[ExI] subways, was: RE: A potential COVID-19 vaccine

[Dylan Distasio]

Yes, although I've always been advised not to get too aggressive with home
office deductions, as historically they've increased the chances of an
audit.   That said, I still take what I can easily justify based on the
accountant's feedback.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:26 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Isn't it the case that if you have a home office you can take the heating
> and cooling, elec. and so on off your taxes for that square footage?   bill
> w
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 10:22 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> > On Behalf Of MB via extropy-chat
>> Subject: Re: [ExI] subways, was: RE: A potential COVID-19 vaccine
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, April 28, 2020 08:36, spike jones via extropy-chat wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> The benefits to the expansion of remote working  are obvious, but what
>> > is the downside?
>> >
>>
>> >...You might want to look into the tax situation.  In some places you
>> might
>> owe tax to the state where your office-job is *and* the state where your
>> working-from-home is.
>>
>>
>> https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2020/04/27/the_dangerous_tax_impli
>> cation_of_tele-working_490075.html
>> <https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2020/04/27/the_dangerous_tax_implication_of_tele-working_490075.html>
>>
>> Regards,
>> MB
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>> How well we know that one.
>>
>> For several years I was commuting to New Jersey for business.  That state
>> doesn't care where you live: if you spend 30 or more nights in their
>> state,
>> they want to collect taxes.  Several of my colleagues paid those (the
>> company covered the cost) but they still had to fill out the tax returns
>> and
>> all that bother so some of us came up with alternative solutions.
>>
>> One was to drive into another state from our NJ  office to stay the night.
>> There were two states within reasonable driving distance, but that was a
>> pain in the ass too, so as I approached the 30 day limit, I chose another
>> solution which was unique to me: catch the last flight out of San
>> Francisco
>> at 1120, wheels down in Newark at 0610, run down to the rental car place
>> with no checked luggage, never crowded that time of day and I was the
>> first
>> one there always, get a rental car, drive out to the office, low traffic
>> still, get out there by 0730, work my ass off, drive the meetings (that
>> was
>> the important part, don't just go to the meetings, drive the meetings) try
>> to finish that day, hustle on back to Newark, catch the 640 pm flight back
>> to San Francisco, wheels down at 935 pm, drive home tired but back home
>> just
>> the same.
>>
>> Expense reports looked weird: four meals, no hotel.  New Jersey never
>> knew I
>> was there (a hotel counts as there, a rental car does not.)  One year I
>> had
>> 29 nights in New Jersey, and several more where I spent the night at 30k
>> ft.
>> I didn't like that assignment.  I did end up with skerjillions of frequent
>> flyer miles, none of which I ever used.  I assume those points eventually
>> died of old age, but no worries, I don't like flying.  I love airplanes,
>> so
>> cool they are.  I just don't like flying in airliners, forced into contact
>> with all those other proles who I must assume are like me (ewwwww ick,
>> gross, take me away Calgon (by car please.))
>>
>> spike
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