1. TANF
2. Qualified Food Stamp Recipient
3. Vocational Rehabilitation
4. SSI
5. High Risk Youth
6. Qualified Veteran
7. Ex Felons
8. Qualified Summer Youth

• Employee must have received TANF or AFDC for a total of at least 18 months accruing back to 8/5/97 at the time of hire OR
• Employee must have received TANF or AFDC for at least 18 consecutive months before the date of hire OR
• Employee whose TANF or AFDC eligibility expired under federal or state law after 8/5/97

• Can only be taken in the second year of employment. Employee must work at least 400 hours. 35% of the first $6,000 of qualified wages maximum $2,100
• A minimum tax prevails and the credit cannot reduce the tax to less than statutory amounts under various Articles and Sections of the Tax Laws. The minimum tax ranges for $10 to $250
• Credit is not refundable but can be carries over for and unlimited number of years

• Linked with WOTC. Must be certified by VESID or CBVH as a person with a disability resulting in a handicap to employment and who has completed or is receiving services under an approved rehabilitation plan

1. Corporate Tax credits on zone enterprise business
2. Sales Tax Exemptions
3. Real Property Tax Abatement
4. Utility Rate Savings
5. Verizon Discount
6. Investment Tax Credit
7. Low interest loans

• Employee must be a NYS resident who receives EZ Zone wages AND
• Employee satisfies at least one of the following conditions:
  
  • is eligible under Federal WOTC
  • eligible under WIA
  • received Public Assistance within the previous two years, i.e., received TANF, Medicaid, Food stamps, etc.
  • has income below the poverty level
  • is a member of a family with income below the poverty level

• Newly created job

50 % of the trainee's wages during the training period under the following conditions:

• Limited to 6 months of total training hours not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000)
• Limited to 40 hours per week unless waiver granted
• Minimum time required for an OJT Program is 30 hours per week with a minimum wage of $7.50 per hour
• OJT enrollment is limited to 33% of a company's workforce
• Reimbursement is available for incumbent employees for upgrading skills. This would involve an increase of pay equal to $1.75 per hour within a 90 day period

• Must satisfy requirements of a pre-award review for relocating companies
• Must be a legitimate company
• Must not be involved in a current labor dispute
• Cannot use OJT to displace or reduce hours for current employees
• Cannot be utilized for workers previously laid off or for limiting promotional opportunities
• If enrolled in previous OJT programs, employer must have shown satisfactory performance
• Requires certification that employees trained would not have been hired for this occupation if not for OJT

• Broome Tioga Workforce Development will pre-screen applicants
• Assistance is provided with reimbursement procedure to assure prompt reimbursements
• Provides assistance with a minimum of paperwork. Must satisfy requirements of a pre-award review for relocating companies

• Contact your OJT REPRESENTATIVE at Broome-Tioga Workforce Development System