ERC Action Center

Internal Revenue Service Building

In an effort to protect legitimate ERC claims, the HIRE Coalition is offering free Congressional Outreach services to assist taxpayers in communicating with their Senators and Representatives.

Each communication method below will connect you directly with your Member of Congress and provide you with an appropriate message.

The goal is to:

  • Ask your Senators and Representative to encourage the IRS to process all ERC claims as soon as possible.
  • Inform Members of Congress about ongoing ERC processing delays and associated issues in their states and districts.
National Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report to Congress 2024

#1 Most Serious Problem Encountered by Taxpayers: Employee Retention Credit

The National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Annual Report to Congress (), lists the ERC as the #1 most serious problem encountered by taxpayers. The NTA devotes 17 pages to the ERC, citing IRS decisions that led to a backlog of 1.2 million claims and a large number of erroneous denials based on faulty, undisclosed risk analytics. Among several recommendations, the NTA calls on the IRS to process all claims made prior to by , and all remaining claims by .

ERC Backlog Report

The backlog of unprocessed ERC claims is currently over one million. Through our ERC Backlog Report, HIRE endeavors to uncover the scale of unprocessed ERC claims in each state and Congressional district. The report is a work in progress as we collect data from across the country.


Find out how many ERC claims are pending in your state or Congressional district:

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For more information on the report, .