What is “WOTC” or the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a federal hiring incentive designed to get individuals from ten target groups back into the workforce. 10-15% of all new hires may be eligible. Please join our WOTC subject matter expert Brian Kelly this month to learn about the Work Opportunity[…]
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[…]
Franchise Direct recently posted an article on how the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Can Benefit Franchises. This is great advice. Franchises are typically small businesses, and small businesses are the backbone of the economy. Whether you are in food service, cleaning, home care, elder care or another service, if you are hiring, you can take[…]
Do you have a list of the top ten reasons STAR employees would want to work for you? Just one of the questions hourly worker hiring and retention expert Mel Kleiman addresses in this extract from a recent webinar that we did with HR.com. When it comes to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit employers can[…]
At CMS, as Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) experts and service providers since 1997, we receive a lot of questions via our website’s chat box: CMS Says: Yes, absolutely. CMS owns an applicant tracking and electronic onboarding software named iRecruit. We integrated our WOTC Screening service with iRecruit in 2014. When we also added iConnect, for[…]
At CMS, as Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) experts and service providers since 1997, we receive a lot of questions via our website’s chat box: CMS Says: As an employer you can only claim the WOTC credit for eligible employees once, the first time the invididual(s) are hired. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is not available[…]
Did you know that last year the state of Wyoming issued 1,749 Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, known as WOTC, is a federal tax incentive designed to help people with barriers to employment into the workplace. By hiring someone from a Target Group, your company may be eligible for a tax credit[…]
Did you know that last year the state of Wisconsin issued 79,533 Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, known as WOTC, is a federal tax incentive designed to help people with barriers to employment into the workplace. By hiring someone from a Target Group, your company may be eligible for a tax credit[…]
Did you know that last year the state of West Virginia issued 48,198 Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, known as WOTC, is a federal tax incentive designed to help people with barriers to employment into the workplace. By hiring someone from a Target Group, your company may be eligible for a tax[…]
Did you know that last year the state of Washington issued 39,027 Work Opportunity Tax Credit certifications? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, known as WOTC, is a federal tax incentive designed to help people with barriers to employment into the workplace. By hiring someone from a Target Group, your company may be eligible for a tax[…]