Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Nonprofit and Other Employers

President Obama has announced a proposal to help small employers—including nonprofit groups—hire workers and raise wages.

The plan, part of a broader White House effort to bring down soaring unemployment, would give companies or nonprofit organizations a $5,000 federal tax credit for every net new employee they add in 2010 and reimburse them for any taxes they owe to Social Security because they have a bigger payroll.

Nonprofit groups, which are exempt from income

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