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Hello friends and readers, this is Vaughn Hromiko, here. This post is meant as a question to employers and agents . . . and anyone involved with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program. I would love to hear from you.
The Question: How do you (or your CPA, or your company, or others you have observed), handle the claiming of Work Opportunity Tax Credits for employees whose WOTC certifications are delayed until after the tax-return filing deadline?
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Today, the IRS formally recognized that employers (and state workforce agencies) need more time to adjust to the WOTC-program changes initiated by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.
This morning, the IRS issued Notice 2016-40, which extends transition relief for another three months. At about the same time, the Department of Labor also issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter Number 25-15, dealing with the same issues. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Paul Suplizio, President of the the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coalition has authored an official letter to the Department of Treasury urging the Department to extend the time period granted for WOTC applications under Transition Relief.
IRS Notice 2016-22 provides Transition Relief for employers needing more time to process WOTC applications for employees hired in 2015 and early 2016. This relief was necessary because of Congress’ long delay in reauthorizing the WOTC program after it expired on December 31, 2014. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Ed Sealover of the Denver Business Journal reports today that State Representative Dianne Primavera has killed her state tax credit proposal HB 1372. Yesterday, Colorado’s House Finance Committee voted 9 to 0 to postpone the bill indefinitely. (more…)
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