Judson Mallory Provides Insight on IRS ERC Moratorium Costs and How ERC Claims Collect Interest in The Playbook
July 22, 2024
The IRS’s efforts to address Employee Retention Credit (ERC) fraud could lead to billions in interest payments. Since the September 2023 moratorium, 60-70% of 2023 ERC applications were considered too high risk. However, the IRS plans to start processing “low risk” claims but will owe interest on these overpayments. The IRS is grappling with a backlog of 1.4 million claims, and the interest payments could reach up to $3.1 billion annually if half the claims are legitimate.
Wiggam Law Partner Judson Mallory highlighted the financial impact, noting interest rates around 7% could result in staggering payouts.
According to Mallory, business owners getting paid interest when they get their credit paid out is a silver lining to an extremely long delay.
“I suspect the unpaid claims could amount to billions of dollars based on the sheer amount of claims out there that have not been paid out,” Mallory said. “With the interest rates being what they are now, the IRS payouts could be staggering.”
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