Form 8844 2008-2025

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Form 8844 is used to claim the Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit for tax year 2008. The credit allows employers to receive a percentage of qualified wages paid to employees working in designated empowerment zones and renewal communities. Specifically, it offers a 20% credit on up to $15,000 of qualified wages for empowerment zone employees and a 15% credit on up to $10,000 for renewal community employees. The form includes detailed instructions on calculating the credit, identifying qualified employees, and reporting requirements.

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Are Empowerment Zones still active?

Revenue Procedure 2021-18 provides an automatic procedure for a state or local government in which an empowerment zone is located to extend the empowerment zones designation until December 31, 2025.

Who qualifies for empowerment zone credit?

Both full time and part time employees may qualify, as long as they work at least 90 days during the year in which the credit is claimed. The credit amount is 20% of the first $15,000 of wages paid to the employee.

How much are empowerment zone wages?

Understanding the Empowerment Zone Credit Specifically, businesses can receive a wage credit of up to $3,000 per year for each qualified zone employee. This credit is calculated as 20% of the first $15,000 in wages paid to each eligible employee each year.

What is Form 8844 for?

Purpose of Form Use Form 8844 (Rev. March 2020) to claim the empowerment zone employment credit. For the tax year, the credit is 20% of the employers qualified zone wages (up to $15,000) paid or incurred during the calendar year for services performed by an employee while the employee is a qualified zone employee.

How do empowerment zones work?

Within United States federal legislation, an empowerment zone is an economically distressed community eligible to receive tax incentives and grants from the United States federal government under the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Act of 1993.

How do I know if Im in an empowerment zone?

Visit the HUD.gov or USDA.gov websites. These platforms provide detailed maps and lists of designated Empowerment Zones. Use the Empowerment Zone address locator tool. This tool allows you to enter your address to see if it falls within an EZ.

How do I know if I live in an empowerment zone?

You can find out if your business or an employees residence is located within a rural empowerment zone by using the RC/EZ/EC Address Locator at .hud.gov/crlocator or by calling 1-800-998-9999.

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