Was Your Organization Impacted by the Pandemic and Related Public Health Restrictions?

If your organization suffered significant declines in revenue and/or was fully or partially shutdown by Government Mandates or Orders AND you continued to maintain payroll, it is very likely you will be eligible. Even if you received PPP loans or Shuttered Venue Grants.*

*Receiving PPP Forgiveness and/or Shuttered Venue loans does not disqualify your organization from eligibility for ERC. However, any wages that were forgiven or replaced cannot be used when calculating ERC eligibility and will be deducted from qualified wages.

There Are Two Pathways to Determining Eligibility for ERC:

1) A Significant Decline in Gross Receipts in any calendar quarter between April 2020 through September 2021* as compared to the same calendar quarter in 2019.

2) An impact of greater than 10% on a “More than Nominal Aspect of your Operations” **due to a Full or Partial Shutdown resulting from a Government Order or Mandate.*

*Some start -up businesses may be eligible for ERC in Q4 of 2021.

*More than Nominal” is defined as an aspect of your business that represented at least 10% of total receipts or total payroll service hours in a given quarter in 2019. To qualify using this criteria, your organization must experience a greater than 10% decline in corresponding quarters during the pandemic in those same aspects of your business as a result of a Government order or mandate.

Disclaimer:

While I am an expert in the Employee Retention Tax Credit program, I am not an expert in all of the Government Mandates specific to each State and how your specific organization was impacted. It is the Organization’s responsibility to provide evidence of closure or business disruption based on Government Mandates or Orders. Choosing to be closed or downsize out of an abundance of caution does not suffice, you must be able to reference relevant Orders and only wages paid during the impacted periods qualify for ERC consideration.

What People Are Saying

  • Keith Marks Executive Director Next Stage Arts Project

    "I was thrilled to work with Cynthia. She was able to explain the process and the program in a clear way. While we wait for the IRS approval of the funding to become available, I would say that the process was smooth, clear, and professional. If any organization is interested in exploring this as a possibility, I can't imagine anyone better to work with than Cynthia. When the money rolls in for our community organizations, I'm sure she will be deemed a saint."

  • Amy Howlett, President of Parks Place, January 2023

    “Cynthia Moore is a lifesaver. The board of our nonprofit, Parks Place, could not believe that a federal program involving the IRS and Employee Retention Credit could give us back what Covid took. Cynthia analyzed our 2020-2021 finances, filled out the paperwork, and turned our financial situation around. ”

  • Michael Bosworth, Board Treasurer, Vermont Independent Media

    “As the board Treasurer of Vermont Independent Media (publisher of The Commons and creator of the Media Mentoring Project), I have found Cynthia Moore's expertise (and patience) in helping us apply for federal Employee Retention Credits extremely helpful. Without her aid we would have found it quite challenging figuring out how to benefit financially from the complex program.”

  • Susan Parris, Executive Director, Brattleboro Area Hospice

    “Cynthia Moore's commitment to helping local nonprofits receive Earned Retention Credit funds from the IRS is commendable and generous. Cynthia was flexible, supportive and easy to work with. She has the experience and knowledge to do this work, and explains every step clearly for those of us without financial backgrounds. I am thrilled at the amount we will receive that can be used to directly support our services. I highly recommend working with Cynthia to apply for this government funding credit. “

  • Linda Huebner, Director Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center

    “I learned about the ERTC when it first became available, but couldn't find the time to figure out how to apply. Because I didn't want BEEC to miss out on this opportunity, I reached out to several professionals for help, only to be discouraged by exorbitant fees. Then I met Cynthia, who very quickly determined that BEEC was eligible and processed the paperwork with our team. She is professional, efficient, effective, and truly interested in helping her clients. “

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