Tom Cullinan, a former IRS official now with Chamberlain Hrdlicka, discusses the basics of the employee retention credit, the recent rise in misleading promotions and fraudulent ERC claims, and the IRS’s response.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

Employee Retention Credit a ‘Great Concern’ for IRS, Werfel Says
IRS May Face Constraints in Quest to Curb ERC Abuse
W&M Panel Considers Amnesty for Fraudulent ERC Payments
Werfel Drops Hint, Seeks Early End to Employee Retention Credit
IRS Zeroes In on Erroneous Employee Retention Credit Claims
IRS Hard Line on ERC Eligibility Earns Kudos From Tax Pros
Payroll Companies Likely Contributing to Mistaken ERC Claims

In our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Naomita Yadav, a partner at Withers in San Francisco, chats about her Tax Notes piece, “Sparing No One: Cross-Border Taxation of Globally Mobile Individuals,” the second in a two-part series.

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Host: David D. Stewart
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The Employee Retention Credit: Scams and Successes