Capture Hiring Tax Credits with Confidence
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) screening identifies eligible new hires from designated target groups and manages required IRS and state certification filings
within strict deadlines to capture available tax credits.
WHY IT’S BETTER
Manual WOTC processes often lead to missed credits when delayed screening, incomplete forms, or deadline failures disqualify otherwise valid credits that proper WOTC management would have secured.
Candidate responses are evaluated against federal and state eligibility criteria automatically with immediate identification of qualified target groups.
Required documentation is generated, tracked, and submitted including IRS Form 8850 and state certification requests within required timeframes.
Early and consistent screening reduces missed credits by evaluating every candidate universally rather than selective screening that misses eligible hires.
Audit ready records maintain complete WOTC documentation including questionnaires, eligibility determinations, IRS forms, and state certifications organized for instant IRS audit response.
A Structured WOTC Screening Workflow
Tax credit eligibility identified and tracked from candidate screening through certification in four steps:
Collect Candidate Responses
Candidates complete required WOTC questionnaires during onboarding with responses captured through integrated workflows that ensure universal participation.
Determine Credit Eligibility
Responses are evaluated against federal eligibility criteria with automated assessment identifying qualified target groups and applicable credit amounts.
Generate and Submit Forms
Required forms are generated automatically including IRS Form 8850 and state certification requests with submission managed within strict 28 day and 21 day deadlines.
Monitor Credit Status
Credit approvals and outcomes are tracked with documentation maintained supporting tax credit claims and IRS audit defense when credits are challenged.
Tax Credit Optimization with Compliance for Good™
WOTC screening supports compliant tax credit programs through automated eligibility identification, deadline management,
and organized documentation that maximizes credit capture.
Trust & Compliance
Secure workflows, documented processes, and audit trails support compliant tax credit screening with organized recordkeeping aligned to federal requirements.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a federal program providing tax credits ranging from $1,200 to $9,600 per eligible new hire from designated target groups including veterans, SNAP recipients, ex-felons, vocational rehabilitation referrals, and long-term unemployment recipients. WOTC encourages hiring from groups facing employment barriers. GCheck’s WOTC screening identifies eligible candidates during hire and manages the required IRS and state certification filings within strict deadlines, capturing the tax credits that manual WOTC programs miss when delayed screening, incomplete forms, or deadline failures disqualify otherwise valid credits that proper WOTC management would have secured through timely identification and filing.
WOTC eligibility must be identified and IRS Form 8850 filed within 28 days of hire to qualify for tax credits, making immediate screening essential for deadline compliance. The 28-day window is absolute with no extensions. GCheck’s immediate screening identifies WOTC eligibility at hire when the full 28-day filing window remains available, capturing credits that delayed screening misses when late evaluation leaves insufficient time for the required candidate questionnaire, employer determination, and IRS form submission that must all occur within 28 days or credits are permanently lost when the certification deadline expires without the timely filing that immediate screening enables.
Yes, WOTC requires IRS Form 8850 filed within 28 days of hire, state certification forms filed within 21 days, and retention of signed questionnaires for IRS audit support. Strict deadlines determine credit eligibility. GCheck’s form automation generates required IRS and state forms automatically with deadline tracking that ensures timely filing, protecting credits from the deadline disqualifications that occur when manual processes allow the 28-day IRS window or 21-day state window to expire without filing when deadline tracking failures permanently lose credits that timely form submission would have secured through automated form preparation and deadline monitoring.
Yes, WOTC screening integrates seamlessly into onboarding workflows that candidates already complete, capturing eligibility without separate questionnaire distribution that reduces completion rates. Integration eliminates duplicate candidate steps. GCheck’s embedded screening makes WOTC questions part of standard onboarding that new hires must complete anyway, increasing questionnaire completion rates that determine how many eligible candidates are actually identified rather than the reduced participation that separate WOTC questionnaires create when additional candidate steps lower completion rates and miss the eligible hires who would have qualified for credits if questionnaires had been embedded in required onboarding that ensures universal completion.
HR teams, payroll departments, tax credit specialists, and finance teams manage WOTC programs to capture available hiring tax credits for eligible new hires. WOTC benefits any organization with significant hiring volume. GCheck’s WOTC screening serves organizations from retail and hospitality to healthcare and manufacturing, providing the automated identification and filing that captures more credits than manual WOTC programs achieve when automation screens every candidate universally and files within strict deadlines rather than the selective screening and deadline failures that manual processes create when staff capacity and timing tracking limitations reduce credit capture rates.
Yes, WOTC screening scales across high-volume hiring including retail, hospitality, healthcare, and seasonal operations with thousands of monthly hires without missing credits through selective screening. Manual WOTC cannot maintain universal screening at scale. GCheck’s automated platform ensures every new hire is screened for WOTC eligibility regardless of hiring volume, maintaining the universal coverage that captures maximum credits rather than the selective screening that manual programs create when staff capacity forces choices about which candidates to screen when time constraints prevent universal evaluation that automated screening provides by evaluating every candidate regardless of volume without the selective coverage that reduces credit capture when manual programs cannot screen universally.
Identify eligible candidates early and manage WOTC filings with confidence.
Maximize available credits while maintaining compliance.