Employee Retention Credit for Employers Affected by Qualified Disasters

Form 5884-A is used to figure the employee retention credit that an eligible employer who conducted an active trade or business in the Hurricane Harvey, Irma, or Maria disaster zones may claim. The credit is equal to 40 percent of qualified wages for each eligible employee (up to a maximum of $6,000 in qualified wages per employee). P.L. 115-63, section 503 was enacted 9-29-17 and is the authorizing statute for this collection.

The latest form for Employee Retention Credit for Employers Affected by Qualified Disasters expires 2021-09-30 and can be found here.