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Recent Jobs News May 11, 2010Rep. Israel Brings the Director of DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy to Long Island for Expo with Local Businesses Recent Jobs Legislation
In 2010, Rep. Israel supported the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act (H.R.2847), which was signed into law on March 18, 2010. This act includes the following measures to spur job growth: Tax incentives for businesses to spur immediate job growth. A new payroll tax exemption would create a common-sense, targeted, and effective way to encourage employers to begin hiring unemployed workers today and is estimated to spur about 300,000 new jobs, according to economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com.Payroll Tax Exemption. Provides businesses with an exemption from Social Security payroll taxes for every worker hired in 2010 who has been unemployed for at least 60 days. (The maximum value of this incentive is $6,621, which equals to 6.2 percent of wages paid in 2010 up to the FICA wage cap of $106,800.) The longer that a business has a new qualified worker on its payroll, the greater the tax benefit. The House amendments incorporate an IRS fix to make sure that small businesses can take advantage of the payroll tax holiday. Bonus for Keeping Employees Long Term. Provides an additional $1,000 income tax credit for every new employee retained for 52 weeks. Small Business Expensing. Extends Recovery Act provisions that double the amount small businesses can immediately write off their taxes for capital investments and purchases of new equipment made in 2010 from $125,000 to $250,000. This will help small business make the investments they need to grow and hire more workers. In 2009, Rep. Israel voted in favor of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R.1) to jump start our economy, rebuild our infrastructure, invest in energy and technology, and provide much needed support for health care, education and workers who have been hurt by the recession. For more on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, click here. |