🧪Superfund Tax on Chemical Substances
Superfund Tax on Chemical Substances; Notice of Determinations To Add Substances to List of Taxable Substances
Summary
This notice of determinations modifies the list of taxable substances to include the following 39 substances: acrylonitrile- butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>3</INF>N)<INF>m</INF>; n=13.44, m=25.54), bromo- isobutene-isoprene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>5</INF>H<INF>7.5</INF>Br<INF>0.5</INF>)<INF>m</INF>; n=98.20, m=1.80), chloroprene rubber, ethylene-propylene-ethylidene norbornene rubber ((C<INF>2</INF>H<INF>4</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>n</INF>(C<INF>9</INF>H<INF>12</INF>)<INF>o</INF> ; m=56.82, n=40.46, o=2.71), ethylene vinyl acetate (VA < 50%) ((C<INF>2</INF>H<INF>4</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>O<INF>2</INF>)<INF>m</INF>; n=78.95, m=21.05), ethylene vinyl acetate (VA >= 50%) ((C<INF>2</INF>H<INF>4</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>O<INF>2</INF>)<INF>m</INF>; n=75.42, m=24.58), hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>3</INF>N)<INF>m</INF>; n=22.28, m=38.86), isobutene-isoprene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>- (C<INF>5</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>m</INF>; n=99.10, m=0.90), poly(ethylene-propylene) rubber ((C<INF>2</INF>H<INF>4</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>n</INF>; m=59.04, n=40.96), emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>; m=15.83, n=2.53), solution styrene-butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>; m=67.16, n=32.85), emulsion styrene butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>; m=14.14, n=2.26), solution styrene-butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>m</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>n</INF>; m=13.31, n=2.50), hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>x</INF>- (C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>3</INF>N)<INF>y</INF>- (C<INF>15</INF>H<INF>24</INF>O)<INF>a</INF>; x=2,783.05, y=1,907.27, a=5.74), bromobutyl isobutylene isoprene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>x</INF>(C<INF>5</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>y</INF> (Br<INF>2</INF>)<INF>z</INF>; x=7071, y=59, z=50), chlorobutyl isobutylene isoprene rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>x</INF>(C<INF>5</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>y</INF> (Cl<INF>2</INF>)<INF>z</INF>); x=7036, y=88, z=70), DIPE-di-isopropyl ether, di-isodecyl phthalate, di-isononyl adipate, di-isononyl phthalate, di-tridecyl phthalate, ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) rubber ((C<INF>2</INF>H<INF>4</INF>)<INF>x</INF>(C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>y</INF> (C<INF>9</INF>H<INF>12</INF>)<INF>z</INF>; x=5134, y=2250, z=98), isodecyl alcohol, isodecyl benzoate, isooctyl alcohol, linear nonyl phthalate, linear nonyl undecyl phthalate, linear undecyl phthalate, linear nonyl tri-mellitate, neo decanoic acid, neo pentanoic acid, nonene, regular butyl rubber ((C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>x</INF>(C<INF>5</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>y</INF> ; x=7036, y=88), tridecyl alcohol, tri-isononyl tri-mellitate, di- isobutylene, polyisobutylene, styrene-acrylonitrile ((C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>3</INF>N)<INF>a</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>s</INF>; a=0.26, s=0.74), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ((C<INF>3</INF>H<INF>3</INF>N)<INF>a</INF>- (C<INF>4</INF>H<INF>6</INF>)<INF>b</INF>- (C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>8</INF>)<INF>s</INF>; a=0.16, b=0.10, s=0.74),
Agencies
- Treasury Department
- Internal Revenue Service
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The regulation expands the list of taxable substances under section 4672(a), requiring compliance from businesses dealing with these materials. Effective January 1, 2026, business owners will need to adjust their operations, tax calculations, and possibly pricing to account for the excise taxes on the newly classified substances.