The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 extends the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) another year, through December 31, 2020. Empowerment Zone tax benefits, which expired in 2017, have been retroactively renewed for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Click HERE to read the bill. Employers take note: The
On June 20, 2019, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced Democratic legislation to extend expired and expiring tax breaks and to expand tax credits that benefit workers, families, and businesses. The committee passed by a party-line vote of 25-17 a bill to extend through 2020 a host of tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 2nd, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) & Jobs Act to make permanent the WOTC, which encourages employers to hire individuals who
A bill that would make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) permanent was introduced in the U.S. Senate this week. The bill, called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit & Jobs Act of 2019, was introduced by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Bob
NY Governor Cuomo is looking to end the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) as we know it today. Long story short: This budget will repeal the law that made CDPAP and replace it with a stripped down version that eliminates 9 out of every 10 FIs in the state. The ultimate
With the government shutdown over and the IRS reopened, what can be expected? Currently, the IRS has an estimated five million unanswered inquires that took place during the shutdown. Additionally, it is estimated that they have already received several million tax returns since the filing season started on January 28.
The IRS issued final regulations on January 17 that allow staffing firms to take advantage of the new tax deduction for “pass-through” businesses, provided for in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Many of the staffing firms we encounter are pass-through businesses and should substantially benefit from the
The 10 highest income tax states for 2018 are: California 13.3% Hawaii 11% Oregon 9.9% Minnesota 9.85% Iowa 8.98% New Jersey 8.97% Vermont 8.95% District of Columbia 8.95% New York 8.82% Wisconsin 7.65% Only seven states have no personal income tax: Wyoming Washington Texas South Dakota Nevada Florida Alaska If
The IRS has extended the filing deadline of certain forms for businesses in designated counties affected by Hurricane Florence. This extension includes the 8850 Form, which normally must be filed within 28 days of a new employee’s first day of work, in order for a business to request certification for
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. WOTC joins other workforce programs that incentivize workplace diversity and facilitate access to good jobs for American workers. The Protecting Americans from Tax
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