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Employee Retention Credits
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023
Employee Retention Credits  
Employee Retention Credits

Note 13. Employee Retention Credits

 

As a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) which authorized emergency loans to businesses by establishing, and providing funding for, forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP provided loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business.

 

In June 2021, the Company received forgiveness of its $3,034,000 PPP loan plus accrued interest by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The Company recognized the forgiveness as other income for the year ended May 31, 2022.

 

The CARES Act also provided an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50% of qualified wages paid, up to $10,000 per employee annually for wages paid. Additional relief provisions were passed by the United States government, which extended and expanded the qualified wage caps on these credits to 70% of qualified wages paid, up to $10,000 per employee per quarter, through September 30, 2021.

 

By notices dated January 9, 2023, the Department of Treasury notified Greystone of ERC credits awarded under the CARES Act in the total amount of $3,270,424 due to Greystone for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. Due to the subjectivity of the credit, the Company elected to account for the ERC as a gain analogizing to ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies. The Company recognized the amount as other income for the nine months ended February 28, 2023.

 

By notice dated March 27, 2023, the Department of Treasury notified Greystone of ERC credits awarded under the CARES Act in the total amount of approximately $1,641,000 due to Greystone for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Greystone will record these credits in March 2023, which is the point in which the uncertainty surrounding them is resolved and they become realizable.