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Support for New Businesses: Expanding Employee Retention Tax Credit.

This act expands the Employee Retention Tax Credit to include new businesses that started operations after February 15, 2020. The goal is to support young enterprises in retaining jobs and surviving challenging times by offering them a refund on a portion of their wage costs. This means citizens working in such companies may have greater job security, and business owners receive financial relief.
Key points
New businesses that began operations after February 15, 2020, and meet specific criteria, can apply for the Employee Retention Tax Credit.
The credit is available for businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees in a given quarter and annual gross receipts below $1 million (with a phase-out above this amount).
The maximum amount of qualified wages that can be considered is $50,000 per quarter, for a maximum of two consecutive calendar quarters.
Businesses can elect to receive an advance payment of the credit, which can improve their cash flow.
The act also introduces measures to prevent fraudulent and abusive claims of this credit.
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Additional Information
Recovery Startup Assistance Act
Print number: S 551
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Process start date: 2021-03-02