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 that we try to answer:
Once an employee hits the 400 hours mark can an employer continue to earn tax credits on them or have they hit the max?
CMS Says: Hi once the employee reaches 400 hours of employment you count the wages. If they have reached $6,000 in wages that is the maximum unless the individual is a Veteran or a Long-Term TANF recipient.
Most Target Groups:
- 400 Hours / $6,000 wages = 40% Tax Credit of up to $2,400
- Long Term TANF Target Group:
- $10,000 in wages = 40% Tax Credit of up to $4,000 (first year) and
- $10,000 in wages = 50% Tax Credit of up to $5,000 (second year)
Tax Credit Values For Hiring Qualified Veterans:
- Receives SNAP (Food Stamps) Benefits
- Worked at least 120 hours but less than 400 hours Up to $1,500 (25% of $6,000 of first-year wages)
- Worked at least 400 hours Up to $2,400 (40% of $6,000 of first-year wages)
Entitled to compensation for service-connected disability:
- Hired 1 year after leaving service
- Worked at least 120 hours but less than 400 hours Up to $3,000 (25% of $12,000 of first-year wages)
- Worked at least 400 hours Up to $4,800 (40% of $12,000 of first-year wages)
- Unemployed at least 6 months
- Worked at least 120 hours but less than 400 hours Up to $6,000 (25% of $24,000 of first-year wages)
- Worked at least 400 hours Up to $9,600 (40% of $24,000 of first-year wages)
Unemployed:
- At least 4 weeks
- Worked at least 120 hours but less than 400 hours Up to $1,500 (25% of $6,000 of first-year wages)
- Worked at least 400 hours Up to $ 2,400 (40% of $6,000 of first-year wages)
- At least 6 months
- Worked at least 120 hours but less than 400 hours Up to $ 3,500 (25% of $14,000 of first-year wages)
- Worked at least 400 hours Up to $5,600 (40% of $14,000 of first-year wages)
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