Disaster Recovery Tax Credits

Federal income tax credit for 59 eligible

2018-2020 natural disasters in 28 states

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ERC ASSESSMENT

The Disaster Employee Retention Tax Credit is a federal income tax credit designed to encourage employers to retain affected employees after any of the 59 eligible 2018-2020 natural disasters in 28 states and territories across the US.


WHAT IS THE DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT (ERC)?



  • This credit is worth up to $2,400 per qualified employee and offsets your business’s federal income tax liability.


  • Eligible businesses qualify for continuing to pay their employees during the time-frame that the business was impacted by the disaster.


  • The credit allows qualified wages paid up to 150 days after the end of the disaster incident date.


  • Eligible Businesses are those with a principal address or worksite location in one of the affected disaster counties, impacted adversely by the disaster, and retained employees during the impact period.

CASE STUDY:
HURRICANE FLORENCE

  • Restaurant with 5 Locations
  • Affected 11 DAYS
  • Damage Categories: Revenue, Deliveries
  • Operational Interruption, Structural Damage


$74,000 CREDIT


$2,400

PER W-2

EMPLOYEE MAX

59

DECLARED DISASTERS

20 YEARS

 TO CARRY

CREDIT FORWARD

WAS YOUR BUSINESS AFFECTED BY A FEDERAL DISASTER?

  • Alabama

    2018 Alabama Severe Storms and Tornadoes (DR-4362) 

    2019: Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes (DR-4419)

    2020: Alabama Hurricane Sally (DR-4563-AL)

    2020: Alabama Hurricane Zeta (DR-4573-AL)

  • American Samoa

    2018: American Samoa Tropical Storm Gita (DR-4357) 

  • Arkansas

    2019: Arkansas Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4441)

  • California

    2018: California Wildfires and High Winds (DR-4382)

    2018: California Wildfires (DR-4407)

    2020: California Wildfires (DR-4558-CA)

    2020: California Wildfires (DR-4569-CA)

  • Florida

    2018: Florida Hurricane Michael (DR-4399)

    2020: Florida Hurricane Sally (DR-4564-FL)

  • Georgia

    2018: Georgia Hurricane Michael (DR-4400)

  • Hawaii

    2018: Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4365)

    2018: Hawaii Kilauea Volcanic Eruption and Earthquakes (DR-4366)

  • Indiana

    2018: Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4362) 

  • Iowa

    2019: Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4421)

    2020: Iowa Severe Storms (DR-4557-IA)\

  • Louisiana

    2020: Louisiana Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA)

    2020: Louisiana Hurricane Delta (DR-4570-LA)

    2020: Louisiana Hurricane Zeta (DR-4577-LA)

  • Michigan

    2020: Michigan Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4547-MI)

  • Mississippi

    2019: Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding (DR-4429)

    2020: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4536-MS)

    2020: Mississippi Hurricane Zeta (DR-4576-MS)

  • Missouri

    2019: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4451)

  • Nebraska

    2019: Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4420)

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina Tornadoes and Severe Storms (DR-4364) 

    2018: North Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4393)

  • Northern Mariana Islands

    2018: Northern Mariana Islands Typhoon Mangkhut (DR-4396)

  • Ohio

    2019: Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide (DR-4447)

  • Oklahoma

    2019: Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4438)

  • Oregon

    2020: Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (DR-4519-OR)

    2020: Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds (DR-4562-OR)

  • Puerto Rico

    2020: Puerto Rico Earthquakes (DR-4473-PR)

    2020: Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Isaias (DR-4560-PR)

    2020: Puerto Rico Severe Storm And Flooding (DR-4571-PR)

  • South Carolina

    2018: South Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4394)

    2020: South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds (DR-4542-SC)


  • South Dakota

    2019: South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding (DR-4440) 

    2019: South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4469)

  • Tennessee

    2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4476-TN)

    2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4541-TN)

  • Texas

    2018: Texas Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4377)

    2019: Texas Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4454)

    2019: Texas Tropical Storm Imelda (DR-4466)

  • Utah

    2020: Utah Earthquake And Aftershocks (DR-4548-UT)

  • Wisconsin

    2018: Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4402)

  • Yutu

    2018: Northern Mariana Islands Super Typhoon Yutu (DR-4404)

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Garrett Gregory, Esq., LL.M.

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Serving as Senior Attorney at the Office of Chief Counsel (IRS) for thirteen years, Gregory brings a wealth of tax compliance knowledge to OnCentive, furthering the firm’s commitment to providing the most compliant tax credit solutions and services to the market.

"Before accepting a role with OnCentive, I reviewed their policies and procedures regarding COVID-19 Employee Retention Credit (ERC), IRS inquiries, and audit oversight and found that our standards on compliance and service aligned. I am excited to join a consultancy that is committed to maintaining the highest standards in the industry and delivering exceptional service."

Garrett Gregory

Special Counsel For Tax Compliance

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It’s not too late to recover this credit for your business.

Disaster Credits can be filed for up to three years from your last tax filing.


A 15-minute call can qualify your business for lucrative credits.

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WHAT'S A TAX CREDIT?

Tax credits are a powerful tool that can help you reduce your taxable income and directly impact your annual tax bill. A dollar-for-dollar reduction of the income tax you owe, a tax credit can reduce the amount of tax you owe or increase your tax refund. They also differ from deductions and exemptions.


How It Works: The OnCentive Process

1. Schedule Time With Us

Schedule a no-cost, risk-free consultation with an OnCentive Expert.

2. Get Matched With Credits

OnCentive experts run the necessary calculations and get you matched with the maximum credits your business qualifies for.

3. Get Your Money Back

OnCentives processes, calculate, and files for your credits and you receive the benefit, which oftentimes results in cash refund.