CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Are Salaried or Exempt Employees Eligible for the WOTC Program? CMS Responds: Are Salaried/Exempt Employees Eligible for the WOTC Program? The answer is absolutely yes. It doesn’t matter if they’re exempt or non-exempt, if they fall within one of the[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Is the “Summer Youth” Category Still Around? CMS Responds: Actually, it is and it actually got reinstated back in 2019. So, if you’re hiring folks in a H.U.D. related area that are between 16 and 18 years of age,[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Long Must an Eligible Employee Work Before You Receive a WOTC Tax Credit? CMS Responds: How Long Must an Eligible Employee Work Before Your Company Can Claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? There’s a couple of thresholds. Number One[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Can I get a report on how many people were qualified for WOTC? CMS Responds: Absolutely, so you can see how many people surveyed, how many people qualified, how many people are certified by the State (Workforce Agency), and then[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Do Employers Benefit From Hiring Veterans? CMS Responds: Absolutely. Veterans is one of the larger categories with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. We want to get our discharged military back into the workforce. The tax credits can go[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Is There a Limit to How Many WOTC Tax Credits I Can Claim Each Year? CMS Responds: Is There a Limit to How Many WOTC Tax Credits I Can Claim Each Year? The good news is, is no, there’s[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Is There a Minimum Amount of Hours Employee Needs to Work for WOTC Eligibility? CMS Responds: One of the questions that we get that’s pretty common is “Is There a Minimum Amount of Hours Employee Needs to Work to[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: I Have WOTC Forms That Were Never Submitted From Over a Year Ago, Can I Still Use Them? CMS Responds: One of the questions that we have is “I Have WOTC Forms That Were Never Submitted From Over a[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: If I have a new hire who would have qualified and it’s after 28 days, can I release them and rehire them to meet the 28-day rule? CMS Responds: If I have a new hire who would have qualified[…]
CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Do I Submit the WOTC Forms After the Employee Reaches 120 Hours or Before? CMS Responds: One of the WOTC questions we get is “Do I Submit the WOTC Forms After the Employee Reaches 120 Hours or Before?” So,[…]