The Federal Government recently announced their renewal of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program. (WOTC) for 2015 through 2019 and that is really great news! The WOTC program experienced some challenges in 2015 stemming from the late December renewal. Although the renewal was retroactive, it created a hardship for employers seeking to take advantage of…
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Progressive companies seem to have cracked the code of hiring teenage help and leveraging those employees as strategic assets. More specifically 16-17 year olds for seasonal help. It’s true that there is a certain unflattering stigma associated with teenage employees, but it doesn’t mean that you should overlook this segment of the workforce. In fact,…
Read article It’s official! The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program has been renewed for five years (2015 – 2019). Last week, Congress voted to extend the WOTC program as part of the Tax Extenders legislation, and received the President’s official signature of approval on December 19th. This renewal is especially exciting as it is the first time…
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The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program scored a big victory this week. On 7/21/15, the Senate Finance Committee voted 23-3 to pass a two-year extension of this important program. This means that the bill is now ready for a full Senate vote. Although this is only the first step, the near-unanimous support for WOTC…
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Corporations located in Kentucky may not be aware that they have state tax credits available to them in addition to the federal credits offered from WOTC. Hiring an unemployed resident could qualify you for as much as $100 for each eligible individual. Businesses can qualify if their new hires are certified by the Office of…
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With tax deadlines looming, we thought it best to revisit the specifics of WOTC for 2014 and what implications that has on your corporate taxes. A quick reminder that for 2014 you can file for WOTC tax credits by April 30, 2014. With this unique extension, states are backlogged and may require extra time to…
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By this time most everyone knows that The IRS recently announced Notice 2015-13, which will provide some much needed relief for employers seeking WOTC credits from 2014. As we’ve mentioned before, this is a nearly unprecedented move by the IRS. Since the inception of WOTC in 1996, this is only the second time such an extension…
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The WOTC program includes many target groups. Among these are SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients, or persons receiving food stamps. It’s highly likely that you may have hired a SNAP recipient or member of a qualified household. According to USDA statistics, in fiscal year 2014, SNAP recipients represented over $10 billion in available tax…
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The WOTC program experienced some unique challenges in 2014 stemming from the late December renewal. Although the renewal was retroactive, it created a hardship for employers seeking to take advantage of these lucrative tax credits. The IRS recently announced Notice 2015-13, which will provide some much needed relief for employers seeking WOTC credits from 2014.…
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There are two proposed modifications to WOTC that could be invaluable for employers across the country. The first proposal is to add Long Term Unemployed as a target group, and the second is to make WOTC a permanent establishment rather than requiring annual renewal. Senior NJ Democrat Bill Pascrell and NY Republican Tom Reed have…
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