What employees may qualify for the hiring tax credit?
A business within the SBVEZ may claim credit on qualifying employees if hired on or after October 15, 2006 and before the SBVEZ expires on October 14, 2021; and, MUST meet one of the following conditions: • A person receiving or eligible to receive subsidized employment, training or services funded by the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), or its successor, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) registered core or intensive services; • A person eligible to be a voluntary or mandatory registrant under CalWORKS, formerly known as Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN); • A member of a targeted group defined in the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); • An economically disadvantaged individual 14 years of age or older; • A qualified dislocated worker; • A disabled individual eligible for, enrolled in, or who completed a state rehabilitation program; • A Vietnam Veteran or veteran recently separated from military service; • An ex-offender (felony and/or misdemeanor offense); • A
