Recent Updates on WOTC
TAKE ACTION
Send a letter to members of Congress in support of including a refundable against payroll taxes WOTC Unemployed category and an enhanced Employee Retention Tax Credit in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Contact your Senators and Representative by clinking on Take Action link on the top of the page and urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 2213 and S. 978 which would make WOTC permanent. WOTC is set to expire on December 31, 2020.
2020 UPDATES
Congress issues an employee retention tax credit in response to COVID-19 lasting from March 12, 2020 until December 31, 2020.
House passes enhancements to the employee retention tax credit.
2019 UPDATES
Congress Passes a One-Year Extension of WOTC Through December 31, 2020:
> Extends the Indian Employment Credit from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020;
> Extends the Empowerment Zone hiring incentive from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020;
> Enacts a disaster relief retention credit from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020;
> Increases WOTC funding for Fiscal Year 2020 by $2.5 Million.
