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S. 785, The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007 (1 comment ↓)
S. 785 would amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters.
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Nicole Belson Goluboff
This bill would abolish a state tax rule (the “convenience of the employer” rule) that penalizes Americans who telecommute to out-of-state employers.
In NY, for example, nonresidents who telecommute to NY employers may have to pay NY taxes both on the income they earn while in NY and on the income they earn while working from home, even though the home state can tax the income earned at home too.
By threatening telecommuters with a double tax, the convenience rule discourages telework, just when we need it most. Telework can reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions; bring jobs to rural areas; help older Americans work longer; and help service disabled war vets join the workforce. It can also help businesses and government keep running in the event of a flu pandemic, terror attack or other crisis.
To eliminate a needless block to achieving these and other crucial goals, Congress must remove the telework tax.