Form 5884-D is for tax-exempt organizations to claim the work opportunity tax credit (WOTC), up to $2,400 per employee, for wages paid to or incurred for targeted group employees during the tax year continued to pay or incur wages after activities of the organization (treated as an active trade or business for this purpose) became inoperable because of damage from being located in a qualified disaster zone may be able to use Form 5884-D to claim the 2020 qualified disaster employee retention credit against certain payroll taxes.
Form 5884-D is similar to the credit businesses claim against income taxes using Form 5884-A.
Form 8850 must be submitted to the state workforce agency before claiming the WOTC.
New payroll tax credit for certain tax-exempt organizations affected by qualified disasters. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 allows for a new payroll tax credit for certain tax-exempt organizations affected by certain qualified disasters. This new credit will be claimed on new Form 5884-D (not on Form 941). Learn more.
List of 2020 Qualified Disaster Zones
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