WOTC In The News

CMS Streamlines Work Opportunity Tax Credit Administration CMS streamlines and simplifies the WOTC application process for employers. CMS’s secure online WOTC portal allows your new hires to complete the WOTC questionnaire online in minutes. Employees sign the forms electronically. No paperwork required. H.R. 2133: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 Congressman Ted Poe, R-Texas,[…]

H.R. 2133: Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013

Congressman Ted Poe, R-Texas, has introduced legislation H.R. 2133 Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013.. The Act is intended to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of[…]

WOTC In The News

All eyes are on Washington D.C. as we awaiting a  finalized budget from President Obama and the Republican Congress resolving the so-called Fiscal Cliff. We are expecting  the  passage of The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 and the Work Opportunity Tax Credits (“WOTC”)  to be extended for 2013 and retroactively be[…]

Businesses Take Advantage of Work Opportunity Tax Credits in 2011

States are reporting big numbers for the 2011 Work Opportunity Tax Credit. In Illinois businesses reportedly hired over 27,000 new employees through the federal tax credit in 2011. The state of Washington is also reporting that businesses in that state received a record $56 million tax break in 2011.  Washington’s Employment Security agency received more[…]

Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011

Unemployment among veterans remains more than twice the national rate of unemployment. That means nearly one in five returning veterans can’t find a job to support their family or ease their transition to civilian life. Yesterday, November 10th, 2011 the Senate passed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, the bipartisan bill was passed unanimously, and[…]

President Obama Announces Jobs Initiative for Post 9-11 Veterans

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President Obama To Announce New Steps To Get Veterans Back To Work

Today the president will announce new steps aimed at helping the nation’s one million unemployed veterans get back to work. In a speech at the Washington Navy Yard, the president will challenge the private sector to hire 100,000 veterans or their spouses by the end of 2013 and will propose extending tax credits for wounded[…]

New Senate Bill To Expand WOTC for Veterans

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced last week that they have introduced legislation to create job opportunities for veterans returning home from war and help businesses create jobs. This Veterans Employment Transition Act, or the VETs Jobs bill, would reward employers for hiring qualified veterans who have recently[…]