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Each new hire impacts a company's bottom line and its culture. With so much at stake, why hire a person with a disability?

Let us help you count the reasons—and the cash. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions.

First, tell us a bit about your business so that the Hire Gauge can customize your results.

Are you a US business?

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What state are you hiring in?

What industry do you work in?

How large is your company?

We're sorry. This tool was designed for US businesses based on US federal and state programs. But the benefits of hiring people with disabilities extend beyond financial incentives.

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Are you planning to hire a person with a disability?

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Cash meter: $0
Maybe it's time that you did. The Federal Work Opportunities Tax Credit gives US employers $2,400¹ worth of reasons to hire a qualified person with a disability.

Show me what I'm missing

Culture cultivator: No Smiles

Image matters. Businesses that promote inclusiveness enjoy a much larger applicant pool to draw from—including younger members of the workforce who prefer more diverse, innovative environments².

Cash meter: $2,400
Nice. And smart. The Federal Work Opportunities Tax Credit gives US employers 2,400¹ compelling reasons to hire a qualified person with a disability.

Culture cultivator:

Image matters. Businesses that promote inclusiveness enjoy a much larger applicant pool to draw from—including younger members of the workforce who prefer more diverse, innovative environments².

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1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. Lengnick-Hall, Mark L., ed.Hidden Talent: How Leading Companies Hire, Retain, and Benefit from People with Disabilities, Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2007.

Does your business generate less than $1 million in revenue annually?

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Cash meter: $0
Wow! Impressive numbers for a small business. We're moving you on to the next question.

Culture cultivator:

You'll soon see how hiring a person with a disability can make your business even more profitable and impressive.

Cash meter: $5,000
You should like this. The Disabled Access Credit¹ offers businesses like yours up to $5,000² to defray the cost of providing access to workers with disabilities.

Culture cultivator:

Employees with disabilities bring unique experiences and perspectives with them to the workplace. Smart businesses have been known to tap into this special knowhow to customize products and services, increase profitability and foster innovation³.

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1. See the types of projects that qualify: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8826.pdf
2. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
3. Source: "Innovation." AskEARN.org. Employment Assistance and Resource Network. 2010. Web. 7 June 2011. http://www.askearn.org/BusinessCase/innovation_index.asp

Would hiring a worker with a disability require your business to remove physical, structural or transportation barriers?

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Cash meter: $0
That makes it easier. But if requirements change, you may qualify for the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction, which gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.
SCORE! If you meet the criteria for both, you can claim the Disabled Access Credit and the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction in the same year.

Culture cultivator:

The disability community is the third largest market segment, ahead of African Americans, Hispanics and teens. Nearly 30% of US families have a family member with a disability.² That's a lot of families—and potential customers—whose interests and needs you could be accommodating.

Cash meter: $15,000
Yep. There's a tax deduction for that, too—the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.
SCORE! If you meet the criteria for both, you can claim the Disabled Access Credit and the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction in the same year.

Culture cultivator:

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1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. Wang, Qi. "Disability and American Families: 2000, Census 2000 Special Reports." U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. July 2005. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf

Would hiring a worker with a disability require your business to remove physical, structural or transportation barriers?

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Culture cultivator:

Cash meter: $15,000
There's a tax deduction for that! The Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.

Culture cultivator:

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1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. Wang, Qi. "Disability and American Families: 2000, Census 2000 Special Reports." U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. July 2005. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf

Does your business generate more than $1 million in revenue annually?

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Cash meter: $5,000
You should like this. The Disabled Access Credit offers businesses like yours up to $5,000¹ to defray the cost of providing access to workers with disabilities. See the types of projects that qualify: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8826.pdf

Culture cultivator:

Cash meter: $15,000
It's looking even better. Businesses large and small qualify for the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction, which gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.

Culture cultivator:

The disability community is the third largest market segment, ahead of African Americans, Hispanics and teens. Nearly 30% of US families have a family member with a disability. ² That's a lot of families—and potential customers—whose interests and needs you could be accommodating.

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1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. "Innovation." AskEARN.org. Employment Assistance and Resource Network. 2010. Web. 7 June 2011. http://www.askearn.org/BusinessCase/innovation_index.asp

1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. Wang, Qi. "Disability and American Families: 2000, Census 2000 Special Reports." U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. July 2005. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf

Would hiring a worker with a disability require your business to remove physical, structural or transportation barriers?

Yes No

Cash meter: $0
That makes it easier. But if requirements change, you may qualify for the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction, which gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.

Bonus! If you meet the criteria for both, you can claim the Disabled Access Credit and the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction in the same year.

