Choose how your state tax dollars are
spent.
Applications for fiscal year 2009-10
are now available! |
The United Way
of Lackawanna
and Wayne
Counties is
approved by the
Pennsylvania
Department of
Community and
Economic
Development as a
Pre-Kindergarten
Scholarship
Organization,
and we are proud
to say that we
led the way as
one o
f
the first United
Ways in
Pennsylvania to
receive this
designation.
Our
Pre-Kindergarten
Scholarship
Program offers
tuition
assistance to
children from
financially
eligible
families
attending or
wishing to
attend approved
pre-school
programs that
meet the
stringent
guidelines set
forth by the
DCED. Last year,
more than
$328,000 was
raised through
this program to
benefit children
in 4 counties in
NEPA. Since the
program's local
inception in
2005, area
companies have
donated more
than $840,000 to
help nearly 460
children attend
preschool and
begin the
journey of
life-long
learning.
Businesses that
qualify may
receive a tax
credit to
100% of
the first
$10,000
contributed
during the
taxable year to
the United Way
of Lackawanna
and Wayne
Counties through
this program.
The business may
also receive a
tax credit equal
to 90%
of any
additional
amount
contributed
during the
taxable year, up
to a maximum of
$150,000.
Businesses that
are subject to
the following
taxes can apply
for tax credits:
-
Corporate
Net Income
Tax
-
Capital
Stock
Franchise
Tax
-
Bank and
Trust
Company
Shares Tax
-
Title
Insurance
Company
Shares Tax
-
Insurance
Premiums Tax
-
Mutual
Thrift
Institutions
Tax
-
Personal
Income Tax
of S
Corporation
Shareholders,
or partners
in a general
or limited
partnership
| Steep budget cuts last year mean less
available tax credits this year. To ensure your application is
submitted in time, you may choose to give all completed paperwork to
the United Way, and we will personally deliver it to Harrisburg for
you. |
For more
information,
please contact
Peg Kopko at
570.343.1267 x225
or
email her.
Learn
more about
applying for the
tax credits.
Download an
application for
your business.
Statistical
Breakdown -
Fiscal Year
2009-10
Five Year Trends
Stories of Hope
- Thank You
Letters from
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