Republican Tom Rooney of Florida.
U.S. Representatives Tom Rooney (Rep of Florida), with co-sponsor John Boccieri (Dem of Ohio), has introduced a measure that would expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (or WOTC) program even further than the federal Stimulus Bill of last February. (more…)
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This has been popping up in the news during the past few weeks. An article yesterday by Marj Dario of the Needles Desert Star provides a nice and simple summary.
Assembly Bill ABSX3 82, which includes language to create the emergency enterprise zone around the United Motor Manufacturing Inc. automobile plant in Fremont (see previous post), also includes language to create 10 additional state enterprise zones. Recognizing the value of enterprise zone tax incentives, the sponsoring legislators are attempting to bypass the Enterprise Zone Act’s limitation of 42 zones. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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As I wrote yesterday, the recent Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 3-09 included the revised WOTC form that we’ve been waiting for — DOL ETA 9061. TEGL 3-09 also indicated that within two weeks, WOTC centers would be prohibited from accepting the old version of the form. The last day to use the old form, therefore, was September 16th.
HOWEVER, my contact in California’s WOTC center tells me today that the U.S. Department of Labor seems to be backing down from that deadline (although perhaps only informally at this point). As a result, the California WOTC center is not yet rejecting WOTC applications that use the old forms. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Yes, what you’ve heard is true. The San Joaquin Enterprise Zone’s designation status has been updated from “conditional” to “final” by the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). Here’s an excerpt from an email I received today from Nicole Wells, the zone’s Enterprise Zone Coordinator. (more…)
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The long wait is over!
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new WOTC-related Training and Employment Guidance Letter (or TEGL) dated September 1, 2009. TEGL No. 3-09 provides guidance about documentation standards for the two new WOTC eligibility categories created by the February stimulus bill. It also includes the new Department of Labor Form ETA 9061 – Individual Characteristics Form that we must begin using immediately in order to obtain WOTC employee certifications. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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We have known for some time now that the latest round of California enterprise zone designations had been decided. The identify of the new enterprise zones, however, was not publicly announced until today in a press release by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”). (more…)
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A series of committee hearings began yesterday in the California Assembly with the stated intention of making “a comprehensive examination of the California Enterprise Zone Program” and other similar tax incentive programs. Subsequent hearings will take place between now and October 17th. (more…)
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According to the Daily Californian today, Bayer pharmaceutical is considering outsourcing the purification process of its hemophilia drug, Kogenate, which is produced at the Bayer facility in Berkeley, California. (more…)
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Craig Johnson, President of the California Association of Enterprise Zones (“CAEZ“) will be presenting testimony in an upcoming hearing at the California State Capitol. Sponsored jointly by the (a) Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, & the Economy and (b) the Assembly Revenue & Taxation Committee, the hearing is likely a response to ongoing efforts by some legislators to explore modifications to California’s enterprise zone program. (more…)
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The IRS gave us new guidance today, slightly revising the definition of a “disconnected youth” and extending the transitional relief period by two additional months.
According to IRS Notice 2009-69, a disconnected youth now includes individuals who have held a job since graduating from high school or earning a GED, as long as they have worked only “occasionally.” Previously, if a person meeting the other definitions of a disconnected youth had graduated (or received a GED Certificate), they could not have held a job between the date of graduation and their hire date by the qualifying employer. (more…)PUBLISHED IN