National Retail Federation, the largest retail association has launched healthy workplace tax to give a tax credit to businesses with an aim of deferring the cost of employee testing, personal protective equipment, cleaning, and other necessary measures to keep the workplace safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
“This tax credit addresses many of those new expenses, including the costs of reconfiguring stores and restaurants to provide more social distancing, and ongoing costs for protective gear and cleaning. A tax credit is particularly helpful for businesses that are facing reduced sales after months of being closed and are encountering these costs as they take the steps necessary to assure their customers that it is safe to return,” he added.
“Consumer-facing businesses are confronting considerable new costs to make their locations safe for their customers and employees,” NRF senior vice president for government relations David French said in a statement.
Safety is a key issue as retailers reopen from the ongoing pandemic, and NRF this week called on all retailers to adopt a nationwide policy requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks.
