Let’s look at three issues that contractors should keep an eye on in light of the CARES Act: payroll, losses and qualified improvement property.
The CARES Act and Construction: Keeping an Eye on Taxes

Let’s look at three issues that contractors should keep an eye on in light of the CARES Act: payroll, losses and qualified improvement property.
You may be able to benefit by carrying a net operating loss (NOL) into a different year — a year in which you have taxable income — and taking a deduction for it against that year’s income.
The CARES Act contains a beneficial change in the tax rules for many qualified improvement properties.
The IRS has issued guidance providing relief from failure to make employment tax deposits for employers that are entitled to the refundable tax credits provided under two laws passed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The recently enacted CARES Act provides a refundable payroll tax credit for certain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are some of the tax-related provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).