Culture cultivator:

Cash meter: $15,000
Yep. There's a tax deduction for that, too. The Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction gives you up to $15,000¹ per year to cover expenses incurred to remove physical, structural and transportation barriers for employees with disabilities.

SCORE! If you meet the criteria for both, you can claim the Disabled Access Credit and the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction in the same year.

Culture cultivator:

TOTAL SAVINGS:

TOTAL CULTURE:

1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. Wang, Qi. "Disability and American Families: 2000, Census 2000 Special Reports." U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. July 2005. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf

What is the estimated annual base salary of your new hire?

Cash meter:
See how those numbers jumped? That's how much you can recoup in recruitment and training costs¹ if you hire through a vocational rehabilitation program.

Culture cultivator:

Loyalty pays. Replacing an employee can cost over 150% of that employee's annual salary.² Ouch. Here's a tip: as a group, people with disabilities have higher than average retention rates.³

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1. Recruiting and training costs can add up to an additional 25% of a new hire's salary. Source: Bliss, William G., "The Business Cost and Impact of Employee Turnover." Bliss Associates. http://www.blissassociates.com/html/articles/employee_turnover01.html
2. Source: Bliss, William G., "The Business Cost and Impact of Employee Turnover." Bliss Associates. http://www.blissassociates.com/html/articles/employee_turnover01.html
3. "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Some Facts about Persons with Disabilities." United Nations. UN Web Services Section, Department of Public Information. Aug. 2006. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/facts.shtml.

Are you planning to hire a veteran with a service-connected disability?

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Cash meter: $0
Maybe this will change your plans. Hiring an eligible veteran with a service-connected disability makes you eligible for an added $2,400¹ Work Opportunity Tax Credit AND a VA reimbursement equaling up to 50% of your new hire's salary over 6 months².

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Culture cultivator:

What about health care costs, you ask? Won't they go up? Not likely. Health, life and disability costs rarely rise in response to hiring people with disabilities³.

Cash meter:
Nice way to pay it forward. Also, by hiring an eligible veteran with a service-connected disability you become eligible for an added $2,400¹ Work Opportunity Tax Credit AND a VA reimbursement of up to 50% of your new hire's salary over 6 months².

Culture cultivator:

What about health care costs, you ask? Won't they go up? Not likely. Health, life and disability costs rarely rise in response to hiring people with disabilities³.

TOTAL SAVINGS:

TOTAL CULTURE:

1. "Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees With Disabilities." IRS.Gov. Internal Revenue Service. 14 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=185704,00.html
2. "Vocational Rehabilitations and Employment Program: Information for Employers." United States Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 7 April 2010. Web. 1 June 2011. http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/emp_resources.htm
3. Lengnick-Hall, Mark L., ed.Hidden Talent: How Leading Companies Hire, Retain, and Benefit from People with Disabilities, Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2007.

Concerned there might be other hiring costs associated with on-boarding a worker with a disability?

Yes No

Cash meter: -$500
You don't work in accounting, do you? A new hire is always an investment. But your instincts were right. If accommodations are required, 56% cost nothing to make.¹ The rest typically cost around $500.¹

Culture cultivator:

So, what's the catch to all this? We can't find one. Research shows that employees with disabilities are as on-time, productive and capable as any other type of employee.² And the diversity they bring to the workplace spurs innovation and inspires customer loyalty.

Cash meter: -$500
A new hire is always an investment. But if an employee with a disability requires any accommodations, 56% cost nothing to make.¹ The rest typically cost around $500.¹

Culture cultivator:

TOTAL SAVINGS:

TOTAL CULTURE:

1. Job Accommodation Network (Original 2005, Updated 2007, Updated 2009, Updated 2010). Workplace accommodations: Low cost, high impact. Retrieved 1 June 2011, from http://askjan.org/media/LowCostHighImpact.html
2. Green, Howard & Thompson, Katie. "The Realities of Hiring People with Disabilities." Worksupport. Virginia Commonwealth University. June 2005. Web. 1 June 2011.

Maybe you should try again. Or maybe you would like to learn more about some of the misconceptions businesses have about hiring people with disabilities.
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Those savings could be beefing up your bottom line. And see all those happy faces? That's what a more inclusive business looks like. The question now isn't whether hiring a person with disability is a good decision for your business. The question is what are you waiting for?

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*The Total Savings generated by the Hire Gauge's Cash Meter are estimates based on federal credits, reductions, rebates. These incentives are subject to change at any time by federal legislation. The Total Savings number listed above is not intended to reflect the actual cash benefit available to your business. The information contained in the current version of the Hire Gauge was last updated in September, 2011.