The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC): What Small Businesses Need to Know
What Is It?
The ERC is a refundable and advanceable tax credit for small businesses based on the number of qualifying employees.
If eligible, businesses can claim the ERC for qualifying wages paid during March 13, 2020 – December 31, 2021.
This means the credit is available for wages paid in the following quarters:
2020 – Final few weeks of Q1. Fully for Q2, Q3, and Q4
2021 – All 4 quarters.