11-69e61dd37a893\">Do tips count as qualified wages?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, any wages for which you pay FICA tax count as qualified wages.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-049e368\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-049e368 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-12-69e61dd37a8bc\">Are part-time employee wages eligible for ERC?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, wages for both part-time and full-time workers qualify.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-fea7c5d\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-fea7c5d uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-13-69e61dd37a8e4\">Do I have to pay back the ERC tax credit?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, the Employee Retention Credit is a fully refundable tax credit that eligible employers claim against certain employment taxes. It is not a loan and does not have to be repaid.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-756fbb1\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-756fbb1 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-14-69e61dd37a90d\">Can you retroactively apply for the Employee Retention Credit?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Even though the tax credit expired in September 2021, qualified businesses can still apply for and receive the ERC in 2023. To do so, you must file IRS Form 941-X, which is used to make corrections to the Form 941 that was originally filed. This can be done up to three years after the originally filing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form 941-X for eligible quarters in 2020 must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service by April 15, 2024, and for eligible quarters in 2021, it must be submitted by April 15, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006efba elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_author_page\" data-id=\"006efba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_author_page.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n <div class=\"info-user-post\">\n \n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/author\/michael-david\/\" aria-label=\"Michael David\">\n <picture loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/michael-david.webp\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/michael-david.webp?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\">\n <\/picture>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <div class=\"inner-top\">\n <div class=\"info-top\">\n <div class=\"info-title\">\n <p>Written by<\/p>\n <p class=\"name-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/author\/michael-david\/\">Michael David<\/a><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"info-bottom\">\n <p>Michael David is a financial writer and former investment advisor. 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href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/invoice-factoring\/factoring-vs-discounting\/\">Invoice factoring vs. invoice discounting: What&#8217;s the difference? <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/invoice-finance\/\">Invoice finance <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/islamic-business-finance\/\">Islamic business finance <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/jan-pro\/\">Jan-Pro <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/jazzercise-franchise\/\">Jazzercise franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/jersey-mike\/\">Jersey Mike <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li 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Plus franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/pirtek-franchise\/\">Pirtek <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/pizza-hut\/\">Pizza Hut <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/popeyes\/\">Popeyes franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/purchase-order-financing\/\">Purchase order financing <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/quick-business-loans\/\">Quick business loans <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/re-max-franchise\/\">Re\/Max <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li 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href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/senior-debt\/\">Senior debt <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/servpro-franchise\/\">Servpro franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/short-term-loans\/\">Short-term business loans <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/signal\/\">Signal <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/signarama\/\">Signarama <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/small-business-loans\/\">Small business loans <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/smoothie-king\/\">Smoothie King <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/snap-on-tools\/\">Snap-on Tools <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/solar-equipment-financing-for-businesses\/\">Solar equipment financing for businesses <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/sports-clips\/\">Sports Clips <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/equipment-financing\/startup-equipment-finance\/\">Startup equipment finance <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/stratus-building-solutions-franchise\/\">Stratus Building Solutions franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/subordinated-debt\/\">Subordinated debt <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/subway-franchise\/\">Subway franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/supercar-finance\/\">Supercar finance <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/supply-chain-finance\/\">Supply chain finance <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/taco-bell-franchise\/\">Taco Bell franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li 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href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/transworld-business-advisors\/\">Transworld Business Advisors <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/tropical-smoothie-cafe\/\">Tropical Smoothie Caf\u00e9 <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/franchise-finance\/two-men-and-a-truck-franchise\/\">Two Men and a Truck franchise <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/collateral-for-business-loan\/\">Types of collateral you can use to secure a small business loan <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/business-loans\/ucc-loans\/\">UCC Loans: What They Are, How They Work, and Who Uses Them <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"hidden_li offscreen\">\n <a 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