CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Can I Rehire a Former Employee and Still Receive WOTC Credit? CMS Responds: Can I get a tax credit for rehiring former employees? The answer is no. The WOTC Tax Credit is designed to bring new employees back into[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: What is the WOTC 28 Day Rule? CMS Responds: Question we get a lot is “What is the 28-day rule?” Well the 28-day rule means that you have to screen the employee on or before their job offer date,[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Are WOTC Forms Available in Spanish or Portuguese? CMS Responds: Well, if you actually use our online WOTC screening services, we can translate up to 100 different languages. So no matter if they’re Spanish, or Portuguese, we have that[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Long Does it Take to Receive a WOTC Certification? CMS Responds: Honestly, this is going to vary by state. There’s some states like Connecticut which is actually two years behind. Indiana isn’t that great either. Then we get[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Why Should We Use a WOTC Screening Service? CMS Responds: Why should I use a WOTC screening service like yours, obviously CMS’s, when I can do it myself? The reason why you’d choose us is because it’s a little[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Does the Employee Qualify for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) When They Work From Home? CMS Responds: It doesn’t really matter where the employee works for your organization. They can absolutely work at home and still be eligible for[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Many WOTC Target Groups Are There? CMS Responds: WOTC is a federal program to initiate jobs so, the targeted groups are anywhere from Summer youth programs where we have people between 16 and 18 years old getting them[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Do Training Hours Count Towards WOTC Credits 120 or 400 hours worked? CMS Responds: If you’re getting paid, if you’re punching in and getting paid for those training hours then that person qualifies under the WOTC program. About[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Long Does It Take To Receive a Work Opportunity Tax Credit Certification? CMS Responds: How Long Does It Take To Receive a WOTC Certification? And honestly, this is going to vary by state. There’s some states like Connecticut,[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Far Back Can We Go With the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? CMS Responds: The WOTC tax credits are actually under the General Business taxation law so you can actually carry back those tax credits for up to one[…]