Amidst guidance surrounding the CARES Act and other COVID-19 legislation, it’s important to note additional limitations on the qualified wages used for calculating the Employee Retention Credit. One of these is the exclusion of wages paid to related individuals, as defined in Section 51(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Wages of individuals excluded from qualified wages would be those with the following relationship to the employer, if the employer is:
Any of the above (listed under individual) who are related to an individual owning (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of outstanding stock
3) An entity other than a corporation:
Any of the above (listed under individual) who are related to an individual owning (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of the capital and profits interests
4) An estate or trust:
Grantor, beneficiary or fiduciary
Any of the above (listed under individual) who are related to an individual who is a grantor, beneficiary or fiduciary
Please contact your Schneider Downs tax advisor if you have any questions or would like to discuss the provisions of the CARES Act and or the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and visit our coronavirus resource page for related content.
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