Will WOTC get renewed?
As we enter the elections and remaining part of Q4, many companies are wondering about the status of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and its renewal. For those who may not know, the current WOTC program is set to expire on December 31, 2020, and unless congress passes legislation, the program will enter into a state of hiatus.
Legislative Update October 28, 2020 Read More »
As you may know, the current version of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program is set to expire on December 31, 2019 unless congress passes legislation that extends the program, as done previously, since its inception in 1996.
Here are the latest developments:
WOTC Legislative Update — November 18, 2019 Read More »
On Friday, December 15, Congress released the final draft of the tax-reform bill. We are happy to report that the conference committee deferred to the Senate position, which left WOTC as is. Therefore, WOTC has survived tax reform and will remain in place through its current expiration date of December 31, 2019. A vote is expected to take place by Wednesday, December 2017, to decide the fate of the tax-reform bill.
WOTC makes it to the final Tax Reform bill Read More »
The Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approved a tax extenders bill with a vote of 23-3. In order to enhance passage, only a few amendments were allowed. None affected a number of significant changes to certain tax credit programs in the original bill.
The bill reauthorizes the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program for a 2 year period: retroactively from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. The VOW to Hire Heroes Act tax credits for hiring post 9/11 disabled and other veterans also were extended for the same period as were the Empowerment Zone designations, EZ tax credits, and Employment Tax Credit (EITC).
WOTC Extension Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee Read More »
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) led the Finance Committee yesterday to pass bi-partisan legislation renewing a set of provisions known as tax extenders that have expired or will expire at the end of this year. The bill, entitled the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act (EXPIRE) was approved by bi-partisan voice vote.
Tax Extenders Legislative Update Read More »
The tax extenders bill H.R. 3474, Hire More Heroes Act, has stalled for the moment in the Senate due to a disagreement regarding amendments. The impasse occurred when Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) moved to consider a cloture motion on Amendment No. 3060 to H.R. 3474. The primary issue at this point is not the support
Tax Extenders Stall in Senate Read More »
