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Relating to Telework Expenses Tax Credit
State: Virginia
Subject: Telecommuting
Bill: H.B. 551/S. 238
Sponsor: Comstock (R)/Herring (D)
Introduced and referred to House and Senate Committees on Finance: 01/11/2012
Reported from Senate Committee on Finance with amendments: 02/01/12
Passed Senate: 02/28/12
Senate amendments adopted by House: 02/29/12
Passed House and Senate: 03/06/2012
Signed by Speaker of the House: 03/06/2012
Signed by President of the Senate: 03/08/2012
Approved by Governor: 03/22/2012
Summary: Expands the Telework Tax Incentive Act of 2011 (Va. Code Ann. Sec. 58.1-439.12:07) by extending the tax credit to January 2017 and clarifying that an employer who conducts a telework assessment is eligible for a tax credit of up to $50,000 per taxable year.
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