How can employers participate in the WOTC?
Employers must apply for and receive certification from their state employment agency that their new hire is a member of a WOTC target group before they can claim the WOTC on their federal tax return. To apply for WOTC certification, employers must: • Complete the one-page IRS Form 8850 (instructions) “Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits,” by the date the job offer is made, and • Complete either the one-page U.S. Department of Labor • ETA Form 9062, “Conditional Certification Form,” if provided to the job seeker by a participating agency, e.g., the Job Corps, or • ETA Form 9061, “Individual Characteristics Form,” if the new hire has not been given a conditional certification, and • Mail the signed IRS and ETA forms to their state employment agency WOTC Coordinator. The IRS form must be mailed within 21 days of the new hire s start date. • For more information about the WOTC: Call Holly O Brien, Regional WOTC Coordinato
