WOTC

When your business looks to hire employees, you may inadvertently overlook some specific groups who sometimes face barriers to employment. Enacted in 2015, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act (PATH Act) includes a provision that provides some incentives for your business to hire from these targeted groups of people. The Work Opportunity Tax [...]

To encourage businesses to hire individuals from certain select groups, Congress Passed the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for employers. As they did for a lot of credits and other tax code opportunities, Congress did not renew the WOTC until late in 2015, but the extension applied retroactively back through the entire year.  In addition, [...]