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No required minimum distributions are necessary in 2020. The contributions do not have to relate to coronavirus relief efforts. The key provision is a new employee retention credit (section 2301 of the act). The credit is equal to 50% of qualified wages paid to employees who are not working because of business being fully or partially suspended due to government orders related to the coronavirus or a significant decline in cover samsung galaxy a5 2016 galassia gross receipts (50% less in the current calendar quarter compared with the same quarter in 2019). The credit applies to wages paid after March 12, 2020, through December 31, 2020. The amount taken into account per employee is limited to wages (including healthcare benefits) up to $10,000 for all quarters. The credit is taken against applicable employment taxes (the employer’s share of the Social Security portion of FICA); it is not an income tax credit and does not factor into the general business credit.
Other payroll tax changes include the following:
Deferral of cover samsung j3 disney toy story payroll taxes from the date of enactment through December 31, 2020. This applies only to the employer’s cover samsung galaxi ace 4 share of Social Security taxes in FICA. Fifty percent of the deferred taxes are payable by December 31, 2021, and the other 50% by December 31, 2022. Employer payments of employees’ student loan debt (up to $5,250) made after the date of enactment and before January 1, 2021, are considered a tax free fringe benefit. First, the limit on losses for noncorporate taxpayers, which was introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to curtail current deductions above a set dollar amount, has been repealed by the act.
Second, and most importunately, the rules for net operating losses (NOL) have been greatly expanded. Prior to the TCJA, there had been a two year carryback for NOLs; carrybacks and carryovers could offset 100% of taxable income. The TCJA ended the carryback (other than for farming businesses) and capped offsets from carryforwards to 80% of taxable income. The CARES Act restores and expands the carryback. For 2018, 2019, and 2020, there is a five year carryback for all businesses and a 100% offset to taxable income; this means that any businesses with losses in those years and 2019 can file amended returns to claim immediate tax refunds. For 2020 NOLs, tax professionals should keep in mind that quick refunds can cover samsung j5 2017 glitter liquido be claimed prior to filing tax returns. (See instructions to Form 1045 for individuals and Form 1139 for C corporations.)
Other Business Tax ProvisionsThere is a limitation on deducting business interest by other than small businesses (those that meet a gross receipts test) orfarming and real estate businesses that elect to be exempt. The act eases the limitation to permit more interest to be deducted. But for 2019 and 2020, the limit is increased to 50% of adjusted taxable income; furthermore, on 2020 returns, taxpayers can elect to use 2019 adjusted taxable income. Taxpayers should make this election where the 2019 amount is higher cover iphone 5 audi than the 2020 amount.
The TCJA had failed to make an intended change to the recovery period for qualified cover samsung nera improvement property (certain internal building improvements), mistakenly leaving it at 39 years. The CARES Act makes the necessary technical correction to fix the recovery period at 15 years; this means qualified improvement property now is eligible for 100% bonus depreciation. The change is cover samsung galaxy s5 unicorno effective retroactively for property purchased and placed in service after September 27, 2017. This presents a refund opportunity for 2017 or 2018 returns.
The Paycheck Protection Program included in the CARES Act is an expansion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) loan program for small businesses. One of the features of this program is loan forgiveness. Generally, income from the cancellation of debt is cover samsung galaxy s3 cristiano ronaldo included in gross income; however, the CARES Act specifically allows this to be treated as tax free.
High deductible health plans (HDHP) are a prerequisite for contributing to a health savings account (HSA). The HDHP usually must require that the insurance deductible be exhausted before policy iphone nero con cover benefits apply. The CARES Act, however, allows HDHPs to provide telemedicine services without a premium without being disqualified. In addition, HSAs usually do not permit tax free reimbursement for over the counter items without a doctor’s prescription. The act allows tax free reimbursements for menstrual products; no prescription is necessary.
Subsequent DevelopmentsMuch of the work created by the CARES Act falls on the IRS, which must issue the rebate checks and update instructions and publications changed by the new law. More guidance on new provisions will also be necessary.
Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA, is of counsel to Kostelanetz Fink and a senior consultant to Citrin Cooperman Co., LLP. He is a member of the NYSSCPA Hall of Fame and was awarded the Society’s Outstanding CPA in Education Award in May 2015. He is also a member of The CPA Journal Editorial Advisory Board. Reprinted with permission from the March 30, 2020 edition of the New York Law Journal2020 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Edited by CPAs for CPAs, it aims to provide accounting and other financial professionals with the information and analysis they need to succeed in today’s business environment…