Claim Your WOTC Benefits in About 15 Minutes per Month

Work Opportunity Tax Credit Provider

Improve Cash Flow up to 40% – Without Cutting Expenses

Could your company benefit from more cash to grow your business? Imagine how it would feel to announce to your stakeholders that you’ve found a way to improve cashflow by up to 40% – without cutting expenses.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is designed to offset Federal income tax liabilities for employers who hire individuals specific groups who face barriers to employment. It’s available for taxable and non-taxable businesses of all sizes. When the WOTC program is executed the right way, employers can capture enough tax credits to significantly reduce, or even eliminate, their Federal income tax liabilities. The result? A 20-40% cashflow increase.

As a Work Opportunity Tax Credit provider, Rockerbox uses automated, stupid-simple technology to help businesses maximize WOTC benefits in just 15 minutes per month.

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How Employers Benefit from WOTC

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Reduce or eliminate your federal tax liability

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WOTC-Eligible employees are 5x more profitable

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Claim 2-3x more tax credits

Why Don’t More Businesses Take Advantage of WOTC?

In our experience, there are two reasons employers don’t claim their WOTC benefits: either they don’t know about the program or they don’t think it’s worth it. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a federal tax credit created in 1996 to help drive employment by putting disadvantaged workers back to work.

WOTC benefits are available to employers who hire individuals from one of nine targeted groups who frequently face barriers to employment. The amount of WOTC credit an employer receives is based on the amount eligible employees earn. So, there’s paperwork that has to be completed every month to screen applicants and report wages. We’ve seen countless businesses miss out on huge tax credits, simply because they don’t have the time or manpower to manage their WOTC program.

WOTC Target Groups
WOTC Administrator

But here’s the thing:

Each WOTC-qualified employee can increase profitability by as much as 80% compared to a non-qualified employee. And with Rockerbox, it can take as little as 15 minutes per month to reduce or even eliminate your Federal tax liability – without spending hours on paperwork. WOTC is currently authorized until December 31, 2025, so why not take advantage of this program now?

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Is Claiming WOTC Benefits Worth It?
You Decide.

20%
Of new hires potentially eligible

$2,150
Per eligible new hire on average

40%
Increase in your business cash flow

No Limit
To the amount of credit available

A Customized WOTC Optimization Program

in Just 15 Minutes Per Month

Rockerbox is the focused market leader dedicated to helping businesses maximize WOTC benefits. Our customers include private companies, franchises, staffing agencies and more. We use automated, stupid-simple technology to screen new hires for you to find qualifying applicants. If the new hire satisfies the criteria for one of the nine WOTC target groups, we’ll handle all the paperwork to make sure you get the maximum tax credits.

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Our proven process is electronically integrated into your application & onboarding process, so it literally takes just a few minutes each month to manage your WOTC program. We have a team of WOTC tax credit experts with relationships with all 50 state workforce agencies and Puerto Rico, so we can help businesses across the U.S. maximize their WOTC benefits. And if you have any questions, you’ll have ongoing communication with your dedicated tax credit consultant every step of the way.

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Stupid-Simple Tax Credits: WOTC Benefits Made Easy

  • Increase cash flow
  • Lower recruiting expenses
  • No-risk cost structure
  • Low time investment
  • Electronic WOTC screening
  • Online reporting tools

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit Eligibility

Don’t Think Your Business Hires WOTC Eligible Employees?
You Might Be Surprised.

Why Trust Rockerbox for Your WOTC Administration?

  • Fanatical customer service
  • No contracts
  • No “termination clause”
  • Proprietary technology
  • Tenured tax credit experts
  • Cost-effective fee structure
  • Easy-to-understand reports
  • Stay in compliance
  • Eliminate audit risk
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Restaurant Employees

Already Have a WOTC Provider? Rockerbox is Different

If you’re spending hours on WOTC every month and only having a few people qualified, you need a different provider. We hear over and over from business owners that the time & money they’ve spent on WOTC wasn’t worth the results. That’s because 97% of WOTC providers just provide basic applicant screening and tracking. But Rockerbox provides optimized screening, tracking, and education. And the best part? You can leave the work to us. Our clients enjoy boosted screening percentages, higher qualifying percentages and decreased fallout – all in 15 minutes (or less) per month!

