In the last three months, US residents were devastated and are now faced with recovering from the impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, with Harvey being one of the most powerful in recent history. As we all know after such devastation, it is vital to a community to get back to operational as…
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Recently, we wrote an article, outlining the nine Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) target groups. Here we’ll be focusing on one of the higher volume target groups, SNAP or what was formerly known as food stamp beneficiaries. SNAP participants can qualify your company for as much as $2400 per eligible hire. The requirements to qualify are twofold: Candidates…
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Recently we’ve heard from a quite a few people that said they don’t participate in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) because they “don’t hire people that would qualify.” More often than not, after a brief discussion, we were able to discover that they did hire qualified employees. We’re not sure where the misunderstandings…
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A few months back we shared with you here, that the Federal Government announced their renewal of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program. (WOTC) for 2015 through 2019 and that is really great news! The renewal also included a temporary Transitional Relief period that allows you to go back and submit all employees you hired…
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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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