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Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment
(HIRE) Act, enacted March 18, 2010, two new tax benefits are available
to employers who hire certain previously unemployed workers (“qualified
employees”).
The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption,
provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent
share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees,
effective for wages paid from March 19, 2010 through December 31,
2010.
In addition, for each qualified employee retained
for at least 52 consecutive weeks, businesses will also be eligible
for a general business tax credit, referred to as the new hire retention
credit, of 6.2 percent of wages paid to the qualified employee over
the 52 week period, up to a maximum credit of $1,000.
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