Barbara Comstock's Telework Bill Heads to Senate
Virginia telework tax credit would provide $250 to employees who work remotely for at least 20 hours a week.
A bill by Vienna-area Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th) to provide a tax credit for some teleworkers could soon become a reality after it passed the Virginia House this week and moves on to the Senate. HB 1336, which was co-sponsored by Comstock and Del. David Ramadan (R-87th), would give residents who telework a minimum of 20 hours per week 45 weeks per year a $250 income tax credit. The bill passed the house Monday on a 59-38 vote. Vienna Del. Mark Keam was among those who supported the proposal. According to the bill, residents could apply for the credit through the Department of Taxation, which would issue the credits on a first-come, first-serve basis to employees who meet the requirements. The department would be limited to no more than…
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12:50 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
If 600,000 workers region-wide telecommute, let's say half of those are VA residents, half MD. That means that in NoVA alone, let alone the rest of the state, 300,000 people will be competing for 4,000 credits. So what we have is a VA-treasury-sponsored lottery, and Ramadan gets the political points for it, until people lose this lottery and get upset. Oops... 4,000 people statewide off the roads… more ›