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The Tax Impact of The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Tax Impact of The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by the President on November 15, 2021.

  • Cryptocurrency
    The act expands cryptocurrency reporting requirements in an effort to stem underreporting of cryptocurrency transactions.
  • The Employee Retention Credit
    Under The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for wages paid after September 30, 2021, the credit has been eliminated.
  • Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
    The relaxation of minimum funding requirements for employer-sponsored retirement plans is further extended, adding tax revenue projections as funding requirements are decreased.
  • Contributions to Water and Sewer Utilities
    An exclusion for contributions to a regulated public utility for water or sewer construction is restored.
  • Private Activity Bonds
    The authorized private activity bond uses are expanded to include qualified broadband projects and qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities.
  • Excise Taxes
    The excise taxes on fuels, retail sales of heavy trucks and trailers, and tires are expanded.
  • Superfund Excise Taxes
    These are restored.
  • Disaster Relief
    Some disaster-relief tax deadlines are extended.
  • Tax Deadlines
    The types of tax deadlines that are extended due to service in a combat zone are expanded.