The American Society of Journey Advisors is welcoming the introduction of the Worker Retention Tax Credit score Reinstatement Act by Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) within the U.S. Senate as we speak.
The laws would retroactively restore the ERTC for the fourth quarter of final yr.
The ERTC was created by the CARES Act and supplied a refundable tax credit score of as much as $7,000 per worker, per quarter for companies whose income has been lowered by at the very least 20 p.c as in comparison with 2019.
The ERTC was amended by the Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act, which moved up the ERTC’s expiration date by one quarter from December 31 to September 30, 2021. ASTA has been working to get this laws restoring the ERTC for the fourth quarter by means of Congress.
“ASTA strongly helps the Worker Retention Tax Credit score Reinstatement Act and commends Senators Hassan, Scott and all the unique cosponsors for his or her management and for recognizing that, for a lot of companies, the pandemic is way from over,” mentioned Zane Kerby, ASTA President & CEO. “We hope that Congressional management acknowledges this as properly and ensures that the following acceptable laws shifting by means of Congress incorporates this invoice. Journey businesses and others who proceed to be impacted by COVID have been relying on this help within the 4th quarter of 2021 as they labored to convey again furloughed employees and begin to rebuild their companies. With Paycheck Safety Program funds having lengthy since run dry and prospects for future aid unsure, the ERTC is the one recreation on the town for industries like journey that face a protracted COVID restoration window.”
ASTA members can use the grassroots portal to contact their legislators concerning the ERTC.
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