Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program Forms Extended, New Target Group Added

To qualify for this target group, the employee must have been unemployed for at least 27 consecutive weeks and have received unemployment compensation at some point during that time period. This new target group was previously on hold in 2015 and it now applies to employees hired after December 31, 2015.

The WOTC program is a federal tax credit available for employers who hire individuals from specified target groups, designed to encourage workplace diversity by incentivizing employers to hire applicants from groups that have consistently faced significant barriers to employment.

The expiration date for associated WOTC forms (Such as ETA 9061, 9062, and 9063) has been extended without revisions for three years, giving a new expiration date of August 31, 2018.  In submitting applications for new employees, employers may either utilize WOTC forms with the August 2018 expiration date, or continue to use form versions with the expired 2015 date, since the forms have now been extended without revisions. Both types will be accepted by state workforce agencies.