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6 Tips for Claiming the Employee Retention Credit
Have you applied for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)? If not, you may be missing out on a completely refundable tax credit to help your business bounce back from the pandemic. The ERC was created to reward businesses that kept employees on the payroll during the...
6 Tips for Claiming the Employee Retention Credit
Have you applied for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)? If not, you may be missing out on a completely refundable tax credit to help your business bounce back from the pandemic. The ERC was created to reward businesses that kept employees on the payroll during the...
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Easements and Employee Retention Credits
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IRS Tries to Further Limit ERC
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IRS Shifts Focus to Original
Landowners in Easement Disputes
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2023 IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas
Filing with confidence, backed by a team of experienced experts. Claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), Research & Development (R&D) Credit, and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) involves far more than just crunching numbers. Small and mid-sized...
Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting February 23-25, 2023
Filing with confidence, backed by a team of experienced experts. Claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and the Research & Development (R&D) Credit involves far more than just crunching numbers. Small and mid-sized business owners must navigate a complex...
Live Webinar: Fact vs. Fiction ERTC Payroll Tax Credit
Filing with confidence, backed by a team of experienced experts. Claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and theResearch & Development (R&D) Credit involves far more than just crunching numbers. Small and mid-sized business owners must navigate a complex...
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Can Startups Qualify for R&D Credits?
The Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit can be an excellent financial resource if your business is committed to innovating new or improved products, processes, technologies, or software. Unlike a tax deduction that reduces your taxable income, the R&D...
Employee Retention Credit FAQs
Since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the launch of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) in March 2020, there has been a bevy of questions about it. The program has proven confusing for business owners to figure out if they qualify at all. And if they do...
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Accounting For Employee Retention Credit [Guide]
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted both small and large businesses worldwide, including many in the United States. To help domestic companies cope with the financial impact of pandemic restrictions and continue to compete in a global economy, the U.S. government launched...
Are Owner Wages Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit?
Many companies - especially small businesses - were affected when COVID-19 hit the United States. A majority struggled to keep themselves and their employees afloat financially, which is one of the primary reasons the U.S. government stepped in with initiatives such...
Is the Employee Retention Credit Real?
Money for nothing? That sounds like some type of scam, and often, it is. Telemarketers, hackers and other individuals often contact unsuspecting targets offering some type of reward - simply for sharing some personal information. Although there are numerous scams of...
How to Protect Yourself From ERC Scams
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, which warns taxpayers about the most common tax-related scams. Although the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a legitimate tax credit established by the CARES Act of 2020, the ERC made...
Employee Retention Credit for Family Members: Detailed Guide
Some government benefit initiatives extend to members of a family. For example, some spouses or dependent children of service members or veterans qualify for benefits like healthcare, life insurance or education assistance to help pay for school or...
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[Explained] Nonrefundable Portion of Employee Retention Credit
Businesses that retained and paid employees during the COVID-19 pandemic may still qualify for tax refunds by claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). It's possible because there is still time to analyze payroll records for qualifying wages paid to employees in...
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How to Check F941 Refund [Find out]
There are many things more enjoyable than paying taxes, especially if you're a business owner. Failing to do so, however, can be costly and get you in a lot of trouble. Although some initiatives in 2020 and 2021 from the United States government were designed to help...