While the IRS continues its expansive efforts to deny of improper Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, intensifying audits and pursuing civil and criminal investigations of potential fraud and abuse, there are several options that may still be available for those businesses who wish to resolve these matters to avoid these possible consequences. Recently, the IRS announced the details of a second employee retention credit Voluntary Disclosure program (ERC-VDP) for employers who claimed and received an ERC refund for a tax period in 2021 but were not eligible. Like the first ERC-VDP, the program will […]
