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                               Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for 
                                                                                                                       OMB No. 1545-1500
(Rev.Form March 88502016)                       the Work Opportunity Credit
Department of the Treasury    ▶ Information about Form 8850 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form8850.
Internal Revenue Service 
                Job applicant: Fill in the lines below and check any boxes that apply. Complete only this side.
Your name                                                                         Social security number ▶

Street address where you live

City or town, state, and ZIP code

County                                                                            Telephone number

If you are under age 40, enter your date of birth (month, day, year)

1               Check here if you received a conditional certification from the state workforce agency (SWA) or a participating local agency
                for the work opportunity credit.

2               Check here if any of the following statements apply to you.
                •  I am a member of a family that has received assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for any 9
                months during the past 18 months.
                •  I am a veteran and a member of a family that received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (food
                stamps) for at least a 3-month period during the past 15 months.
                •  I was referred here by a rehabilitation agency approved by the state, an employment network under the Ticket to Work  
                program, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                •  I am at least age 18 but not age 40 or older and I am a member of a family that:
                a. Received SNAP benefits (food stamps) for the past 6 months; or
                b.   Received SNAP benefits (food stamps) for at least 3 of the past 5 months, but is no longer eligible to receive them.
                •  During the past year, I was convicted of a felony or released from prison for a felony.
                •  I received supplemental security income (SSI) benefits for any month ending during the past 60 days.
                •  I am a veteran and I was unemployed for a period or periods totaling at least 4 weeks but less than 6 months during the
                past year.

3               Check here if you are a veteran and you were unemployed for a period or periods totaling at least 6 months during the past 
                year.

4               Check here if you are a veteran entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability and you were discharged or 
                released from active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during the past year.

5               Check here if you are a veteran entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability and you were unemployed for a 
                period or periods totaling at least 6 months during the past year.

6               Check here if you are a member of a family that:
                • Received TANF payments for at least the past 18 months; or
                • Received TANF payments for any 18 months beginning after August 5, 1997, and     the earliest 18-month period beginning 
                after August 5, 1997, ended during the past 2 years; or
                • Stopped being eligible for TANF payments during the past 2 years because federal or state law limited the maximum time
                those payments could be made.

7               Check here if you are in a period of unemployment that is at least 27 consecutive weeks and for all or part of that period
                you received unemployment compensation.

                                                Signature—All Applicants Must Sign
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I gave the above information to the employer on or before the day I was offered a job, and it is, to the best of my knowledge, true, 
correct, and complete.

Job applicant’s signature ▶                                                                               Date
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 2.                   Cat. No. 22851L                    Form 8850 (Rev. 3-2016)



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Form 8850 (Rev. 3-2016)                                                                                                                             Page 2
                                                   For Employer’s Use Only
Employer’s name                                              Telephone no.                        EIN ▶

Street address

City or town, state, and ZIP code

Person to contact, if different from above                                                Telephone no.

Street address

City or town, state, and ZIP code

If, based on the individual’s age and home address, he or she is a member of group 4 or 6 (as described under Members of 
Targeted Groups in the separate instructions), enter that group number (4 or 6)  . .  . . . . . . .    .  .   .                              . .  ▶

Date applicant:
Gave                                   Was                             Was                             Started 
information                            offered job                     hired                           job

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the applicant provided the information on this form on or before the day a job was offered to the applicant and that the 
information I have furnished is, to the best of my knowledge, true, correct, and complete. Based on the information the job applicant furnished on page 1, I 
believe the individual is a member of a targeted group. I hereby request a certification that the individual is a member of a targeted group.

Employer’s signature ▶                                       Title                                            Date
Privacy Act and                             criminal litigation, to the Department of       The time needed to complete and file 
                                            Labor for oversight of the certifications     this form will vary depending on 
Paperwork Reduction                         performed by the SWA, and to cities,          individual circumstances. The estimated 
                                            states, and the District of Columbia for      average time is:
Act Notice                                  use in administering their tax laws. We       Recordkeeping       .                              .  6 hr., 27 min.
Section references are to the Internal      may also disclose this information to 
Revenue Code.                               other countries under a tax treaty, to        Learning about the law 
                                            federal and state agencies to enforce         or the form  .  .   .                              . .  . . 24 min.
Section 51(d)(13) permits a prospective     federal nontax criminal laws, or to 
employer to request the applicant to        federal law enforcement and intelligence      Preparing and sending this form 
complete this form and give it to the       agencies to combat terrorism.                 to the SWA   .  .   .                              . .  . . 31 min.
prospective employer. The information                                                       If you have comments concerning the 
will be used by the employer to             You are not required to provide the 
complete the employer’s federal tax         information requested on a form that is       accuracy of these time estimates or 
return. Completion of this form is          subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act        suggestions for making this form 
voluntary and may assist members of         unless the form displays a valid OMB          simpler, we would be happy to hear from 
targeted groups in securing employment.     control number. Books or records              you. You can send us comments from 
Routine uses of this form include giving    relating to a form or its instructions must   www.irs.gov/formspubs. Click on “More 
it to the state workforce agency (SWA),     be retained as long as their contents         Information” and then on “Give us 
which will contact appropriate sources      may become material in the                    feedback.” Or you can send your 
to confirm that the applicant is a          administration of any Internal Revenue        comments to:
member of a targeted group. This form       law. Generally, tax returns and return          Internal Revenue Service                 
may also be given to the Internal           information are confidential, as required       Tax Forms and Publications          
Revenue Service for administration of       by section 6103.                                1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526 
the Internal Revenue laws, to the                                                           Washington, DC 20224 
Department of Justice for civil and                                                         Do not send this form to this address. 
                                                                                          Instead, see When and Where To File in 
                                                                                          the separate instructions.
                                                                                                            Form  8850  (Rev. 3-2016)






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