President Promptly Signs Government Funding and Tax Extenders Legislation – WOTC Survives through 2019
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
- Published in Work Opportunity Tax Credit
VOW to Hire Heroes Act – Passed By House, Goes to President Obama for Signature
The good news is in. The US House of Representatives has passed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, which is now on its way to a signature by President Obama. This bill breaks new ground for WOTC in that it not only expands the qualifying categories and tax credit amounts for hiring veterans, it extends WOTC benefits to non-profits. (more…)
- Published in Veterans, Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Good News! WOTC Program Reauthorization Included in White House’s 2012 Budget
A delegation from the WOTC Coalition visited the Whitehouse on Friday where they met with Special Assistant to the President Kareem A. Dale and Domestic Policy Council member Lauren Dunn. Their goal was to obtain White House support for reauthorization of the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. The mission was a clear success. (more…)
- Published in Federal Legislation