Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Tax benefit from a national government, public money, in United States, nationwide.
Up to
$2,400
Typically up to $2,400 per qualifying hire (40% of first $6,000 in first-year wages for employees working 400+ hours); higher for some veteran and long-term-assistance-recipient categories
Paused
- Type
- Tax benefit
- Who runs it
- National government
- Public money
- Where
- Nationwide
- United States
- Status
- Paused until it relaunches
- Paused
- Who it is for
- Any eligible startup
- Stages
- Idea, Proof of concept, Prototype, Seed, Early stage, Early revenue, Growth
- Sectors
- Sector agnostic
- Checked on
- 9 November 2026