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WEB ACCESS.
Websites read to the blind.
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SMALL BUSINESSES CAN ENJOY THE A D A $5000 TAX CREDIT.
Where does the credit come from?
IRS Form 88 26 (Disabled Access Credit) is used by eligible small businesses to claim the $5000 tax credit for expenses incurred to make their websites more accessible to the blind. The credit is designed to encourage small businesses to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A D A) of 1990 to improve accessibility to all.
Tax credits can negate taxes from both the business income and any other income of the business owner.
What is required for you to get the tax credit?
If you do not have a website, WEB ACCESS will build you a site, at no additional cost. This website will then be modified to read itself to the blind, and therein qualify for the tax credit.
WEB ACCESS will provide this accessible website for $2000 (40% of the $5000 credit gained), plus a list of other small businesses that would qualify for the credit.
How must you assist in promoting WEB ACCESS?
In addition to the payment of $2000, WEB ACCESS utilizes a barter program valued at $9000 which will be credited to the business and used to earn the FULL CREDIT of $5000. The barter payment is earned by providing a list of nine (9) referrals of other small businesses that might also enjoy the credit.
The referrals must consist of the business owners name, business name, address, phone number and email, if available. These can be for any type of small business such as a business that mows lawns, does home repairs, owns a small shop or has a multi level marketing business on the side, as long as they have 30 or fewer full time employees.
To get the full $5000 tax credit your businesses must pay the fee of $2000 and also assist in promoting WEB ACCESS by sending signed referral letters with addressed stamped envelopes that are all supplied by WEB ACCESS.
Only 5 referrals are required if enrollments are made before October 1.
Summary of your gain:
In summary, you will enjoy the $5000 tax credit for only $2000 and the barter income.
After including the Form 10 99 taxes on the barter income and the added deduction of the expenses over the credit amount you will get a net tax reduction of approximately $4600, depending on your marginal tax bracket.
If your $5000 tax credit is not all used in the current year it may be carried forward for up to 20 years or be carried back one year.
In addition to the $5000 tax credit you will enjoy the following:
- The tax credit can be applied to reduce your next upcoming estimated tax payments.
- Expanding your marketing effort to the blind and visually impaired.
- Having protection from trolling lawsuits by having a website truly accessible to the blind.
- Being able to renew your enrollment every year to enjoy the credit again or carry an unused credit 20 years forward or back one year.
- WEB ACCESS will prepare all the needed referral letters and stamped envelopes for your signature and mailing.
Who leads the WEB ACCESS program?
Dave Steckelberg: 50 Years of Excellence in Tax and CPA Leadership.
We’d like to introduce you to our founder Dave Steckelberg. There are very few in the CPA business as experienced as Dave. Today, in addition to WEB ACCESS, he manages a significant tax preparation business in Denver, Colorado.
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What is A D A Tax Credit - Accessibility and Tax Benefits for Businesses?
Your business must meet the following criteria:
Have total revenues of less than $1 million in the previous tax year or have employed 30 or fewer full-time employees during the previous tax year.
Have incurred expenses to provide accessibility by the A D A.
What expenses qualify for the tax credit?
Website that details this answer: IRS.gov/EffectiveCommunication.
Companies must provide effective communication for individuals with disabilities, including offering auxiliary aids and services, such as sign language interpreters or accessible websites to ensure that information is accessible to all customers and employees.
What are the carryforward rules?
Website that details this answer: IRS.gov/taxcredits/Carryback and Carryforward of Unused Credit.
Unused general business credits may be carried back one year and carried forward 20 years.
How does WEB ACCESS protect from trolling lawsuits?
Website accessibility is a legal obligation. The number of web-related A D A lawsuits rise every year. Over 3000 A D A lawsuits were filed in 2023 and over 4000 in 2024. They mainly occurred in New York,. Florida. and California. And with more than 96% of websites failing A D A accessibility, and 71 million Baby Boomers increasingly relying on accessible websites, more trolling lawsuits are expected.
