Telework Tax Relief?
Promises, promises
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FEDERAL RECEIPTS AND COLLECTIONS: FEDERAL RECEIPTS-Chapter
17: TAX INCENTIVES (PAGE 286)
Encourage Telecommuting Exclude from income
the value of employer-provided computers, software, and peripherals.Under
current law, the value of computers and related equipment and services
provided by an employer to an employee for home use is generally allocated
between business and personal use. The business-use portion is excluded
from the employee’s income whereas the personal-use portion is
subject to income and payroll taxes. In order to simplify recordkeeping,
improve compliance, and encourage telecommuting, the Administration proposes
to allow individuals to exclude from income the value of employer-provided
computers and related equipment and services necessary to perform work
for the employer at home. The employee would be required to make substantial
use of the equipment to perform work for the employer. Substantial business
use would include standby use for periods when work from home may be
required by the employer, such as during work closures caused by the
threat of terrorism, inclement weather, or natural disasters. The proposal
would be effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
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