EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Welfare-To-Work Tax Credit Program

Businesses have the opportunity to receive tax incentives for employing individuals that meet the requirements of the Welfare to Work Tax Credit Program (W-2-W).

On August 20, 1996, President Clinton signed the Small Business Job Protection Act. The Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997 added another section called the Welfare to Work (W-2-W) Tax Credit Program. The Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, Sect. 604 and 605 extended the Welfare to Work Tax Credit Program (W-2-W).

Employers must complete and sign an original Pre-Screening Notification (PSN) IRS Form 8850 (Instructions) within 21 days of the applicant start date. Pre-Screening Notification must be sent to:

Department of Workforce Services

WWTC

P.O. Box 2760, Casper, WY 82602

The Pre-Screening Notification must be sent to the Department of Workforce Services within 21 days of the start work date to be considered. Faxes cannot be accepted. If this request is accompanied by the Individual Characteristics Form (ICF) Form ETA 9061, processing time will be shortened.

The qualified employee can earn the required number of work hours at any time during a one-year period from the original start to work date, as long as they were certified at the original hire.

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