The IRS provided additional guidance for the Employee Retention Credit for the first two quarter of 2021. The IRS notice addresses some of the changes from 2020 Employee Retention Credit.
From the Journal of Accountancy’s article, “… As a result of the changes made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, eligible employers can claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security tax equal to 70% of the qualified wages they pay to employees after Dec. 31, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Qualified wages are limited to $10,000 per employee per calendar quarter in 2021. The maximum ERC available is $7,000 per employee per calendar quarter, for a total of $14,000 for the first two calendar quarters of 2021.
Employers can access the ERC for the first and second calendar quarters of 2021 before filing their employment tax returns by reducing employment tax deposits. Small eligible employers can request advance payment of the credit (subject to limits) on Form 7200, Advance Payment of Employer Credits Due to COVID-19, after first reducing their employment tax deposits. After the change in the law, advances are not available for employers with 500 or more employees in 2021.”
Notice 2021-23 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-21-23.pdf
Link Journal of Accountancy – https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/apr/how-to-claim-employee-retention-credit-2021.html
