Target Group Name Qualified Veteran Target Group Definition An individual who served at least 180 days of active duty and is a member of a family who received SNAP for at least three consecutive months during the 15-month period ending on the hire date. Maximum Amount of Credit 40% of first-year Qualifying Wages for those[…]
Target Group Name Vocational Rehabilitation Referral Target Group Definition An individual receiving or having received services pursuant to an Individual Plan of Employment through a state Office of Vocational Rehabilitation or the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs within two years prior to the hire date, including eligible Ticket-to-Work individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).[…]
Target Group Name SSI Recipient Target Group Definition An individual who received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits within 60 days prior to the hire date, including eligible Ticket-to-Work individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Maximum Amount of Credit 40% of first-year Qualifying Wages for those new hires employed at least 400 hours; 25% of[…]
Target Group Name Disconnected Youth Target Group Definition A 16-24 year old who (1) has not attended a secondary, technical, or post-secondary school for more than an average of 10 hours per week, not counting periods which the school was closed for scheduled vacations; AND (2) during the past six months, if employed, during each[…]
Target Group Name Qualified Disabled Veteran Target Group Definition An individual who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability AND is hired within one year after having been discharged or released from activity duty, OR has been unemployed for six months or more (whether or not consecutive) within the one-year period ending on the[…]
Target Group Name Summer Youth Target Group Definition A 16 or 17 year-old who is a resident of one of the federally designated Renewal Communities (RC), or Empowerment Zones (EZ) and is hired between May 1 and Sept. 15. There is one area in PA: parts of Philadelphia. For verification information on RC/EZ locations, visit[…]
Target Group Name SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Target Group Definition An 18-39 year-old member of a family who received SNAP (formally known as SNAP) for at least six consecutive months ending on the hire date, OR for at least three of the five month period ending on the date of hire, but no longer[…]
Target Group Name Designated Community Resident Target Group Definition An 18-39 year-old who is a resident of one of the federally designated Renewal Communities (RC), Empowerment Zones (EZ), Enterprise Communities (EC) or Rural Renewal Counties (RRC). (There are three designated areas in PA: parts of Philadelphia and all of Venango and Warren Counties). For verification[…]
For more information about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit please visit www.cmswotc.com or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.
Our last session of the Abra Lunch & Learn Webinar series was so popular that we are doing it again for anyone who was unable to attend in July. OverviewEverything you need to know about Sage Abra and the New Hire Act and the American Recovery Act and how they can benefit your company. SpeakerBrian[…]