PatriciaV
Employee Tax Expert

Business & farm

According to the IRS Instructions for Form 8881, the Small Employer Auto-Enrollment Credit is $500 for the first tax year that an eligible employer first includes an eligible automatic contribution arrangement (as defined in section 414(w)(3)) in a qualified employer plan. 

 

Based on this definition, each business would submit Form 8881 in order to claim the credit for that business. TurboTax automatically enters $500 on Line 9 if you check the Yes box to indicate an auto-enrollment option was provided. You cannot override that amount.

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