Pennsylvania Law Firm Sues US Over ERC Tax Credit Claim Delay

Aug. 9, 2024, 6:03 PM UTC

Ostroff Injury Law PC sued the US government alleging its delay in processing the law firm’s employee retention credit claim threatens to further derail a business already shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The law firm seeks to recover its delayed $790,000 ERC credit, according to the lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday.

The ERC, which was created during the Covid-19 pandemic, incentivized companies to keep employees on the payroll with a tax credit, but the IRS stopped processing new claims in September 2023. The IRS told a federal court in June ...

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