Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025
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Overview
This bill creates a refundable tax credit for blind individuals to help them afford qualified access technology. Qualified access technology includes hardware, software, and other information technology that converts visual information into formats usable by blind people. The credit is capped at $2,000 over a three-year period, and it will adjust for inflation starting in 2026.
Key provisions
- Establishes a refundable tax credit for qualified access technology purchases.
- Defines ‘qualified blind individual’ as someone meeting the definition in section 63(f)(4).
- Specifies ‘qualified access technology’ as items converting visual information to usable formats.
- Limits the credit to $2,000 per qualified blind individual over three consecutive tax years.
- Includes an inflation adjustment to the credit amount starting in 2026.
- The credit does not apply to expenses already eligible for a deduction or credit.
- The credit will not be available for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2030.
Who is affected
- Blind individuals
- Taxpayers
- Taxpayers’ spouses
- Taxpayers’ dependents
Notable changes
- Adds a new section (36C) to the Internal Revenue Code to provide the tax credit.
- Updates sections 6211 and 1324 of the United States Code to reflect the new credit.
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