As part of its plan to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration says it will offer payroll tax credits to businesses with fewer than 500 employees to help provide their employees with paid leave, either for the employee’s own health needs or to care for family members, a move that drew mixed reactions from the construction industry.

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The plan, which the Treasury and Labor Depts.宣布3月20日，将允许雇主保留季度的联邦薪资税付款，等于其批准的信用额。该计划将实施最近颁布的立法的规定。

如果雇主的薪资税不包括全部信贷额，财政部的国税局表示，两家公司将能够向美国国税局提出加速付款的请求。

美国国税局声称，根据快速程序将在下周宣布的加速程序内批准加速付款。

“立法将使雇主能够使工人保持薪水的薪水，同时确保工人不得在薪水和打击病毒所需的公共卫生措施之间进行选择。”美国国税局和美国劳工部。

Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which President Trump signed into law on March 18, workers for eligible employers can receive up to 80 hours of paid sick leave at a rate equal to 100% of the employee’s pay.

休假信用额适用于无法工作的员工，因为他们处于隔离和/或经历COVID-19症状并寻求医学诊断的情况下。雇主可以以雇员的正常工资税率获得可退还的病假信用，每天最高511美元，总计10天。

无法工作的员工，因为他们照顾一个受隔离的人或照顾学校关闭或不可用的儿童的员工，无法获得最多80小时的带薪病假，该假病假的三分之二的三分之二。健康保险费用也包括在信贷中。新利18备用官网登录

For employees caring for someone under quarantine, the credit is capped at $200 per day for up to 10 days. A maximum of 10 weeks of qualifying leave can be counted towards the child-care leave credit, capped at $200 per day.

The plan drew mixed reactions from construction industry officials, who raised concerns about the government’s use of tax credits rather than cash payments.

“We certainly support the intent of the new rules to help the workforce through this crisis, but Congress needs to do more to help the small and mid-sized engineering firms with the cash-flow crisis that will follow,” said Jeff Urbanchuk, a spokesman for the American Council of Engineering Companies.

“As Congress works on a new stimulus package, one of the key priorities should be to ensure that businesses remain viable so that the jobs will be there when the economy recovers,” Urbanchuk added.

参议院谈判旨在提出截至3月22日，旨在设想的刺激立法正在继续。

Brian Turmail, an Associated General Contractors of America spokesman, said many contractors will struggle with making payments while waiting for federal tax credits to take effect, “at a time when they are reeling from a market that is evaporating in front of their eyes.”

Turmail added, “A better solution would have been for the federal government to have paid, up front, for the costs of these new measures either through unemployment insurance or the Social Security Administration, especially since firms had no opportunity to anticipate or plan for these new mandates."

Turmail also said AGC is skeptical that the IRS would be able to expedite requests from employers for accelerated payments under a new procedure. “We question whether the administration will actually be able to provide relief within two weeks, considering the volume of requests they are likely to receive,” he added.