2017 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 43 - Taxation of Income
§ 43-1024 Americans with disabilities act access expenditures
43-1024. Americans with disabilities act access expenditures
A. For taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2017, in computing Arizona adjusted gross income, a subtraction is allowed under section 43-1022, paragraph 30 for eligible business access expenditures paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in order to comply with the requirements of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336) or title 41, chapter 9, article 8 by retrofitting developed real property that was originally placed in service at least ten years before the current taxable year.
B. For the purposes of this section, eligible business access expenditures Include reasonable and necessary amounts paid or incurred to:
1. Remove any barriers that prevent a business from being accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities.
2. Provide qualified interpreters or other methods of making audio materials available to hearing-impaired individuals.
3. Provide qualified readers, taped texts and other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments.
4. Acquire or modify equipment or devices for individuals with disabilities.
5. Provide other similar services, modifications, materials or equipment.
C. A taxpayer who has been cited for noncompliance with the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 or title 41, chapter 9, article 8 by either federal or state enforcement officials is ineligible for a subtraction under this section for any expenditure required to cure the cited violation.
