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🫶No need to panic and DM your math friend, we've got this together! Employers are using stock options (ESOP), restricted stock units (RSUs), and employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) to attract top talent and boost retention. If you're an employer and you're not = HINT-HINT! 💡Stock options give you the right to buy company shares at a set price within a certain timeframe.  🎉Stock goes up, exercise options = game-changer! 💔Stock goes down, running out of time on options = monopoly money value Boooo to monopoly money and bad management! Types of these fancy named "financial instruments": ✅Non-qualified stock options (NQSOs): are more common but come with a possible bigger tax bite. ✅Restricted stock units (RSUs): shares that vest over time, meaning they're yours to keep if you stick around long enough.  ✅Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) nearly free money! buy discounted company stock, often at a 15% discount. Possibly rinse and repeat. Landmines to avoi...

The Employee Retention Credit or ERC, which is a generous stimulus program designed to bolster those businesses that were able to retain their employees during this challenging time. Due to the extremely complex tax code and qualifications, it is severely underutilized.  ERC QUALIFICATIONS While the general qualifications for the ERC program seem simple, the interpretation of each qualification is very complex. Our significant experience allows us to ensure we maximize any qualifications that may be available to your company. THERE'S STILL TIME! Your business has up to three years to amend previously filed payroll taxes for 2020 & 2021 and claim your ERC refund from the IRS. We will help you maximize your credit and discover how much you are qualified to receive. Qualifications: ✅ Must have at least 10 to 500 Full-Time W2 Employees ✅ Been in business since February 15th 2020 ✅ Business must be USA based ✅ Available to Profit and Non-Profit Businesses ✅ Qualify wi...

Employers may be eligible for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The ERC provides up to $5,000 in credits for each employee retained during a specified period of time. To qualify for the credit, employers must meet two criteria: 1. Employers must have been in business prior to February 15, 2020, and either have full or partial operations suspended due to governmental orders related to COVID-19 or experience a significant decline in gross receipts during a calendar quarter compared with the same quarter in 2019. 2. Employers must retain employees through December 31, 2022 and not reduce payroll costs below 90% of what was paid from March 13, 2020 to June 30, 2020. Employers who meet the qualifications for the ERC can apply during 2021 and 2022 for a credit worth up to 80% of qualified wages paid in each quarter, with a maximum credit of $10,000 per employee per year. The credit is available no matter how man...

   The employee retention credit (ERC) helps employers retain their employees and offset the cost of providing health care benefits during these difficult economic times. The ERC is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of qualified wages paid from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Qualified wages are limited to $10,000 for each employee for all calendar quarters. Eligible employers can claim the ERC on Form 941 when filing their quarterly employment tax returns. Employers must have experienced either:   • A full or partial suspension of operations due to an order from an appropriate governmental authority limiting commerce, travel or group meetings due to COVID-19; or • A significant decline in gross receipts compared to the same quarter in the prior year. To be eligible for the ERC, employers must claim an employer portion of Social Security tax on wages paid after March 12, 2020 and before January 1, 2021. The credit is available for both f...