I took the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) does that matter?

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Yes, taxpayers are not allowed to “double dip” when it comes to tax credits. As such, any wages that were utilized in generating Employee Retention Credits are not allowable as qualified research expenses. The good news here is that the pool of affected wages will be small because the ERC allows for inclusion of R&D tax credit excluded line items such as health benefits and 401k payments. The basic equation is as follows:

ERC Impact Amount Calculation:

 

Quarterly ERC Wage Amount (for all qualified quarters) by Employee

Less:

ERC Health Care Cost Amount (for all qualified quarters) by Employee

Less:

401k Contribution Amount (for all qualified quarters) by Employee

Equals:

ERC Impact Amount by Employee

 

R&D Total Wage Amount Calculation:

 

W2 Box 1 Amount by Employee

Less:

ERC Impact Amount by Employee

Equals:

R&D Total Wage by Employee *

* This is the wage amount that you will input in GOAT.tax platform for each employee

 

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