--- title: New FAQs Issued for Paid Employee Leave Tax Credits description: The IRS released new FAQs about tax credits for employers who voluntarily provide paid employee leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/FAQ%20ee%20leave%20B.jpg --- ![New FAQs Issued for Paid Employee Leave Tax Credits](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/FAQ%20ee%20leave%20B.jpg) # New FAQs Issued for Paid Employee Leave Tax Credits - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - New FAQs Issued for Paid Employee Leave Tax Credits [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 06/25/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/new-faqs-issued-for-paid-employee-leave-tax-credits#postComment) *.5 minute read* The IRS released [new FAQs](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-credits-for-paid-leave-under-the-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021-for-leave-after-march-31-2021) about tax credits for employers who voluntarily provide paid employee leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The paid sick and family leave requirements expired under FFCRA on December 31, 2020, but the American Rescue Plan (ARP) extended the tax credits through September 30, 2021. There are 123 [new FAQs](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-credits-for-paid-leave-under-the-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021-for-leave-after-march-31-2021) which include topics like how to claim tax credits, how to file for and calculate credit amounts, and how to receive advance payments and refunds. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-irs-new-faws-paid-sick-family-leave-tax-credits.pdf) for more details.   *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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