Federal incentive for businesses to hire from targeted groups with up to $9,600 in tax credits per employee.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit available to employers for hiring and employing individuals from certain targeted groups who have faced significant barriers to employment.

What are the qualifying groups?

• Qualified IV-A (“TANF”) recipient
• Qualified Veteran
• Qualified Ex-Felon
• Designated Community Resident
• Vocational Rehabilitation Referral
• Summer Youth Employee
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or “food stamps”) recipient
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient
• Long-term Family Assistance (Long-term TANF) recipient
• Qualified Long-term Unemployment recipient

Don’t miss out

Job applicants must be pre-screened on or before the day the job offer is made, and employers only have 28 days from the employee’s start date to submit the WOTC paperwork to the state workforce agency. Applications cannot be submitted retroactively after the 28 day period expires.