Small Business Relief and Job Creation Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 30, 2013

Small Business Relief and Job Creation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million or who did not employ more than 100 full-time employees during the preceding taxable year a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees (at least 30 hours per week) during 2014 or 2015. Doubles the rate of such credit for employers located in counties with high unemployment rates.

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Who introduced it

Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D–CA

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Ways and Means Committee

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Oct 30, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 2013
Introduced in House
Oct 30, 2013
Introduced in House

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