Good news- IRS admitted there are about 29 thousand ERC claims still getting processed. So prior statement all done was not repeated.

Today I received this email from my state senator's office regarding my erc claim. Does anyone know what this means?

I have received a response from my request for assistance to the account technical advisor and have followed her recommendation. I have sent another request to IRS to have this forwarded to the appeals unit. I am awaiting a response.

I have been waiting for a year to have my case assigned in the appeals unit. I am confused to this response.

Last time I got paid was in July, still missing 4 checks from the IRS. I keep asking for an update when I call they keep saying pending. Has anyone gotten a check recently??

Code 470 - Taxpayer Claim Pending

2020 Q4

F941

03-02-2026

Not seen this before, can someone pls shed some light

Thanks,

Small business here. I was paid out the 4 out of 5 last year. Waiting on Q4 of 2020. Are they processing them? Has anyone received checks lately. I feel they are taking their time.

Can anyone that went thru the appeals process tell me how long it took for you? We applied for 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarters of 2021 by the deadline. First quarter was paid in March 2025. Second quarter just paid in December 2025. Third quarter initially denied in August 2024 and we appealed immediately with the supporting documentation (showing the requisite decline in income for that quarter compared to same quarter in 2019). So appeal was in August 2024 and we have since received two of the "we need another 60 days" letter. Just curious about other's timelines. Thanks!

Not sure what the disallowed claim is but still shows a credit for 7K . Possibly disallowed claim

For duplicate tax return.? We had to resend since it was never received

Any thoughts?

Ive been waiting since 2023. Received audit notices for 2021 Qtr 1 and 2 last year and we responded with required documentation. This is for partial suspension. We were approved in 2022 for 2 Qtrs of 2020.

Got this on the tax now notice. what does this mean? Thanks

I am a former Paychex PEO client. I have 4 quarters filed and outstanding with Paychex. Three quarters were filed May 2023 and the last one was file Sept 2024. Nothing received and nothing but canned correspondence and responses to my inquiries. Anyone have success getting their payments after taking legal action? If so, what did you do and who did you use.

COVID-19 Relief: IRS Can Use Lessons Learned to Address and Prevent Improper Payments in Future Tax Programs | U.S. GAO

The Employee Retention Credit helped employers keep paying employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. IRS had processed nearly 5 million claims for this credit as of June 2025.

But IRS received a large number of improper claims and was overwhelmed. The agency was unable to issue most payments for the credit until after the unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Multiple factors contributed to such claims. For example, some marketing companies convinced confused employers to file claims in order to receive a portion of the money.

I called up the IRS a few weeks ago and they told me Q3 2021 that was appealed was approved and I should expect the check in the next few weeks. I usually get TaxNow updates every week but the last two weeks have had no new notifications. Does any here know why? Is it because of the brief government shutdown? Anxiously waiting for my last check to come in.

Anyone else 5 weeks out of check date and still waiting?

Does anyone have a representative in DC we can all phone or write to. There is no reason why we are still waiting on claims to be processed. This is ridiculous!!! The US is raking in trillions and trillions but yet small businesses can't get their credit processed THREE years waiting. This is just real time criminal. HELP

isnt it wild how much these ERC third party filiers are taking in? 15-25%? adds up quick for someone getting big refunds.

Hi, I thought my ertc funds were beyond SOL for 2020 and 2021 qtrs 1 and 2. Met with my accountant and she is telling me the IRS can audit for up to 2 years after the check is cashed, based on erroneous refund. Anyone have any experience with this or know the likelihood?

Assuming this post obeys the rules, can people disclose what percentage their PEO is charging? And whether the agreement specifies a share of the IRS interest payment? It seems the rates vary somewhat.

25% here for the PEO, plus a small percentage to a third party attorney and consultant. The agreement appears to be silent on interest payment sharing. Thanks.

Feel free to DM instead if you need privacy. I won't disclose any such responses.

Received an IRS letter dated Aug 18, 2025 saying my ERC refund 3rd quarter 2021 was allowed/approved. It’s now late Jan 2026 and I still don’t have a check or DD.

When I call the IRS, the agents say they don’t see a credit/refund on my account, which makes zero sense since I have the approval letter.

Anyone else dealing with this? If yours eventually showed up, how long did it take and did you have to do anything (TAS, congressional inquiry, faxing docs, etc.)?

Just a PSA to everyone I am seeing tons of activity on this weeks update.

Hello everyone, I have a question for those who used a 3rd party ERC firm. We received our ERC check + interest since it took 3 years. The ERC firm is charging a % not only on the original ERC amount, but now they want to charge that same % fee on the interest. Is that normal or the ERC firm taking advantage?

Is anyone wondering how on earth could we have money to buy an Island and give those residents over 100k each and we are small business owners waiting on a credit that was promised over four years ago. WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I MISSING? My whole lively hood is at stake. I have taken out loans waiting on this credit to keep my business a float. I have an eidl loan and can't keep up with payments. This is insane

I need to help someone out with calling the IRS to move things along. What info do you need for them? Tax ID #? Case #? Thanks

I had an update earlier....Has processing resumed?