Get IRS 8850 2015

Purpose of Form Employers use Form 8850 to pre-screen and to make a written request to the state workforce agency (SWA) of the state in which their business is located (where the employee works) to certify an individual as a member of a targeted group for purposes of qualifying for the work opportunity credit.

What is the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program? WOTC is a federal income tax credit incentive provided to private sector employers. An employer may be eligible for WOTC when they hire from certain target groups of job seekers who face employment barriers.

In general, your business can earn a tax credit of 25 percent or 40 percent of the new employee's first-year wages. There is a maximum amount depending on the target group. Your business can earn 25 percent of the wages if the employee works at least 120 hours and 40 percent if the employee works at least 400 hours.

A tax credit survey is simply a questionnaire designed to identify job applicants covered by a tax incentive. For example, Macy's adds a tax credit survey to its application form to identify applicants who, if hired, qualify the company for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Purpose of Form Employers use Form 8850 to pre-screen and to make a written request to the state workforce agency (SWA) of the state in which their business is located (where the employee works) to certify an individual as a member of a targeted group for purposes of qualifying for the work opportunity credit.

The great news is, both for-profit and nonprofit[1] employers are eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ( WOTC ). The WOTC offers taxpayers a federal income tax credit worth as much as 40% of the qualified first year wages for hiring qualified employees with significant barriers to employment.

P.L. 112-56 made the WOTC refundable for certain tax-exempt employers. For these employers, the refundable credit would be the lesser of the calculated WOTC for hiring veterans who qualify for the WOTC based on unemployment or the payroll taxes paid by the tax-exempt employer.

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

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit available to employers who hire and retain individuals from target groups with significant employment barriers (e.g., veterans, ex-felons, etc.). Employers can claim about $9,600 per employee in tax credits per year under the WOTC program.

After the required certification (Form 8850) is secured, tax-exempt employers claim the credit against the employer social security tax by separately filing Form 5884-C, Work Opportunity Credit for Qualified Tax-Exempt Organizations Hiring Qualified Veterans.