
In April 2023, the IRS reported a 941-X backlog of 1 Million 941-X returns. The 941-X is the tax return used to claim the Employee Retention Credit and the IRS cites the heightened awareness of the ERC program and the fact that the return must be filed on paper as the reasons for the backlog.
As of June 1, 2023, the IRS reported a reduced 941-X inventory of 740k which is a remarkable downward trend which will lead to faster turnaround time for ERC processing.