Services: California Enterprise Zone (EZ) Hiring Credit

The California Enterprise Zone (EZ) Hiring Credit is available to employers located within any of California's 42 enterprise zones.   The EZ Hiring Credit offsets CA income tax dollar for dollar.  If your business has one or more locations within a California EZ you are eligible.  It does not matter where your employees live.

Eligibility for the CA EZ Hiring Credit is based on employees' circumstances prior to their dates of hire.   There are numerous eligibility criteria, any one of which, if successfully identified and properly supported, will trigger credit for your company. 

How much?  Your CA EZ Hiring Credit equals a percentage of the wages you pay to certified qualifying employees. During the first year of employment, one full-time employee can realistically generate more than $12,000 in state tax credit for your company.  The same employee would generate more than $37,000 in tax credit during five years of employment. 

Find out more.  Please give us a call toll free at (888) 498-1114 or send an email to inquire@ZoneCentrix.com for more information.  We will gladly answer your questions and explain how to make it work for you.

Links

CA Association of Enterprise Zones 

CA Department of Housing and Community Development 

CA FTB 3805Z Booklet—Enterprise Zone Business Booklet

A Tax benefit for employees of Enterprise Zone Businesses (the EZ Wage Credit)

California Enterprise Zone Act (state code)