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HR 3402 112th Congress House Taxation Disability and paralysis Employee hiring Income tax credits U.S. territories and protectorates Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Hiring Our Veterans Act of 2011

Introduced: November 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Nov 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 10, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hiring Our Veterans Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the amount of wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for veterans who are hired after being unemployed for six months or more during the one-year period ending on the hiring date ($14,000 of first-year wages) or disabled veterans who are either hired within one year after discharge from active duty ($12,000 of first-year wages) or who are hired after being unemployed for six months or more during the one-year period ending on the hiring date ($24,000 of first-year wages), and (2) allow tax-exempt organizations to claim the lesser of the amount of the work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans or the amount of the payroll taxes paid by such organizations during the calendar year.

What's happening now November 10, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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