The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provided a 100% first year write-off for many types of capital expenditures. Congressional tax writers intended this benefit to be available for leasehold improvements, which would be a boon to retail and restaurant businesses and their landlords. Unfortunately, in the rush to get the tax bill pushed through, there was a legislative drafting error that caused leasehold improvements to be left out of the definition of expenditures eligible for this tax benefit. Worse yet, leasehold improvements were given a longer write-off period (39 years) than under the prior law (15 years).
Retailers Not Eligible for 100% Leasehold Improvement Write-Off Due to Legislative Glitch
