This class will provide an update on the law pertaining to the COVID-19 employee retention credit due to the issuance of Notice 2021-49. Topics to be discussed will include, but not limited to, issues for shareholders and their families and the recovery start-up credit.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the basic mechanism of the employee retention credit.
  • Describe how Notice 2021-49 further clarifies the IRS’s positions on the employee retention credit.
  • Explain how a business can qualify as a recovery start-up business and the §162 rules that apply to that determination.
  • Explain the business owner qualification issues and how to address prior treatment inconsistent with Notice 2021-49.

Education Information

IRS Program Number: NMVBP-T-00197-21-O

Length: 100 minutes plus optional question-and-answer session (no CE)

Prerequisite: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: Online Group/Internet Based Webinar 

Field of Study: Federal Tax (IRS);

Credit hours: 2 CPE/CE

All continuing education credit is provided through Gregory & Associates, Inc. which is doing business as Compass Tax Educators.  See below for more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints or refunds, or contact Sherrill Trovato, EA, USTCP, President of Gregory & Associates, Inc., at 714.777.9359.  There are no prerequisites or advanced preparation required for this webinar.  

IRS Provider Number: NMVBP This webinar has been designed by Gregory & Associates, Inc. to meet the requirements of the IRS Return Preparer Office, including sections 10.6 and 10.9 of Department of Treasury's Circular No. 230.  This does not constitute an endorsement by the IRS RPO.

Webinar Policies, Refunds, Cancellations: 

IRS CE credits are available on the on-demand webinars only by receiving a passing score of 70% on the quiz that is available to you after completion of the on-demand webinar.  The quiz must be completed within 3 months of the date the on-demand webinar is purchased to qualify for IRS CE credit.  Upon completion of the quiz, send an email to [email protected] with your name and PTIN if you wish to have IRS CE credit uploaded on your behalf and your PTIN doesn't appear on the certificate.

Compass Tax Educators provides high quality instruction and content.  There are no refunds for the purchase of on-demand webinars, but if you experience technical difficulties while viewing a webinar, contact us to resolve the issue.

If you have any questions regarding our refund policy, or any other administrative policy, please contact Sherrill Trovato, EA, USTCP at 714.777.9359 or Geri Bowman, CPA, EA, USTCP at 330.628.0415.



About the instructor

EA CTP USTCP Thomas Gorczynski

INSTRUCTOR THOMAS A. GORCZYNSKI, EA, CTP, USTCP is the Senior Tax Consultant at Gorczynski & Associates, LLC in Phoenix, AZ.  He is an enrolled agent, a Certified Tax Planner, a Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute (NTPI), and was admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court in 2015. He earned a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His firm specializes in tax preparation for small business owners and individuals with foreign income and asset reporting requirements, tax controversy representation, and advanced tax planning strategies.  Tom is a nationally-known speaker on tax law and procedure and has spoken for the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), the California Society of Enrolled Agents Super Seminars, and other national, state, and local organizations.  He also is a skilled technical writer on tax law and strategy and published in EA Journal. 

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