Digital IRS Form 8850 in PDF 2016-2021

Employers use this form to prescreen and to make a written request to theirstate workforce agency SWA to certify an individual as a member of atargeted group for purposes of qualifying for the work opportunity credit.Submitting Form 8850 to the SWA is but one step in the process of qualifyingfor the work opportunity credit. The state work opportunity tax credit WOTCcoordinator for the SWA must certify the job applicant is a member of atargeted group. After starting work the employee must meet the minimumnumberofhoursworked requirement for the work opportunity credit. Generallyan employer elects to take the credit by filing Form 5884 Work OpportunityCredit. However a taxexempt organization that hires a qualified veteranshould report the work opportunity credit on Form 5884C Work OpportunityCredit for Qualified TaxExempt Organizations Hiring Qualified Veterans.If the job applicant will begin working for the employer after May 31 2016the job applicant gives information to the employer on or before the day a joboffer is made. This information is entered on Form 8850. If the employerbelieves the applicant is a member of a targeted group as defined underMembers of Targeted Groups the employer completes the rest of the form nolater than the day the job offer is made. Both the job applicant and theemployer must sign Form 8850 no later than the date for submitting the form tothe SWA.If the job applicant began working for the employer on or after January 12015 and on or before May 31 2016 Form 8850 can be completed and signed asdescribed above at any time as long as it is completed signed and submittedto the SWA by June 29 2016.Please refer to the IRS website which explains additional informationInstructions for Form 8850 032016Hope this is helpful.