Records for Self-Employed sick and family Leave credit

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Being self-employed with multiple clients, am I required to request documentation from each of my clients regarding eligibility for the credits? Hopefully not! Would documentation on closers from my children's school and daycare suffice? 

68. How Should a Self-Employed Employer Substantiate Eligibility for Tax Credits for Qualified Leave Wage Equivalents? (added November 25, 2020)

Self-employed individuals should maintain documentation establishing their eligibility for the credits as a self-employed individual.  That documentation should be similar to the documentation that employers claiming the credits for qualified leave wages under FFCRA sections 7001 and 7003 should maintain under “How Should an Employer Substantiate Eligibility for Tax Credits for Qualified Leave Wages?”.

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Good Lord no ... you are miss reading those instructions.   

"documentation should be similar to the documentation that employers"

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The FAQ puts you back to Q44 :

44. What information should an Eligible Employer receive from an employee and maintain to substantiate eligibility for the sick leave or family leave credits? (Updated November 25, 2020)

An Eligible Employer will substantiate eligibility for the sick leave or family leave credits if the employer receives a written request for such leave from the employee in which the employee provides:

1. The employee’s name;
2. The date or dates for which leave is requested;
3. A statement of the COVID-19 related reason the employee is requesting leave and written support for such reason; and
4. A statement that the employee is unable to work, including by means of telework, for such reason.

In the case of a leave request based on a quarantine order or self-quarantine advice, the statement from the employee should include the name of the government entity ordering quarantine or the name of the health care professional advising self-quarantine, and, if the person subject to quarantine or advised to self-quarantine is not the employee, that person’s name and relation to the employee.

In the case of a leave request based on a school closing or child care provider unavailability, the statement from the employee should include the name and age of the child (or children) to be cared for, the name of the school (or summer camp, summer enrichment program, or other summer program) that has closed or place of care that is unavailable, and a representation that no other person will be providing care for the child during the period for which the employee is receiving family medical leave and, with respect to the employee’s inability to work or telework because of a need to provide care for a child older than fourteen during daylight hours, a statement that special circumstances exist requiring the employee to provide care.