NGCOA & ERTC

Stop Self-Diagnosing your ERTC Eligibility

Many golf courses are eligible for the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) due to their non-golf related revenue streams being significantly injured in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid.

Golf courses historically have three or four main sources of revenue:

1) Golf;

2) Memberships;

3) Food & Beverage; and

4) Events.

As Golf and Membership revenues were stable during the pandemic for many golf course owners, Food and Beverage and Event revenues were decimated:

No tournaments.
No catering.
No meetings.
No weddings or parties.
No restaurant in-dining.
No buffets.
No alcohol sales.

Golf Revenues +
Even if your golf revenues were stable, or even grew in 2020, your course could still be eligible to participate in ERTC.

Golf Membership Revenues +
Even if your golf membership revenues were stable, or grew, your course could still be eligible to participate in ERTC.

Food and Beverage Revenues –
Many golf course restaurants and bard were subject to the same government shutdown orders as local restaurants and bars. If these orders significantly impacted your ability to operate either the restaurant and/or bar at full capacity, you may be eligible to participate in ERTC.

Event Revenues –
Many golf course event revenue streams were subject to the same government shutdown orders as other local event and catering vendors. If these orders significantly impacted your ability to operate tournaments, weddings, parties, and/or meetings at full capacity, you may be eligible to participate in ERTC.