How Businesses Can Save Money on Holiday Hiring

With just a few weeks to go until Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah, retailers are seeking to fill seasonal positions

Snagajob.com is reporting that on average retailers plan to hire 3.1 seasonal employees in 2009, a drop of 16% from last year. They report that retailers aren't the only ones hiring. Other good bets include warehouse jobs, restaurant jobs and hotel jobs. Tax preparation companies like Jackson Hewitt and H&R Block also offer seasonal jobs.

If you are hiring seasonal employees this holiday season you are not alone. Thousands of companies nationwide have already begun their annual holiday hiring to accommodate the expected increase in seasonal sales.

The holiday hiring season provides a huge opportunity for employers to take advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. WOTC applies to new hires only for employees who fall into one of the following categories:

• Designated Community Resident
• Ex-Felon
• Family Assistant Recipient
• Family Assistant Recipient (long term)
• SNAP Recipient (food stamps)
• SSI Recipient
• Summer Youth
• Veteran
• Veteran (disabled)
  

New hires do not have to be full-time employees in order for you to qualify for the tax credit. As long as the employee works between 120 - 400 hours for your company you can receive up to 40% of their wages (up to $6,000) in tax credits.

CMS has processed WOTC tax credits for companies for over 13 years and based on our experience up to 15% of the workforce is eligible for the employment tax credits. Why aren’t you taking advantage? Call CMS today at 1-800-517-9099 to find out how we can save you money this holiday season.

Calculate your potential tax savings with our WOTC Tax Credit Savings Calculator


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CMS Sage Abra Lunch and Learn Webinar Series

CMS is excited to introduce our new Abra Lunch and Learn Webinar Series to our Abra customers.

Attend our free monthly educational webcast series Lunch & Learn. The first session will be held November 4th 2009 with an introduction to Abra Secure Query and continue on the first Wednesday of each month. Additional topics include Creating Custom Screens, Improving Recruiting with iRecruit and Training Management, dates to be announced.

We also welcome your input and suggestions for future topics.

Getting the most from "Abra Secure Query"
Abra Secure Query is an ad-hoc desktop query and reporting tool that enables you to quickly and easily generate or modify reports for specific information. For example, sometimes you just need answers in a hurry to prepare for a meeting or to help make projections. Abra Secure Query makes it easy to get the information you need and is more flexible than Standard Reports and more user-friendly than Crystal Reports. Attend this free webcast and learn how to make the most of this powerful reporting tool. Find out how to select fields, group records, sort records, set filter and output the results of your custom reports.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 12.15pm - 1.15pm ET (Register)

Abra Payroll Closing Year End
Get ready for 2010 with CMS' Lunch & Learn Webcast: Abra Payroll Closing Year End. Attend this free webcast and learn how to be prepared for year-end closing:
Determining year-end forms, Verifying code tables, Verifying Employer/Employee setups, Recording and depositing tax liabilities, Posting taxable benefits, Year-end adjustments Reporting. Get your questions answered by our Abra experts. Our special guest speaker will be Lorraine Bodden, National Director of Employment Tax at RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 12.15pm – 1.15pm ET (Register)

To register for any of the above listed webinars please visit the (Register) link provided, or call Linzi at 860-678-4401 if you have any questions or are having trouble registering.

http://www.cmshris.com/lunch_and_learn.html

H1N1 Flu in the Workplace: Labor Law Update

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