Virginia SALT – Virginia’s Tax Treatment of PPP and other Grants

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Virginia SALT – Virginia’s Tax Treatment of PPP and other Grants

The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation today to advance the date of conformity of Virginia’s tax code to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code from Dec. 31, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2020. We are thrilled to report that the emergency clause was added back, so conformity will go into effect as soon as it is signed by the governor. Virginia will conform to all U.S. Internal Revenue Code provisions through Dec. 31, 2020, including:

COVID-19-related retirement distributions.
Above-the-line charitable contributions deduction.
Deduction limitations for certain charitable contributions.
Exclusion of educational payments.
Extension of the $300 deduction for non-itemizers to taxable year 2021.
Enhancing the charitable deduction for individuals for certain contributions.
Temporary full business meals deduction.
Extension of exclusion for certain employer payments of student loans.
Depreciation of certain residential rental property over a 30-year period.
Temporary enhancement of the EITC.
Repeal of the deduction for qualified tuition.

With respect to forgiven PPP loan and Rebuild Virginia grant expense deductibility, Virginia will allow a deduction of up to $100,000 for tax year 2020. Virginia will not conform to the following:

Extension of the 7.5% floor in the medical expense deduction.
Provisions of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act related to the net operating loss (NOL) limitations and carryback.
Excess business losses for noncorporate taxpayers.
Business interest deduction limitations
Deductibility of business expenses funded by PPP loan and EIDL fund proceeds except as described above.

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