Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
Richard Rogers, EA| November 9, 2009
President Obama signed into law on November 6th the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009.
The major thrust of the new bill was to extend Unemployment Compensation by up to an additional 14 weeks for jobless workers but the new law also includes tax provisions for businesses and individuals, including new Net Operating Loss (NOL) provisions, increased penalties for S-Corporations and Partnerships for late filing of tax returns, the extension of the FUTA tax surcharge, plus a number of other changes. The law also extends the first-time homebuyer tax credit and makes modifications to allow existing homeowners to take advantage of the credit for the first time under certain circumstances