State governments are getting into the act in high traffic areas by promoting tax credit programs to promote teleworking. It seems to be popular wherever it’s tried. Businesses love tax credits!
See the article at AJC
Last month, the Georgia Department of Revenue announced that 135 employers have been approved to take tax credits in 2008 for creating and expanding telework programs. These credits —- currently capped at $2 million a year —- will provide a tremendous return on the state’s investment in the form of increased employee productivity and morale, fewer cars on our traffic-choked roads and less pollutants in our skies.
Last week, Rep. Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) introduced Georgia House Bill 1244, which would extend the telework tax credit for two more years and raise the cap on the credit to $2.5 million per year. Based on the response to the credit’s first offering, it’s safe to say that businesses will once again step up, creating and expanding telework programs that provide tremendous benefits for all.
The new teleworkers created because of this tax credit will join more than 300,000 people in the metro Atlanta region who already work remotely at least one day each week. These once-a-week teleworkers quietly testify to metro Atlanta’s best-kept secret: the best commute is the commute not taken.
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