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Photo of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from His Senate Website If you haven’t already heard, US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat of Rhode Island) introduce the Job Creation Tax Credit Act in June. The bill would expand on the HIRE Act of 2010, providing tax incentives for the hiring of unemployed individuals. (more…)
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Someone asked me recently (1) if the District of Columbia enterprise zone is considered to be a federal empowerment zone and (2) if all residents of the District of Columbia would be eligible employees for purposes of the empowerment zone employment credit.
There are ways in which the Washington DC zone is not exactly like other empowerment zones. For purposes of the empowerment zone employment credit, however, it’s a relatively simple concept. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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The Huffington Post published an article by Leo Hindery, Jr. this morning in which Mr. Hindery tells about his task force’s new report, “Vision of Economic Renewal: An American Jobs Agenda.” This report includes a series of 15 recommendations (issued by The Task Force on Job Creation) for reversing America’s economic crisis. (more…)
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According to an article published today in the Highland Community News, the San Bernardino Valley Enterprise zones is already at the brink of certifying more qualifying employees to date this year than it did during the entire year of 2010.
CA San Bernardino EZ This is, of course, in reference to the program’s state hiring credit, which provides state tax reduction for employers that pay eligible employees to work within the boundaries of a CA enterprise zone. (more…)
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