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In general, the WOTC is equal to 40% of up to $6,000 of wages paid to, or incurred on behalf of, an individual who: is in their first year of employment; is certified as being a member of a targeted group; and. performs at least 400 hours of services for that employer.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) can help you get a job. If you are in one of the “target groups” listed below, an employer who hires you could receive a federal tax credit of up to $9,600. This tax credit may give the employer the incentive to hire you for the job.
These are the target groups of job seekers who can qualify an employer for the WOTC:
- Qualified recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
- Qualified veterans receiving Food Stamps or qualified veterans with a service-connected disability who:
- Have a hiring date which is not more than one year after having been discharged or released from active duty OR
- Have aggregate periods of unemployment during the one-year period ending on the hiring date that equal or exceed six months.
- Ex-felons hired no later than one year after conviction or release from prison.
- Designated Community Resident – an individual who has attained ages 18 but not 40 on the hiring date who resides in an Empowerment Zone, or Rural Renewal County.
- Vocational rehabilitation referrals, including Ticket Holders with an individual work plan developed and implemented by an Employment Network.
- Qualified summer youth ages 16 through 17 who reside in an Empowerment Zone.
- Qualified Food Stamp recipients ages 18 but not 40 on the hiring date.
- Qualified recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
- Long-term family assistance recipients.
- Qualified Long-Term Unemployment Recipients.
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