Employers could get a bigger tax break for hiring workers in certain groups. The bill also raises some wage limits and lets SNAP food assistance recipients of any age count if they otherwise qualify.
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Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest action on S. 492: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects employers who hire workers covered by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. It also affects workers in those covered groups because the tax break may shape who employers choose to hire and keep. The most direct groups include certain veterans, SNAP food assistance recipients, summer youth workers, and long-term family assistance recipients.
Why this matters: This matters because the bill could change the money employers get back for hiring people who may struggle to find work. A larger tax break may make some hires more attractive. It may also push employers to keep workers longer, since part of the extra credit depends on hours worked. The bill does not say whether it would create more jobs overall or mostly reward hiring that would have happened anyway.
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