Congress sent the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’’ or the ‘‘CARES Act’’ to the President, who signed it into law. There are three significant provisions that impact 2018, 2019, and 2020 income taxes and your use of the IC-DISC.

Congress sent the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’’ or the ‘‘CARES Act’’ to the President, who signed it into law.

There are three significant provisions that impact 2018, 2019, and 2020 income taxes and your use of the IC-DISC.

Net operating loss carrybacks. The provisions enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2017 eliminated the ability to carry back net operating losses to obtain tax refunds. The CARES Act provides for a five-year net operating loss carryback for losses generated in years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2021.

Section 461(l) delayed effective date. Section 461(l) limits the deductibility of losses for taxpayers other than corporations. The provisions, enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2017 limited the current deductibility of these losses to $500,000 for married filing jointly taxpayers ($250,000 for all others). The CARES Act delays the impact of this provision until taxable years beginning after 2020 for most taxpayers, however the provision was completely eliminated for excess farm losses.

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