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Accessibility Tax Incentives

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits private employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against a qualified individual with a disability. To implement this prohibition, the ADA requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified individual with a disability, unless to do so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of an employer’s business.

Two tax incentives are available to businesses to help cover the cost of making access improvements. The first is a tax credit that can be used for architectural adaptations, equipment acquisitions, and services such as sign language interpreters. The second is a tax deduction that can be used for architectural and transportation adaptations.

See the following topics for additional information about these tax incentives:

·          Disabled Access Tax Credit

·          Barrier Removal Tax Deduction

These two incentives can be used in combination if the expenditures qualify under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 44 and 190. In such a case, the deduction is equal to the difference between the total expenditures and the amount of the credit claimed. Both the tax credit and the deduction can be used annually. However, you may not carry over expenses from one year to the next and claim a credit or deduction for a previous year’s expense.

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Information for this topic was drawn from the IRS website at:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=113382,00.html

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