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Telework Coalition Renews Its Call to Congress to Remove the Penalty Tax on Interstate Telecommuting

Washington, DC (PRWeb) February 2, 2007 -- The Telework Coalition (TelCoa), a telework advocacy group headquartered in Washington, DC, is calling on Congress to re-introduce the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act and pass it this year.

This legislation, which was introduced in the last session of Congress by Sen. Chris Dodd and House Rep. Christopher Shays, would eliminate a penalty tax that threatens Americans nationwide who work for employers outside their home state and sometimes telecommute.

Specifically, the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act would abolish a state income tax rule known as the "convenience of the employer" rule, which is on the books in a number of states, and which New York has been especially aggressive in applying.

Under New York's "convenience of the employer" rule, for example, nonresidents who sometimes telecommute to their New York employers may owe New York taxes, not only on the income they earn while working in New York, but also on the income they earn while teleworking from home, outside New York. Because the employee's home state may also tax the income earned at home, the teleworker may be double taxed on that income.

The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act would prohibit states from taxing nonresidents on the income they earn while working from home.

"By removing a steep financial disincentive to telework, this legislation would enable the country to maximize telework's many benefits," said Chuck Wilsker, TelCoa's President and CEO. "For example, telework can slow global warming by reducing the number of cars on the road, bring new jobs to rural communities and expand employment opportunities for service disabled war veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. It can also help the government keep running in the event of a terrorist attack, flu pandemic, hurricane or other emergency."

"Given the broad range of national priorities telework can help us achieve, we simply cannot afford to make it so expensive," said Nicole Belson Goluboff, a lawyer on TelCoa's Advisory Board. "This Congress must be the one to make it easier for Americans to get to work via the Web, and it can do that by passing The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act."

About the Telework Coalition:
Headquartered in Washington, DC, The Telework Coalition (www.TelCoa.org) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) that brings together a diverse array of organizations and individuals with the common interest of promoting awareness and adoption of existing and emerging telework and telecommuting applications. The coalition's mission is summed up in its tag line, "Enabling virtual, mobile and distributed work through research, education, technology and legislation."

Contact:
Chuck Wilsker, TelCoa, President and CEO (202-266-0046, ext. 101)
Nicole Belson Goluboff, Esq. (914-725-8099)

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