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Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
Other Bill Titles (3 more) 2/26/2008--Introduced.
Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove certain limitations on the tax deduction for employee use of cellular telephones.
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| February 26, 2008 |
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July 02, 2008 Is Your Cell Phone Bill Tax Deductible? Maybe Not.
Check the links to HR 5450 and S. 2668 and to see if your elected official is supporting the bills. Andrew Magliochetti, Principal. Real Living Helios Realty Helios Realty & Development Helios Design + Build.
Source: Andrew Magliochetti's Blog
June 23, 2008 BUC 9 Report for June 21, 2008 Meeting
Legislation is now before Congress (HR 5450 and S. 2668) which may make this irrelevant, by removing cell phones from the list of taxable benefits (the source of the problem). HR 5450 has been referred to the House Ways and Means ...
Source: Unit 9 News
June 09, 2008 IRS Targets The Self Employed Once Again
Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Ensign (R-NV) have introduced a similar bill (S. 2668) that is cosponsored by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Finance Committee (and several other Senators, as well). The Finance Committee will likely craft ...
Source: GRAND JUNCTION REAL ESTATE BLOG
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This seems to simplify the taxation process... I'm all for it. Would remove cell phones from the list of taxable perks. Currently, employees have to keep a log of personal versus business calls and what the call was for. Employers have failed to do so and have been hit with large back tax bills. This is yet another burden our government should NOT be levying!
I am in favor of the removal of cellular telephone from listed property. Taxing employees for use of an employer provided cell phone is stupid. How are employers to determine the value of a multiple phone contract that is on a pooled minute system? My employer requires certain employees to have a employer provided phone, and then withholds income tax from the employee paycheck. The value my employer is using is $40 per month taxable benefit. This doesn't make sense as to add my husband to my personal account cost us $10 per month. My husband was able to reject his employer provided phone. I am glad that my job classification does not require me to have a phone, as my employer would not allow me to use my personal phone in place of theirs. This bill would remove cellalar phones as listed property a taxable benefit to employees.
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