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WOTC Wednesday: Can I get a report on how many people were qualified for WOTC?

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[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Are the WOTC Forms available in Spanish or Portuguese?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Are the WOTC Forms available in Spanish or Portuguese? CMS Responds: Well if you use our online WOTC Screening services we actually translate up to 100 different languages. So no matter if they’re (the new hire) Spanish or Portuguese[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: How do I explain to an employee why we are asking if they have received SNAP Benefits?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question:  How do I explain to an employee why we are asking if they have received SNAP Benefits? CMS Responds: Sometimes the employee (or the new hire) asks the question “Why are you asking if I’m on SNAP (food stamps)?”[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Can you do the WOTC Application on a Cell Phone?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Can you do the WOTC Application on a Cell Phone? CMS Responds: Can You Do the WOTC Application on a Cell Phone? Well as technology advances, we advance along with it at CMS. Actually we have a web app[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Is it worth it for employers to do the WOTC Tax Credits?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Is it worth it for employers to do the WOTC Tax Credits? CMS Responds: Is it Worth it for Employers to do the Work Opportunity Tax Credits? Absolutely! We know statistically over the last 20+ years of performing WOTC[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: What is the minimum wage for WOTC?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: What is the minimum wage for WOTC?   CMS Responds: “What Is The Minimum Wage An Employee Needs to Receive for My Company To Use this Tax Credit?” It’s not based on how much we’re paying the employee. It’s[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Is there any way to still qualify for WOTC if the employee was hired over 28 days ago?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Is there any way to still qualify for WOTC if the employee was hired over 28 days ago? CMS Responds: Unfortunately no. You hired that person 28 days or after then you lose that opportunity for you to receive[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Do I Submit the WOTC Forms Before or After the Employee Reaches 120 Hours?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Do I Submit the WOTC Forms Before or After the Employee Reaches 120 Hours? 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,[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Which State Issued the Most Amounts of WOTC Tax Credits?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question:  Which State Issued the Most Amounts of WOTC Tax Credits? CMS Responds: Which state issues the most amounts of WOTC Tax Credits? Actually, it follows our population. The top three are Texas, California and Florida. States that issued the[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Is There a Limit to How Many WOTC Tax Credits I Can Claim Every Year?

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? 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 no limit.[…]