Disaster Zone Employee Retention Credit

The Disaster Employee Retention Tax Credit is a federal income tax credit designed to encourage employers to retain affected employees after any of the 59 eligible 2018-2020 natural disasters in 28 states and territories across the US.

This is not the Federal Employee Retention Credit! This is a separate credit of up to $2,400 per employee for employers impacted by major disasters (hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms, etc.) and continues to pay employees.

WHAT IS THE DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT (ERC)?

• This credit is worth up to $2,400 per qualified employee and offsets your business’s federal income tax liability.
• Eligible businesses qualify for continuing to pay their employees during the time frame during which the business was impacted by the disaster.
• The credit allows qualified wages to be paid up to 150 days after the end of the disaster incident date.
• Eligible Businesses are those with a principal address or worksite location in one of the affected disaster counties, which were adversely impacted by the disaster and retained employees during the impact period.

WAS YOUR BUSINESS AFFECTED BY A FEDERAL DISASTER?

Alabama

2018 Alabama Severe Storms and Tornadoes (DR-4362) 

2019: Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes (DR-4419)

2020: Alabama Hurricane Sally (DR-4563-AL)

2020: Alabama Hurricane Zeta (DR-4573-AL)

American Samoa

2018: American Samoa Tropical Storm Gita (DR-4357) 

Arkansas

2019: Arkansas Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4441)

California

2018: California Wildfires and High Winds (DR-4382)

2018: California Wildfires (DR-4407)

2020: California Wildfires (DR-4558-CA)

2020: California Wildfires (DR-4569-CA)

Florida

2018: Florida Hurricane Michael (DR-4399)

2020: Florida Hurricane Sally (DR-4564-FL)

Georgia

2018: Georgia Hurricane Michael (DR-4400)

Hawaii

2018: Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4365)

2018: Hawaii Kilauea Volcanic Eruption and Earthquakes (DR-4366)

Indiana

2018: Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4362) 

Iowa

2019: Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4421)

2020: Iowa Severe Storms (DR-4557-IA)\

Louisiana

2020: Louisiana Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA)

2020: Louisiana Hurricane Delta (DR-4570-LA)

2020: Louisiana Hurricane Zeta (DR-4577-LA)

Michigan

2020: Michigan Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4547-MI)

Mississippi

2019: Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding (DR-4429)

2020: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4536-MS)

2020: Mississippi Hurricane Zeta (DR-4576-MS)

Missouri

2019: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4451)

Nebraska

2019: Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4420)

North Carolina

2020 North Carolina Tornadoes and Severe Storms (DR-4364) 

2018: North Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4393)

Northern Mariana Islands

2018: Northern Mariana Islands Typhoon Mangkhut (DR-4396)

Ohio

2019: Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide (DR-4447)

Oklahoma

2019: Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4438)

Oregon

2020: Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (DR-4519-OR)

2020: Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds (DR-4562-OR)

Puerto Rico

2020: Puerto Rico Earthquakes (DR-4473-PR)

2020: Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Isaias (DR-4560-PR)

2020: Puerto Rico Severe Storm And Flooding (DR-4571-PR)

South Carolina

2018: South Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4394)

2020: South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds (DR-4542-SC)

South Dakota

2019: South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding (DR-4440) 

2019: South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4469)

Tennessee

2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4476-TN)

2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4541-TN)

Nebraska

2019: Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4420)

North Carolina

2020 North Carolina Tornadoes and Severe Storms (DR-4364) 

2018: North Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4393)

Northern Mariana Islands

2018: Northern Mariana Islands Typhoon Mangkhut (DR-4396)

Ohio

2019: Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide (DR-4447)

Oklahoma

2019: Oklahoma Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4438)

Oregon

2020: Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (DR-4519-OR)

2020: Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds (DR-4562-OR)

Puerto Rico

2020: Puerto Rico Earthquakes (DR-4473-PR)

2020: Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Isaias (DR-4560-PR)

2020: Puerto Rico Severe Storm And Flooding (DR-4571-PR)

South Carolina

2018: South Carolina Hurricane Florence (DR-4394)

2020: South Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds (DR-4542-SC)

South Dakota

2019: South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding (DR-4440) 

2019: South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-4469)

Tennessee

2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4476-TN)

2020: Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4541-TN)

Texas

2018: Texas Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4377)

2019: Texas Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-4454)

2019: Texas Tropical Storm Imelda (DR-4466)

Utah

2020: Utah Earthquake And Aftershocks (DR-4548-UT)

Wisconsin

2018: Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4402)

Northern Mariana Islands

2018: Northern Mariana Islands Super Typhoon Yutu (DR-4404)