ERC Services & Resources
Community Profit has identified and vetted tax professionals with demonstrated ERC expertise and proficiency. These qualified tax professionals are available to provide ERC program specific service offerings.
ERC Claim Preparation
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a payroll tax refund from the United States Treasury Department applicable to businesses who kept employees on payroll during the pandemic. The deadline to claim ERC for payroll taxes paid in 2021 is April 15, 2025.
A qualified Community Profit member and tax professional with demonstrated ERC claim preparation expertise will work with you to identify, calculate, and document your ERC payroll refund and ensure that your payroll refund meets IRS eligibility requirements.
The preparation of an ERC Claim includes:
Documentation & Interview
Your tax professional will guide you through a thirty minute working session and requrest certain documents be provided through a secure portal. Your tax professional will identify, analyze, calculate, and document the payroll refund amount you will receive from the IRS when you claim your ERC.
Amend Payroll Tax Returns
Your tax professional will prepare the documentation and help you file your Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Returns (Forms 941-X) for those quarters that you qualify to claim ERC.
IRS Refund Check
You will receive a refund check directly from the IRS. Your tax professional will not charge any up front fees to prepare your ERC claim.
ERC Claim Review
Many taxpayers have ERC questions regarding eligibility, withdrawing an ERC claim, the ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program, recordkeeping and scams.
A qualified Community Profit member and tax professional with demonstrated ERC claims expertise will examine your documentation and calculations prepared to claim benefits under the laws and regulations governing the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program, as defined under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and associated legislation.
An ERC Claim review includes:
Review of Financial Data
Your tax professional will review your financial statements and data to confirm gross receipts eligibility conclusions.
Video Conferencing
Your tax professional will host conference calls with you and your business managers to understand the impact of COVID-19 government orders on your company’s operations.
Research Government Orders
If applicable, your tax professional will research the government orders that were in place in jurisdictions relevant to your operations during the periods you claimed ERC.
Analyze Government Orders
Your tax professional will assess the measurable impact, if any, of government orders on your business operations.
Phase One ERC Report
Your tax professional will prepare a confidential Phase One Findings Report for your internal review. The report will include a financial analysis, government order analysis, and recommended next steps that may be required to reasonably claim or support benefits under the laws and regulations governing the ERC program.
ERC Claim Remediation
After completing an ERC Claims Review, additional steps may be required to reasonably claim benefits under the laws and regulations governing the ERC program.
A qualified Community Profit member and tax professional with demonstrated ERC claims expertise will examine and help remediate your documentation and calculations to claim benefits under the laws and regulations governing the ERC program.
ERC Claim Collection Services
The IRS has a backlog of over one million ERC claims. The IRS Commissioner asked Congress for more time to resume processing. A qualified Community Profit Member and tax professional with demonstrated ERC claims collection expertise will bring a civil suit against the IRS on your behalf and manage your tax dispute through to completion.
IRS Representation & Defense
Proposed legislation extends the IRS audit period for ERC claims to six years. Taxpayers seeking to avoid the hassle and expense of locating and hiring a tax attorney to defend ERC claims can proactively arrange for IRS representation and defense services, allowing them to focus on operating their businesses instead.
A qualified Community Profit Member and tax professional with demonstrated ERC specific IRS audit defense expertise will represent you through the IRS payroll tax audit process.