摘要: |
A significant Capital Construction Fund (CCF) statute was amended on December 23, 2022, allowing more U.S.-flag vessel owners and operators to potentially benefit from this unique tax deferral program. U.S. flag-carrying vessel owners and operators can defer tax on vessel operating profits as well as capital gains tax from the sale of vessels if these amounts are timely deposited in a CCF agreement account established with the Maritime Administration (MarAd) for commercial vessels and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS/NOAA) for commercial fishing vessels. Previously, the statute was worded to restrict the use of these tax-deferred CCF funds to "qualified vessels" operating in "United States foreign, Great Lakes, non-contiguous domestic or short sea transportation trade." |