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How to apply

To receive certification that a new employee qualifies the employer for this tax credit, the employer must do the following:

• Complete the one page IRS Form 8850, Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request by the day the job offer is made, and
• Complete either the one page ETA Form 9061 or Form 9062.
  • If the new employee has already been Conditionally Certified by a local South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Employment Representative as belonging to a WOTC target group, complete the bottom part of ETA Form 9062 Conditional Certification (and sign and date it).
  • If the new employee has not been Conditionally Certified, the employer and/or the new employee must fill out and complete and sign and date ETA Form 9061 Individual Characteristics Form.
• Mail the completed and signed IRS 8850 and appropriate ETA form to your South Dakota State WOTC coordinator's office at:

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
Attn: WOTC Program
420 South Roosevelt Street
P.O. Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730

The IRS form must be mailed within 28 calendar days of the employee's start date.

Download IRS Form 8850, the Work Opportunity Tax Credits Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request, and instructions (in Adobe .pdf format*) from http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/ or call 800.829.1040.

To get ETA Form 9061, the WOTC "Individual Characteristics Form," and directories of the state and regional coordinators, call the fax-on-demand number, 877.828.2050. To access this free service, you may call from a fax machine or your touch tone telephone. You can also download this form and materials in Adobe .pdf format* by visiting http://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax/.

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