Grassroots Strategy Bears WOTC Fruit for American Military Spouses
Featured artwork by Courtney Chauvin.
Three weeks ago, we informed you about a coordinated passionate effort by the National Military Spouse Network to “Storm the Hilll” (as in Capitol Hill). Military spouses everywhere called upon Congress to reduce employment barriers faced by the husbands and wives of America’s soldiers. (See WOTC for Military Spouses – Encouragement for Unsung Heroes).
One of the group’s goals is to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program to include military spouses as a target group. Their efforts are being rewarded.
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Hire Student Veterans Act – Senators Join House in Sponsoring WOTC Expansion
Imagine you’re almost 30, out of the military for a few years and are raising your first child. You’ve bounced around between a variety of jobs and have now decided it’s time for college. You need that formal education to fill in the gaps from your military training and to set a course for your civilian career.
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Expand WOTC Again? Yes! Hire Veteran Students Using GI Bill
Congresswoman Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, issued a press release describing her effort to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (aka WOTC). House Resolution 6392, known as the Hire Student Veterans Act, would add a new target group to the WOTC program.
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Earn Real Tax Savings for Hiring Veterans
This is a follow-up to my recent post about tax benefits employers earn by hiring military veterans. In addition to strong skill sets and personal characteristics, many veterans can bring an added financial benefit to their employer through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (or WOTC).
Employers naturally have questions about how veterans qualify. How long must a veteran have served? What if they have a service-connected disability? What are the specific tax credit amounts? Today, I’ll go into these details.
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Another Reason Veterans Matter to Small Business
If you’re a business owner, CPA or hiring executive, this is for you. Everyone knows that hiring veterans is both the right thing and the smart thing to do for many reasons.
Military veterans bring a unique set of skills to the civilian labor market. Few organizations like the military can teach, enforce and reward the characteristics of teamwork, initiative, leadership, organization and mission.
The military is also a highly diverse and talented group of people. As a result, veterans have deep experience working well with others. That experience instills respect and the ability to adapt and excel in a wide variety of circumstances. (more…)
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
White House Budget Proposes Permanent WOTC Tax Credit Program
Last summer, the House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held hearings to explore HOW to evaluate the numerous tax extenders coming before Congress each year. Chairman of the Subcommittee, Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) explained at the time: (more…)
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Senate Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill – WOTC, Empowerment Zones and Indian Employment Credit Included
US Senators worked late into the wee hours tonight. Sometime after 2:00 AM Eastern, they finally passed the Senate’s compromise bill to avert the fiscal cliff. They are calling it the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.” Read about it on CNN Politics. (more…)
- Published in Disconnected Youth, Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Representative Ted Poe of Texas Introduces House Resolution 5845, to Extend WOTC for Veterans
House Resolution 5845 was introduced by Congressman Ted Poe of Texas and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee last Friday (on May 18th). As of this afternoon, the actual text of the bill is not yet available. The title, however, is listed as
H.R.5845 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit.
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
DOL (Also) Issues New WOTC Instructions for Vow to Hire Heroes Act
The following instructions are copied directly from the document recently published by the US Department of Labor.
Vow to Hire Heroes Act – Work Opportunity Tax Credit Provisions: Interim Instructions for State Workforce Agencies and Employers
On November 21, 2011, the President signed into law the “Vow to Hire Heroes Act”, which amends and expands the definition of Veteran target groups for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). These provisions became effective the day after the President signed the Act into law (November 22, 2011). (more…)
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit