Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) is designed as a federal income tax credit for employers who hire individuals who face obstacles to employment. The tax credit may range from $1,200 up to $9,600, depending upon the target group and other factors of the employee. *
Frequently Asked Questions
Long Term Unemployment Recipient Group
As you are able to send the Self-Attestation Form 9175, please do so via fax (601.321.6506) or by U.S. Mail at the address below.
For more information on the Long-Term Unemployment Recipient Group, see the gray box for WOTC Program 2015 Changes on this page (or click here).
Powers of Attorney
If you elect to send a copy of the power of attorney (POA) or IRS Form 2848 via email, the copy must be either certified/attested by a notary as a true, complete and accurate copy of the original, or if you are in a state that does not permit the notary to certify documents, then include a notarized statement of the custodian of the records attesting that the specific POA is a true, complete and accurate copy of the original document. For more information from the IRS, click here.
Download Form 2848
Instructions for Form 2848
How to Apply
There are 3 ways to submit the required IRS and ETA Forms to the MS WOTC Unit, (1) online, (2) by mail and (3) by fax. For each method to meet the statutory requirement of timely filing, these must be submitted or postmarked no later than 28 calendar days FROM the date the employee starts work.
REQUIRED FORMS
The required IRS and ETA forms to be used starting April 11, 2017 are:
IRS Form 8850, and either
ETA Form 9061, or
for special circumstances ETA Form 9062
It is also recommended to submit the
ETA Self-Attestation Form 9175 for Long Term Unemployment Recipients.
To download these forms from the United States Department of Labor web page, go here.
For instructions to SUBMIT BY MAIL, click here.
For instructions to SUBMIT BY FAX, click here.
TO APPLY ONLINE
TO APPLY USING POSTAL MAIL (USPS)
Submit completed REQUIRED FORMS (as applicable) to the Mississippi WOTC Unit via U.S. Mail to the following address:
Attention: WOTC UNIT
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
PO BOX 1699
Jackson, MS 39215-1699
For links to the REQUIRED FORMS, click here.
TO APPLY BY FAX
Submit completed REQUIRED FORMS (as applicable) to the Mississippi WOTC Unit via facsimile to our secure fax line:
601-321-6506
Please include an email address so that we can confirm receipt of the fax via email.
For links to the REQUIRED FORMS, click here.
For additional details and specific qualifying requirements, refer to Instructions for Form 8850 and Form 5884.
WOTC Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions and Target Group Information
U.S. Department of Labor Information Page
*Disclaimer:
All information is provided as an overview of the WOTC program. Other rules may apply that could impact individual employee tax credit qualifications.
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