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WOTC Wednesday: How far back can we look back for Work Opportunity Tax Credits?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How far back can we look back for Work Opportunity Tax Credits? CMS Responds: One of the questions we get is “We have tax credits, but how far back or how forward can we go with these WOTC Tax Credits?[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Can you do the WOTC Application on a Mobile 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 Mobile 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 that[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: How Are the Work Opportunity Tax Credits Calculated?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: How Are The WOTC Tax Credits Calculated? CMS Responds: Question is “We get these WOTC Tax Credits, how are they calculated?” There’s actually two benchmarks, the first one is the employee has to work a minimum of 120 hours[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Why Use a WOTC Screening Service Instead of Doing It Yourself

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Why Use a WOTC Screening Service Instead of Doing It Yourself 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[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Does CMS’s WOTC Software Check the Status of Applications?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Does Your Software Check the Status of WOTC Applications? CMS Responds: Does your software program allow for checking WOTC Application status? Absolutely. So, with CMS’s services you’re going to get an Administration portal, so we can see how many people[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: What Are the WOTC Screening Options CMS Offers?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: What WOTC Screening Options Does CMS Offer? CMS Responds: CMS offers three different screening methods. The first one being old-fashioned paper where they’re going and filling out the 8850 (and 9061) and sending them in to us via fax,[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: What If My Company Did Not Make Enough Money to Use WOTC Tax Credits This Year?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question:  What If My Company Did Not Make Enough Money to Use WOTC Tax Credits This Year? CMS Responds: What Happens If My Company Did Not Make Enough Money to Use WOTC Tax Credits This Year? The good news is[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Are Rehires Eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit?

CMS’s Brian Kelly answers your questions about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Today’s WOTC Wednesday question: Are Rehires Eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? CMS Responds: Are Rehires Eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? A lot of us have had employees that we maybe let go one time then brought back into the[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: How Long Must an Eligible Employee Work Before You Receive a WOTC Tax Credit?

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[…]