The IRS has clarified that, under section 206(c) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, an employer that is eligible for the employee retention credit (ERC) can claim the ERC even if the employer received a Small Business Interruption Loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Accordingly, eligible employers can claim ERS on any qualified wages that are not counted as payroll costs in obtaining PPP loan forgiveness. However, any wages that could count toward eligibility for ERC or PPP loan forgiveness can be applied to wither of these programs, but not both.
Further, if […]