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Disabled Access Credit

US-DISABLED-ACCESS · United States (Federal)

Summary

Credit for eligible access and accessibility enhancements (ramps, door-opening devices, accessible parking, signage, assistive listening systems, computer software for employees with disabilities) for small businesses only. Maximum $5,000/year per facility.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Hard requirements (1)

  • local_approval_requiredFederal claim-on-return credit. No agency pre-approval gate — the taxpayer claims the credit on their return based on satisfying the statutory eligibility criteria (qualified activity, qualified expenditures, qualified employees, etc.). User attests via the securedApprovals chip group on /match that they have determined the underlying §-criteria are met. Without attestation this rule defaults to "unknown" → status="partial" instead of vacuously "eligible".

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (0)

Statewide / none specified.

Tags (4)

  • size_test_small_business: gross_receipts<=$1,000,000 OR full_time_employees<=30 (IRC §44(b)(1)) — OR logic
  • source_ref: IRC §44(b)(1)
  • filing_form: Form 8826 (Disabled Access Credit)
  • max_benefit_per_facility_annual: 5000.00

Tax bases

  • corporate_income_taxprimary

Approval requirements (1)

  • requiredUS IRS — self-attestation that qualifying activity meets statutory criteriaSelf-attestation: confirm the qualifying activity meets the statutory eligibility criteria for this §-code credit. Tax preparer / CPA verification recommended.

Source

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8826
IRC §44; Form 8826
Last verified: 2026-04-22