Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

Best and Worst Practices in Nonprofit Finance
During AAFCPAs’ recent Nonprofit Educational Seminar (April 2023), leaders in our Managed Accounting & Advisory Solutions practice provided more than 400 attendees with a behind the scenes glimpse into some of the best and worst practices in nonprofit financial operations. The session included insight, thoughts, and recommendations from Joyce Ripianzi, CPA, Lauren M. Duplin, CPA, […]

IRS Halts ERC Claims and Urges Vigilance to Combat Fraud
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that, as of September 14, 2023, the IRS has ordered an immediate halt to new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims in an effort to curtail a surge in scams. This move is set to affect all businesses taking or thinking about taking credits. The moratorium extends through the […]

IRS Warns of Surge in Scams
AAFCPAs and AAF Wealth Management would like to make clients aware of the IRS’ recent warning that a surge of scam reports has hit its phishing@nullirs.gov account. The bureau has also noted a significant increase since the July 4th holiday. The most common scams reported include: The Economic Impact Payment. An economic impact scam is […]

Employee Retention Credit: Amend the Proper Return
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable pandemic-related tax credit for eligible employers who were fully or partially suspended due to a governmental order or who had a qualifying decline in gross receipts between March 2020 and September 2021 for comparable quarters. The credit may be claimed by filing an amended 941 for the […]

Tax Takeaways for Tax-exempt Organizations
During AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Seminar (April 2023), Joshua England, LLM, Esq. and Chris Consoletti, Esq. updated more than 400 attendees on the latest tax issues, laws, and procedures affecting tax-exempt organizations. In their presentation, they offered an overview of accomplishments made by the IRS last year and its objectives this year. They also discussed the Employee […]

IRS Issues Renewed Warning on Employee Retention Credit Claims
AAFCPAs reminds clients to remain vigilant of promoters providing misleading guidance as it relates to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a renewed warning urging people to carefully review ERC guidelines before claiming the credit. We continue to see third parties aggressively promoting ERC schemes on both the radio and […]

Schools Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit
AAFCPAs would like to remind independent schools of the availability of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The ERC provides significant refundable payroll tax credits to eligible employers for both the 2020 and 2021 tax years. It is not too late to submit a claim for the ERC! WHAT IS THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT? The ERC […]

Clients Having Success Reassessing Employee Retention Credit
Many of AAFCPAs’ clients are having success reassessing their eligibility for the Employee Retention Tax Credit. “IRS anticipates that approximately 70%-80% of small and medium businesses (as well as tens of thousands of charities) were good candidates for taking the ERC,” according to Forbes.com. “The reality is, to date the actual numbers of businesses and […]

Watch Now: Reassess Eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit
AAFCPAs’ Webinar: Reassess Eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit is now available OnDemand. This webinar was recorded live on June 28th, 2022 to provide clients with guidance on this widely misunderstood tax benefit. Businesses & Charities across the Country are Failing to Take Advantage of the ERC! “IRS anticipates that approximately 70%-80% of small and […]