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2023's Most Frequently Asked Questions: Employee Retention Credit and ERC Benefits

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The past few years have seen challenging times for small businesses due to the emergence of Covid19 pandemic. Several companies were impacted by these times severely, and many were forced to shut down as they could no longer afford their employees' payroll and other operational expenses. Thus the government introduced the Employee Retention Credit scheme as a relief program to help small-scale businesses sustain their operations. Several companies in the USA have already enjoyed the ERC benefits , and many are still working on claiming this credit from the government to get back on their feet. Many questions arise as businesses are still eligible to apply for this ERC credit in the year 2023. Today, here we will try to answer most of the fundamental Frequently Asked Questions that will help you easily claim ERC credit. Read on to learn more about it. What exactly is the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program? The Government established the Employee Retention Credit as a Coronaviru

ERC Qualifications - What Wages Do Qualify?

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It can be challenging for any business to figure out ERC qualifications independently. However, they must understand the criteria that they must meet to receive Employee Retention Credit and assess the wages that qualify for it.  According to the IRS, the qualified wages will be those that an employer will pay its employees as compensation. It can also include healthcare coverage paid by the employer to its employees.  Double dipping, sometimes called tax provision, will not qualify for ERC requirements. Additionally, qualified group insurance premiums and other qualifying production activity payments will be a part of qualified wages.  The qualified wages for ERC in 2023 The wages paid to employees by employers qualified for the tax cut will be qualifying wages. The amounts you pay as Contributions to employee healthcare programs will be a part of qualified wages.  The amount of ERC credit available to a business depends entirely on how many full-time employees it has. Large business