Accessibility Valet Report

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Date Tue Feb 9 16:12:25 2010
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Re-open:2/16/2010 </div>
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<h3> Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) </h3>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="font-size: 12pt" > With legislation signed by the President in 2007, the WOTC program has been extended through August 31, 2011.This Act, and the
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(P. L. 109-432) amend certain target group definitions, introduce new provisions that expand and streamline the WOTC Program, and make it easier for the business sector to participate. For example, P.L. 109-432 eliminated the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtWTC) by merging it into the WOTC and making the
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >     benefits for any 9-month period during the 18-month period ending on the hiring date; </span>
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<em>   </em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >       </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Qualified Food Stamp Recipient. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > An 18-39 year old member of a family that received  </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/" >
<em> Food Stamps </em>
</a>
</span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > for the past 6 months, or received Food Stamps for at least 3 of the past 5  </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          months, and is no longer receiving them. </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >                                                                                                                                                          
<strong>
<i>    </i>
</strong>
</span>
</em>
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<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >        </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Designated Community Resident. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > An 18-39 year old resident of one of the federally  </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          designated </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/index.cfm" >
<em> Empowerment Zones (EZs), Enterprise Communities (ECs), Renewal
<span>    </span>
</em>
</a>
</span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none" >
<a href="http://www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/index.cfm" >
<span Section508/Lowstyle="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none" >
<span>           </span>
Communities (RCs) </span>
</a>
</span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > , and for individuals who begin to work for an employer after May 25,   </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          2007, this High-Risk Youth group has been renamed Designated Community Resident   </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          and expanded to include residents of Rural Renewal Counties;  </span>
<strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: blue" > Note: </span>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > All Round I </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          Enterprise Communities (ECs) including enhanced Enterprise Communities expired on </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          December 31, 2004. Round II ECs are still in existence as are all the EZ. </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >                            </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >       </span>
<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Summer Youth Employee. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > A 16-17 year old </span>
</em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/index.cfm" >
<em> EZ/EC or RC </em>
</a>
</span>
<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > resident hired between May 1  </span>
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<strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: blue" > Note: </span>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > All Round I Enterprise Communities (ECs) including enhanced   </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          Enterprise Communities expired on December 31, 2004. Round II ECs are still in existence   </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          as are all the EZs; </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >                        </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >       </span>
<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Qualified Veteran. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > A veteran who is a member of a family that is receiving or recently    </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          received </span>
</em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/" >
<em> Food Stamps </em>
</a>
</span>
<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > for at least a 3-month period during the past 15 months; and for  </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          individuals who begin to work for an employer after May 25, 2007, the veteran group is  </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          expanded to include disabled veterans who are entitled to compensation for a service- </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          connected disability
<strong> and </strong>
who, during the one-year ending on the hiring date, were: a) </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          discharged or released from active duty in the U.S Armed Forces,
<strong> or </strong>
b) unemployed for a </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          period or periods totaling at least 6 months. The first-year wages taken into account for </span>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          these disabled veterans are capped at $12,000; </span>
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<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" >                                                                                                                                                </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >    </span>
</i>
</strong>
</em>
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<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >   </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Vocational Rehabilitation Referral. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > An individual who completed or is completing  </span>
</em>
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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >      rehabilitative services from a State certified agency, an Employment Network, or the </span>
</em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.vba.va.gov/" >
<em> U.S.  </em>
</a>
</span>
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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none" >
<a href="http://www.vba.va.gov/" >
<span Section508/Lowstyle="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none" >
<span>     </span>
 Department of Veterans Affairs </span>
</a>
</span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > ;  </span>
</em>
</div>

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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >                                                                                                                         </span>
</em>
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<em>
<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" >  * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Qualified Ex-Felon. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > An individual who has been convicted of a felony and has a hiring     </span>
</em>
</div>

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<em>
<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" >      </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > date which is not more than one year after the last date on which he was so convicted or </span>
</em>
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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >      released from prison; </span>
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<em>   </em>
</div>

