Is retail employment included in the WTC program?
• Does the WTC and EIC apply only if we take an applicant referred by the local Dept. of Labor? What if we find our own candidates? • I completed the Certification application a few weeks ago – why haven’t I heard anything? • In that case, what is the effective date of the Certification? • So when am I eligible for benefits? • How do I apply for benefits? • What is a “QEZE? • I was certified by ESDC as an EDZ business on July 1, 1999, not as an Empire Zone business. Do I qualify for the new enhanced Zone credits? • I operate more than one company in an Empire Zone. Can I certify each company? • I operate two companies and file NYS tax under one EIN. Do I certify each company? • I am already a Zone Certified business. The new enhanced tax credits indicate that I must qualify on an annual basis to access these credits. Does “qualify” mean that I have to be certified again? • I am a new business to New York. I have no previous employment history. What is my 5-year base period? • I have an
