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WOTC Wednesday: Are Salaried or Exempt Employees Eligible for WOTC Tax Credits?

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[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Is the Summer Youth Target Group Still Around?

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,[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: How Long Must an Eligible Employee Work Before Receiving 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 One[…]

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WOTC Wednesday: Can I Get a Report on How Many People 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 then[…]

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WOTC Questions: Is the WOTC used against my payroll taxes?

Is the WOTC used against my payroll taxes? At CMS, as Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) experts and service providers since 1997, we receive a lot of questions via our website. CMS Says: WOTC is not applied against payroll taxes, it is used against any federal income taxes that are owed. Contact CMS Today to Start[…]