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<em>
<strong>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" >       * </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > SSI Recipient. </span>
</i>
</strong>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > A recipient of </span>
</em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >
<a href="http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/#SSI" >
<em> Supplemental Security Income (SSI) </em>
</a>
</span>
<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > benefits for any month   </span>
</em>
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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >          ending during the past 60 day period ending on the hire date. </span>
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<em>
<b>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" >           MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT OR RETENTION PERIOD. </span>
</b>
</em>
</em>
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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > All new adult employees must work a minimum of 120 or 400 hours. Individuals hired as Summer Youth employees must work at least 90 days, between May 1 and September 15, before an employer is eligible to claim the tax credit. The WOTC amount an employer may claim depends on the hours the employee works. The credit is 25% of qualified first-year wages for those employed at least 120 hours but fewer than 400 hours and 40% for those employed 400 hours or more. </span>
</em>
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<em>   </em>
</div>

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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font-size: 12pt" > To receive certification that a new employee qualifies the employer for this tax credit, the employer must: </span>
</em>
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<em>
<span> ·
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" >          </span>
</span>
Complete page one of IRS Form 8850 by the day the job offer is made. </em>
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<em>
<span> ·
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" >          </span>
</span>
Complete page 2 of IRS Form 8850 after the individual is hired. </em>
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<em>
<span> ·
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" >          </span>
</span>
Complete the one page ETA Form 9061.  </em>
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<em> Mail the completed and signed IRS
<i> and </i>
ETA forms to: </em>
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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font-size: 12pt; color: blue" > Virginia </span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font-size: 12pt; color: blue" > Employment Commission
<br>
 WOTC Coordinator - Room 209
<br>
P. O. Box 1358
<br>
Richmond, VA 23218-1358 </span>
</em>
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<i>

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<u> The signed forms must be mailed within 28 days </u>
</i>
after the employee's employment-start date for all individuals who begin work for an employer on or after January 1, 2007. </em>
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<em>
<i>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" > FORMS: </span>
</i>
</em>
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<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8850.pdf" >
<em> IRS Form 8850 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
</a>
<em>  (8-09)Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit (PDF) </em>
</li>
<li Section508/Lowstyle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black" >
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8850.pdf" >
<em> Instructions for Form 8850 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
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<em>   (8-09) (PDF) </em>
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<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/wotc/eta_form_9061.pdf" >
<em> ETA Form 9061 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
</a>
<em>
<i> (8-09) </i>
Individual Characteristics Form (PDF)
<br>
(required for ALL Disconnected Youth and/or Unemployed Veterans) </em>
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<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2848.pdf" >
<em> IRS Form 2848 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
</a>
<em>  (6-08) Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (PDF)
<br>
(To be used by Employers utilizing a Consultant) </em>
</li>
<li Section508/Lowstyle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black" >
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2848.pdf" >
<em> Instructions for Form 2848 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
</a>
<em>  (6-08) (PDF) </em>
</li>
</ul>

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<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: red" >    WOTC background and guidance information: </span>
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<a href="http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=2800" >
<em> Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 3-09 </em>
</a>
</li>
<li Section508/Lowstyle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black" >
<a href="http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2809" >
<em> Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 3-09 Change 1 </em>
</a>
</li>
<li Section508/Lowstyle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black" >
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL20-06_Acc.pdf" >
<em> Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 20-06 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
<Section508/Lowimg alt="This file is in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to view this file." height="11" width="11" src="/vecportal/images/pdf_icon.gif" >
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<em>   (PDF) </em>
</li>
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<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/tegl2007/TEGL05-07acc.pdf" >
<em> Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 5-07 </em>
</a>
<a href="/vecportal/alert_main.cfm?outsideurl=www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html" >
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</a>
<em>   (PDF) </em>
</li>
</ul>

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<em>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="color: black" > Long-Term Family Assistance Recipients who began work after December 31, 2006 and before September 1, 2011, can earn their employers
<i> up to </i>
$9,000 if they are a member of a family: </span>
</em>
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<em> that received TANF for at least 18 consecutive months before the hire date: or </em>
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<em> whose TANF eligibility under federal or state law expired after August 5, 1997 (for applicants hired within two years after their eligibility expired); or </em>
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<em> that received TANF for at least 18 months, beginning after August 5, 1997, and is hired not more than two years after that 18-month period. </em>
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</ul>

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<em> Employees who are members of the following target groups are eligible for the WOTC program: </em>
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<em>   </em>
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<em>
<span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" >             </span>
</span>
<i> Target Group A: TANF Recipient </i>
- any applicant that has received TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program) for any nine months within the last 18 months ending on the hire date. </em>
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<em>
<span>
<span Section508/Lowstyle="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'" >             </span>
</span>
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