The California Senate voted last night to approve Democrat Governor Jerry Brown’s legislation that will eliminate the state’s 29-year old enterprise zone program. While only 27 votes were required, Assembly Bill 93 passed 30 to 9 in favor, with 3 of 11 Republicans joining with Democrats. (There are 40 seats in the California Senate, one of which is currently vacant.) (more…)
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California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposals to eliminate and replace the state’s enterprise zone program did not make it into the budget bill, which is scheduled for a vote on Friday, June 14th. Legislative leaders made it clear earlier this week that they did not have the number of votes required to pass the enterprise zone legislation. (more…)
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Last Thursday, conservative Republican Representative Ted Poe of Texas introduced the Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013. This act would make the veterans’ part of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) (more…)
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On May 22, 2013, the California State Assembly’s Budget Subcommittee #4 held a hearing that explored Governor Jerry Brown’s latest economic tax incentive proposals as they relate to the State’s current enterprise zone program. In my previous post on this subject, based solely on the language published in the Governor’s May 2013 budget revision, I concluded that significant “revisions” were the target. The recent hearing makes it abundantly clear, however, that the words “elimination” and “replacement” better describe Governor Brown’s proposal. (more…)
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Per the Chattanoogan:
“Tennessee employers taking advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program achieved a record high in potential federal income tax savings during the fiscal year that ended in September 2012, announced Burns Phillips, acting commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development. Last year the department issued 64,300 WOTC tax credit certifications to Tennessee employers, representing a potential federal income tax savings in excess of $232 million.” (more…)
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California Governor Jerry Brown released his May budget revise today, revealing additional intentions for the State’s enterprise-zone program.
From page 68:“The [enterprise zone] hiring credit will be refocused to specific areas with high unemployment and poverty rates. This credit will be available for the hiring of long-term unemployed workers, unemployed veterans, and people receiving public assistance. The Enterprise Zone sales tax program will be expanded to a statewide, upfront sales tax exemption for manufacturing or biotech research and development equipment purchases.”
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As reported earlier this month, the 2014 fiscal budget as proposed by the White House includes a proposal to make the VOW to Hire Heroes tax credits permanent. It would accomplish this by giving permanency to the entire Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program — of which the VOW tax credits are an integral part. (more…)
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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…)
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This question has been coming up since the passage in January of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Did the act renew the Washington DC Empowerment Zone designation?
Answer: Unfortunately, no. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Carmen Ortiz, the United States’ National WOTC Coordinator (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration) issued a correspondence to all of the program’s Regional Coordinators. The purpose of the correspondence was to answer the question many have been asking about IRS Notice 2013-14.
Does the notice in essence wave the “on or before the day of hire” requirements created by §51(d)(13)(A)(ii). Short answer: YES!
In her email correspondence, Ms. Ortiz states that while she is the author of the response to this question, she first ran her response before the IRS.
Now I quote Ms. Ortiz, National WOTC Coordinator: (more…)PUBLISHED IN