DO I QUALIFY FOR A $26,000 ERC TAX CREDIT PER EMPLOYEE AS AN EMPLOYER?
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) is an economic recovery program created by the CARES Act strictly for business owners who have employees.
About The ERC Program
What is the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)?
ERC is a stimulus program designed to help those businesses that were able to retain their employees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Established by the CARES Act, it is a refundable tax credit – that you can claim for your business. The ERC is available to both small and mid-sized businesses. It is based on qualified wages and healthcare paid to employees.
Up to $26,000 per employee
Available for 2020 and the first 3 quarters of 2021
Qualify with decreased revenue or COVID event
ERC is a refundable tax credit
How much money can you get back?
You can claim up to $5,000 per employee for 2020. For 2021, the credit can be up to $7,000 per employee per quarter.
How do you know if your business is eligible?
To qualify, your business must have been negatively impacted in either of the following ways:
A government authority required partial or full shutdown of your business during 2020 or 2021. This includes your operations being limited by commerce, inability to travel or restrictions of group meetings.
Gross receipt reduction criteria is different for 2020 and 2021, but is measured against the current quarter as compared to 2019 pre-COVID amounts.
A business can be eligible for one quarter and not another.
Initially, under the CARES Act of 2020, businesses were not able to qualify for the ERC if they had already received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. With new legislation in 2021, employers are now eligible for both programs. The ERC, though, cannot apply to the same wages as the ones for PPP.
Statistics
Our Results
23,570
Businesses Enrolled
$4,164,600,400
Credits Recovered
474,249
Employees Qualified
Frequently Asked Questions
The program began on March 13th, 2020 and ends on September 30, 2021, for eligible employers.
You can apply for refunds for 2020 and 2021 after December 31st of this year, into 2022 and 2023. And potentially beyond then too.
We have clients who received refunds only, and others that, in addition to refunds, also qualified to continue receiving ERC in every payroll they process through December 31, 2021, at about 30% of their payroll cost.
We have clients who have received refunds from $100,000 to $6 million.
Yes. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, businesses can now qualify for the ERC even if they already received a PPP loan. Note, though, that the ERC will only apply to wages not used for the PPP.
Your business qualifies for the ERC, if it falls under one of the following:
- A government authority required partial or full shutdown of your business during 2020 or 2021. This includes your operations being limited by commerce, inability to travel or restrictions of group meetings.
- Gross receipt reduction criteria is different for 2020 and 2021, but is measured against the current quarter as compared to 2019 pre-COVID amounts.
Yes. To qualify, your business must meet either one of the following criteria:
- Experienced a decline in gross receipts by 20%, or
- Had to change business operations due to government orders
Many items are considered as changes in business operations, including shifts in job roles and the purchase of extra protective equipment.
Testimonials
Bottom Line Concepts has been helping us identify cost savings in a number of different areas and in a short amount of time has already identified six figure savings. Their staff members have been great to work with and have made the process seamless and easy, requiring only a limited amount of time and energy from our internal staff to manage the process. They have been a great partner of the Boston Red Sox and we are very pleased with their services.
BOSTON REDSOX
The Government Programs that are part of the Cares Act can be very daunting and confusing to understand. Our franchisees were getting a lot of mixed messages and we were looking for a firm that could help educate them and guide them through the process. Bottom Line was extremely patient and diligent working individually with most of our franchisees to maximize their money during the pandemic. They were a great partner and we look forward to a long-lasting relationship.
TRAVIS MELLISH
The Government Programs that are part of the Cares Act can be very daunting and confusing to understand. Our franchisees were getting a lot of mixed messages and we were looking for a firm that could help educate them and guide them through the process. Bottom Line was extremely patient and diligent working individually with most of our franchisees to maximize their money during the pandemic. They were a great partner and we look forward to a long-lasting relationship.
DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC.
We have worked with Bottom Line on a number of savings and refunds projects. Each of their programs required very little time and effort on our side, while delivering great results. Their team has always been courteous and attentive to our needs. Whenever we have needed something, they have gotten back to us right away. After all these years of working with them, we’re happy that we hired them.
NOBU RESTAURANTS
We engaged the services of Bottom Line to assist us squeeze savings out of certain expense items – and they were successful in areas where we had no such awareness. While they scoured for additional savings opportunities, we initiated a major restructuring – and Bottom Line was both flexible and understanding of the impact that had on some of the savings’ opportunities that they were approaching. I highly recommend their services.
KENNETH P. WEST, CFO
GNC started their partnership with Bottom Line Concepts in late 2019 with a simple call from the CEO and founder of the company, Josh Fox. The staff at Bottom Line Concepts made the contract and onboarding process easy. Since late 2019, Bottom Line Concepts has been able to recover a substantial amount of unclaimed property for GNC. GNC continues to explore additional opportunities with Bottom Line Concepts and I would like to thank them for their efforts and great partnership.
GNC HOLDINGS, LLC
When my firm invests in companies, we do our best internally to help those companies grow and become more profitable. We discovered that collaborating with Bottom Line enhanced that process for us. Each dollar saved, allows us to show a higher return to our investors over time. Bottom Line has worked with us on a number of our portfolio companies, in addition to our own internal costs. We continue to be impressed by the innovative ideas they share with us.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
We engaged Bottom Line Concepts to take an independent look at a few of our expense categories. In certain areas, we were pleased with the steps we had taken internally to achieve some level of cost savings on our own. In other areas, Bottom Line Concepts opened our eyes to creative solutions we never could have envisioned on our own. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the efforts, and more importantly the results obtained by Bottom Line Concepts in working with Rolex. It is safe to say that their dedication, professionalism and most importantly the results obtained exceeded our expectations.
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ERC is a stimulus program designed to help those businesses that were able to retain their employees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Up to $26,000 per employee
Available for 2020 and 3 quarters of 2021
Qualify with decreased revenue or COVID event
Please schedule a call with one of our ERC Advisors to learn more about the ERC Program and determine eligibility.
Bottom Line Concepts has been an amazing partner who has helped with cost savings as well as tracking down funds which belong to us. Even with our thorough review of vendors and relationships they have been able to shed light in areas where we thought we could not improve any further. They have an extremely professional and reliable team that is always ready to help. Looking forward to building the relationship further and finding additional cost savings.
AUDEMARS PIGUET DANIEL GRGORINIC, FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR