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Home » Business Incentives » Basic Skills Training Tax Credit
A $250 tax credit per participating employee in a basic skills course (not to exceed $30,000 total for one business or enterprise in a particular year) may be applied to state income tax or state corporation franchise tax liability for up to three years. Basic skills training is any employer-paid training which enhances reading, writing, or mathematical skills at leas to the eight grade level.
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