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ARPA Provides More Than Just Direct Payments to Taxpayers

Posted by Admin Posted on Dec 08 2021

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On March 11, another round of COVID-19 relief legislation was signed into law. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes funding for individuals, businesses, and state and local governments, but also some significant tax-related provisions.

ARPA extends and expands some tax provisions in the CARES Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and also includes some new tax-related provisions.

A quick look

Here’s a quick look at some of the tax provisions that may affect you:

Individuals

Recovery rebates of up to $1,400 for singles and heads of households and $2,800 for married couples filing jointly — plus $1,400 per qualifying dependent (including adult dependents) — subject to adjusted gross income (AGI) phaseouts starting at $75,000 for singles, $112,500 for heads of households and $150,000 for joint filers and ending at $80,000, $120,000 and $160,000, respectively

Increased Child credit, including advance payments of part of the credit later this year

Expanded child and dependent care tax credit

Tax-free treatment of forgiven student loan debt

Exclusion from gross income of the first $10,200 in unemployment benefits received

Businesses and other employers

Extended and expanded tax credits for retaining employees, through Dec. 31, 2021

Extended and modified payroll tax credits for paid sick and family leave, through Sept. 30, 2021

Extended excess business loss limitation, through Dec. 31, 2026

Expansion of the Section 162(m) limits on the tax deduction public companies can take for executive compensation to cover the CEO, the CFO and the five next highest paid employees, beginning in 2027

How will you benefit?

This is just a brief overview of the tax-related provisions of ARPA. Additional rules and limits apply. Contact your tax advisor for more details on these provisions and how you might benefit.

If you have any questions regarding accounting, domestic taxation, essential business accounting, international taxation, IRS representation, U.S. tax implications of Real Estate transactions or financial statements, please give us a call at 305-274-5811.

Source: Thomson Reuters        

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