In IR-2011-104 and Revenue Procedure 2011-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the monthly limit on the value of qualified transportation benefits exclusion for qualified parking provided by an employer to its employees for 2012 rises to $240, up $10...
Question of the Week: Why Don’t My Massachusetts Wages Equal My Federal Wages on My W-2?
This week’s question comes from Jordan, a company controller. For most employees in our company, the Massachusetts wages reported on the Form W-2 equal the federal wages on the Form W-2. My Massachusetts wages, however, are higher than my federal wages. Why don’t my...
Question of the Week: What Is the Monthly Limit on the Value of Qualified Transportation Benefits?
This week’s question comes from Steve, an HR director. We provide transportation benefits to our employers. In 2010, we could exclude $230 per month for most qualified transportation benefits. What is the monthly limit on the value of qualified transportation...
Tip of the Week: IRS Releases Information Letter on Employer-provided Transportation Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Information Letter 2010-0146, which answers “several questions about the tax consequences of certain employer-provided transportation benefits.” Among the issues the IRS addressed are the ability to perform, and the...
Transit Pass and Van Pooling Exclusion Increased by New Law
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as ARRA, increased the monthly exclusion for transit passes and commuter highway vehicles under §132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC). For January and February 2009, the maximum excludible amount...
Employees Must Forfeit Balance in Transit Reimbursement Accounts upon Termination of Employment
In a response to Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Barack Obama (D-IL), the Internal Revenue Service, in Information Letter 2009-0012, explains why employees who terminate employment are not entitled to receive any remaining balance in their transit reimbursement...
Question of the Week: Can I Reimburse Employees Who Bicycle to Work?
This week’s question comes from Luna, a business owner: I have employees who bicycle to work; can I reimburse them for their costs? Answer: §132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code has been amended by §211 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Public Law 110-343 or...
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