Massachusetts For Hiring Vets

March 4th, 2007 Posted by Mark

Here is one of those topics that I seem to be talking about more and more lately. It could be because of all of the people in the armed services at the moment, or it could be because more and more employers know about the value of hiring this type of employee. But we sure have been talking about vets a lot lately here at this blog whatever the reason.

For instance, Massachusetts recently announced how it is giving tax credits when employers hire veterans at their businesses. That is right. You heard it here first. The state of Massachusetts offers employers tax breaks when they employ veterans. All the vet needs to do is fill out a form when they get hired and file that form with the Department of Workforce Development in Massachusetts. The paperwork must be given to the employer in this case before they even hire the vet on the job.

If these conditions are met, and the vet is in fact a vet of military service for this country, then the Massachusetts employer can get up to $2400 in tax credits for each vet they hire I believe. The employers especially get this credit if the vet happens to be disabled or in a low income tier bracket.

Employers interested in hearing more can either contact the Department of Workforce Development in Massachusetts, or the Department of Veterans’ Services in the state as well. Just the tax break money alone is worth the effort to get more details on this program by the state of Massachusetts. But just think of the benefit that you could give to the vet returning from serving his or her country, possibly disabled, as well as the family and children of that vet, when you hire them at your company.

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