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Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit under Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

02 Mar 2021 8:13 AM | Anonymous

Notice 2021-20 provides guidance on the employee retention credit provided under Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as amended by section 206 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, for qualified wages paid after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021. This notice is to provide employers with information about how to determine their eligibility to receive the employee retention credit, largely incorporating the concepts set forth in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted on the IRS website and answering additional questions related to changes made by the Relief Act not addressed in the FAQs.

Notice 2021-20 will appear in IRB 2021-11, dated March 15, 2021.


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