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Hiring EmployeesHiring Employees with DisabilitiesTax benefits for Hiring the DisabledHiring disabled employees may qualify your business for additional tax benefits such as: deduction for costs of removing barriers to the disabled and elderly, disabled access credit and work opportunity tax credit. See the following link on the IRS website: Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees with Disabilities For more information on these tax benefits
and to see if you qualify, see Publication
907. For additional information on hiring employees with
disabilities, see “Hiring
People With Disabilities” (DOL). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has a web site, "Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation". This site has information for small businesses on accommodating employees with disabilities. The EEOC also has issued a “Primer for Small Business,” which includes general information about the ADA as well as an appendix on federal tax incentives to promote the hiring of persons with disabilities. The mission of the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL),
Office of
Disability Employment Policy is to provide leadership
to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with
disabilities. The DOL, Wage
and Hour Division administers provisions of Federal
law allowing employers to pay special
minimum wages to workers with severe disabilities. Important References: Publication 907 Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities |