Introduction to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program

For more information about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit please visit www.cmswotc.com or call CMS at 1-800-517-9099.

Sage Abra, the New Hire Act and the American Recovery Act

Our last session of the Abra Lunch & Learn Webinar series was so popular that we are doing it again for anyone who was unable to attend in July.

Overview
Everything you need to know about Sage Abra and the New Hire Act and the American Recovery Act and how they can benefit your company.

Speaker
Brian Kelly, CMS

Date
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 at 10.30am - 11.30am ET (Register)

To register for any of the Lunch & Learn webcasts please call Linzi at 860-678-4401 or visit:
http://www.cmshris.com/lunch_and_learn.html

We also welcome your input and suggestions for future topics.

Senators Present Bipartisan Plan for Post-Oil Spill Small Business, Tourism Recovery

For residents on the front lines of the oil spill, hope is fading fast.

"It's hard to explain exactly what's going on with us, but, all of us have died in our own way with this," says Gulf resident Pam Thompson. "And it's horrible, and it's really hard to explain to you when you feel like you've lost everything that you are."

And time is running out for some small businesses along the oil-splattered beaches.

"I hope they get it capped. If they get it capped, then they can deal with the problem," says J.J. Pierotich, the owner of Souvenir City in Biloxi, Mississippi. "I'm an optimistic kind of person. We're a family business. My dad is just the opposite - he thinks we're going to be laying people off and cutting our hours next week."

But, Pierotich may benefit from tax breaks being proposed for struggling small businesses. Senator Bill Nelson and Senator George LeMieux are among the six Democrats and Republicans who have worked together on a plan to take some of the burden off of property owners.

"It is going to take time for our coastal communities to recover. We should do all we can to help that process along," said Sen. George LeMieux.

Lawmakers believe the proposal would bring jobs and tourism back to the Gulf Coast through tax breaks and by providing tax credits to companies that hire workers displaced by the oil spill.

"This is by no means going to solve the economic woes created by the BP spill, but it should help many of the folks who've been hit so hard," said Sen. Bill Nelson.

The proposal has already been passed along to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus.

To continue reading:

http://wokv.com/localnews/2010/07/senators-present-bipartisan-pl.html

Related articles:

Tax Relief Sought for Gulf states hit by oil spill
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66148Y20100702?type=domesticNews

Senators introduce tax relief bill for Gulf Coast
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/107013-senators-introduce-tax-relief-bill-for-gulf-coast

7 WOTC Tips and Tricks

7 WOTC Tips & Tricks to ask yourself before you send your employee Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) applications to us:

1. Did your employee sign and date the forms correctly?
2. Is the required information complete?
3. Did you put in their start date?
4. Did you put in their job title and wage?
5. Did the employee provide proof of age and address?
6. Has the employee worked for your company before?
7. Are you sending the applications to us within 21 days of the employee(s) start date?

Making sure information is complete and timely will help us make the most return on investment for you.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call or email us.