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Old 02-08-08 | 08:42 PM
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JeffC
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Originally Posted by n8tron
so remember the energy bill that passed this summer that is supposed to provide bike commuters with tax breaks? I'm looking into that but am not sure how to take advantage of it. Anyone here use turbo tax and know where to find into on this? I'll keep looking...
It's clear from the other posts that the provision has been dropped and is not in any bill. However, assuming hypothetically that it had become law, it would not be something you could claim a deduction for on turbo tax. Rather, I believe, it was something that an employer would have to arrange and would actually be given to you (or other employees that claimed it) as an additional tax free fringe benefit. That is, it was dependent on an employer providing it for employees. In that regard it was similar to a provision that many employers, federal government included, offer in the Washington DC area: up to $110 month in metro fare cards to use mass transit. I'm not totally certain it worked this way however.
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