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Business, Covid-19, Employment Tax, Paycheck Protection Plan, Tax

UPDATED COVID-19 RELIEF – Employee Retention Tax Credits

Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020 (the “Act”), significant changes were made the employee retention tax credit (“ERC”) enacted under the CARES Act.   Originally, companies were forced to choose between receiving a PPP loan or taking the ERC.  As a result, the

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Covid-19, Employment Tax, General

All About the Payroll Tax Holiday

President Trump announced four executive orders on Saturday, August 8th, 2020. One of the Orders included a payroll tax holiday that will start September 1st, and go through December 31st, 2020. The President directed the Secretary of the Treasury to defer the withholding deposit, and payment of Social Security taxes. Typically, employees and employers each