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Case Study:
600% WOTC Tax Credit Increase
with Rockerbox

Not sure changing your current WOTC provider to Rockerbox is worth it?
These are the results we’ve achieved for just one client – we think the numbers speak for themselves.

2009
Internal WOTC Processing
Tax Credits Claimed:
Less than $30,000

2010-2015
WOTC Provider Processing
Tax Credits Claimed:
$160,000/yr on average

2016
Rockerbox WOTC Processing
Tax Credits Claimed:
$950,000+

WOTC Target Groups

Employers who hire individuals from one of these 9 WOTC target groups can claim a tax credit of up to $9,600 per eligible employee. Individuals in these groups typically face barriers to employment, and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit incentivizes businesses to put such disadvantaged workers back to work.

Rockerbox can help employers claim their maximum WOTC benefits by automating the job applicant screening process to find eligible new hires.

WOTC Target Group

Qualified Veterans
Tax Credit: Up to $9,600

Unemployed and Disabled Veterans could each be worth between $2,400 – $9,600.

TANF Recipients
Tax Credit: Up to $9,000

Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) can each be worth between $2,400 – $9,000.

SNAP Recipients
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or Food Stamps) can each be worth up to $2,400.

Designated Community Residents
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

An 18-30 year old who lives within one of the federally-designated Rural Renewal Counties (empowerment zones).

Vocational Rehabilitation Referred
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

An individual with a disability who completed or is completing rehabilitation services from a certified State or Federal agency.

Ex-Felons
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

A convicted felon who has a hiring date which is not more than one year after the last date of conviction OR release from prison.

Summer Youth Employees
Tax Credit: Up to $1,200

Individuals have to reside in the designated Rural Renewal Counties or other historically-certified distressed communities.

SSI Recipients
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

A recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for any month ending during the past 60-day period ending on the hire date.

Long-term Unemployed
Tax Credit: Up to $2,400

Individuals who have exhausted their regular unemployment compensation, which is the first 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, or slightly over six months.

Transform Your Organization’s Economics with WOTC Administration by Rockerbox

  • Tight integration with ATS and HRIS
  • Screening & processing
  • Challenge process
  • Five-Star follow-up
  • Proprietary WOTC questionnaire
  • Maximum results

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WOTC Target Group

WOTC Eligibility

Don’t Think Your Business Hires
WOTC Eligible Employees?

  • Trucking
    25% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $2,500
  • Temporary Staffing
    30% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $1,750
  • Restaurants
    25% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $2,150
  • Manufacturing
    25% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $2,150
  • Healthcare
    8%-10% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $3,200
  • Professional Services
    6%-8% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $3,400
  • Warehouse
    30% Eligibility Rate
    $2,150 Average Tax Credit
  • Food Processing
    20% Eligibility Rate
    $2,500 Average Tax Credit
  • Skill / Trades
    30% Eligibility Rate
    Average Tax Credit $1,950

FAQs

What is the Work Opportunity Tax Credit?

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit available to employers who hire individuals from one of nine groups that typically face barriers to employment.

Do tax-exempt companies qualify for WOTC?

WOTC is available to both large and small businesses, whether they’re taxable or tax-exempt.

How does an employer get WOTC benefits?

Work Opportunity Tax Credit benefits are based on the wages paid to qualifying employees. For taxable employers, WOTC benefits are claimed as a general business credit. For tax-exempt employers, the credit is applied to payroll taxes. And if your business was formed using a flow-through-entity, like a S-corp or LLC, then the credits could flow-through to the owner’s K-1.

Do employees benefit from WOTC?

No. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is only available to employers.