Few Take Advantage of Tax Incentives to Employ Persons with Disabilities

November 10, 2003 Few Take Advantage of Tax Incentives to Employ Persons with Disabilities A very small proportion of corporate and individual taxpayers with a business affiliation use the two tax credits – the work opportunity tax credit and the disabled access credit – that are available to encourage the hiring, retention, and accommodation of workers with disabilities, including those with developmental disabilities. Taxpayers in the retail and service industries accounted for the largest share of the work opportunity credits reported in 2000, while providers of health care and social assistance services accounted for the largest share of the disabled access credits . . .