Tax & Other Benefits

Disabled Access Credit

Tax credit for 50% of eligible expenditures over $250 up to $10,500 a year (tax bill reduced to $5,000).
Provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities.
An eligible small business earns $1 million or less or has no more than 30 full-time employees in the previous year; they may take the credit each and every year they incur access expenditures.

Barrier Removal Tax Deduction

Tax deduction that encourages businesses of any size to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the mobility of persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Businesses may claim a deduction of up to $15,000 a year for qualified expenses for items that normally must be capitalized.

Work Opportunity Credit

Tax credit up to 40% of the first $6,000 of first-year wages of a new employee if the employee is part of a “targeted group.”
The credit is available to the employer once the employee has worked for at least 120 hours or 90 days.
For veterans with a service-related disability, who were hired after May 25, 2007, the first-year wages taken into account is increased to $12,000.

Visit the IRS website for more information on Tax Benefits for Businesses that have Employees with Disabilities

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Success Story – Robert Sandoz

September 16, 2021

Robert Sandoz graduated from Elko High School in 2019. Robert has a very supportive and loving mother and father who are very strong advocates for

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Brandon Golonka applied for services in 2016 as a 17 year old student of Reed High School, and joined the collaborative program between Vocational Rehabilitation

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Funding from US Dept. of Education – For Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Supported Employment (SE), and/or the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) programs. For VR: Federal VR grant paid 78.7% of costs. In FFY2019, Nevada VR received $19,623,751 in Federal VR funds. Non-Federal funds paid 21.3% of costs ($5,311,130). For SE: Federal grant paid 95% of costs. In FFY2019, Nevada VR received $69,685 in Federal SE funds. Non-Federal funds sources paid 5% ($4,003) of costs. For OIB: Federal funds paid 90% of costs. In FFY2019, Nevada received $221,143 in Federal OIB funds. Non-Federal funds paid 10% ($24,571) of costs.

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