To protect taxpayers from scams, IRS orders immediate stop to new Employee Retention Credit processing amid surge of questionable claims, concerns from tax pros and aggressive marketing to ineligible applicants, posing unacceptable risk to businesses and the tax system. The news releases describe the status of ERC claims processing and the warning signs of ERC scams, and the checklist contains if/then circumstances for determining ERC eligibility.
Please see the attached documents for more information:
IR-23-169 ERC Claim Processing