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President Obama signed a huge tax and spending package into law on Friday following congressional votes that avoided a year-end showdown over the budget and ended legislative business until lawmakers return in 2016
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The tax extenders and government funding legislation passed the House and Senate today and is now on its way to the President for his pen. Of primary interest to WOTC Planet readers is the 5-year extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) with Vow to Hire Heroes Act. These will become law upon receiving the President’s signature.
From USA Today, “Senate clears massive spending bill, tax measures“.
You can read the bill here, at least until they move the file. For the WOTC extension and revision, scroll to page 38 of the PDF. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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The Department of Labor has issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter Number 9-15 regarding updated forms. This morning, we received a notice about the update from the Karen Marberry, Minnesota’s Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coordinator. Marberry’s notice is copied below.
Please notice, the ETA 9061 has been renewed without substantive change BUT the Revision Date and Expiration Date have been updated. Effective February 16, 2016 the new revision of the form must be used and the old revision will no longer be accepted. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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I’m sorry, I should have posted this sooner.
The Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015 as worked out by Speaker Boehner and other leaders this week does not include WOTC or other tax extenders. The extenders will likely become a priority for the new Speaker in coming days. They most certainly ARE a priority for tens of thousands of businesses and tax payers, all of whom have their eyes on Congress this week. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
