Employee Retention Credit Questionnaire

1.Company name
2.Company contact
3.Email address
4.Were you operating a trade or business in 2020 and 2019?
5.Please provide gross receipts by quarter for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Please use the same accounting method to determine gross receipts as is used for income tax filings (ie: accrual vs. cash basis, etc).  Include estimates for any quarters if actual data is not available.
6.What was your total number of full-time employees during calendar year 2019?
(Any employee averaging over 30 hours/week)
7.What was your total number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) in 2019, as described in the employee retention credit guidance?
(The total number of hours worked by part-time employees for a month divided by 120)
8.If yes, please provide a quarter by quarter description of the business operation impacts.
9.Are you aware of a government order from a federal, state or local government or governmental agency that has impacted how your business conducts its operations?
10.Have your operations been fully or partially suspended due to a government order enacted in response to the pandemic?  

Please consider the following factors when determining this:
  • Full or partial closure of business operations, branches, locations, etc
  • Transition to remote workforce
  • Unexpected additional expenses such as sanitation, personal protective equipment, additional security, etc.
  • Limited operating hours due to curfews
  • Decreased demand/orders as a direct result of COVID-19
  • Business interruption insurance claims
  • Supply chain interruption or disruption for your suppliers
  • COVID-19 exposure and testing interruption
  • School closures impacting workforce availability
11.How have your operations changed since COVID-19 began in March 2020?
12.Did you receive a Round 1 and/or Round 2 PPP Loan?
13.If yes, please provide the following:
14.Did you receive any other grants during 2020 or 2021 that were used to pay wages?
15.Did you receive any other wage related credits in 2020 or 2021 (ie: FFCRA, WOTC, etc)?