Government Credit for Shop Owners

Mackenna Herr • July 6, 2022

"Up to $26,000 per employee?!?"

As a shop owner, you can get up to $26,000 per qualifying employee through an often missed government credit that many automotive shops have already claimed. Want to know if you qualify? In this short, power-packed presentation Derick Van Ness will share how to know if you qualify for the ERC, (Hint: Most shop owners DO qualify) and how to easily cash in on these credits before they are gone!

Join your host Jimmy Lea of KUKUI and Derick Van Ness, a Wealth Strategist from Big Life Financial, as they discuss how to take advantage of this HUGE credit!





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