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Posted by Art Marroquin Staff Writer of the DailyBreeze.com. Click here to go to the entire article. A few summary quotes follow below.
Hoping to spur job creation near Los Angeles International Airport, officials on Monday announced the creation of an enterprise zone offering economic incentives to businesses in the area.
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U.S. Senator max Baucus (D-Montana), introduced a bill today to provide a federal tax credit to employers that hire U.S. military veterans, including those who were activated by their states as National Guard members. Similar to the WOTC, the bill simplifies (apparently by replacement) some of the WOTC’s veteran provisions. Congressman Tim Walz (DFL-Minnesota) introduced an identical bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. (more…)
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Hot off the IRS Newswire!
Today, the IRS issued a new Form 941, especially revised to accommodate the HIRE Act’s 2010 payroll tax exemption program. For more information about the payroll tax exemption, see my previous posts right here on the WOTCPlanet.com. Click here for a collection of posts on this topic. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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I received a call yesterday from a very nice Human Resources Manager asking about the HIRE Act’s Payroll Tax Exemption’s “family member” restriction. Employers can not claim the payroll tax exemption for wages paid to members of the employer’s family. Sounds simple, but exactly whose family members are restricted? Let’s explore this issue a little.
On the IRS website, in response to the question “Who are eligible employees?” the IRS responds:Qualified employees are individuals who begin employment with a qualified employer after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, who have been unemployed or employed for less than 40 hours during the 60-day period ending on the date such employment begins, and who are not family members of or related in certain other ways to the employer.
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