Comments on: Should you get a tax credit if you live close to your work? http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work Income Tax Help for Green Businesses Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:20:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sylvery_fae http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work/comment-page-1#comment-32 sylvery_fae Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:20:59 +0000 http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work#comment-32 i walk or ride my bike to work every day, all year..rain, snow, hot n humid, doesnt matter sure, give me a tax credit...<br><b>References : </b><br> i walk or ride my bike to work every day, all year..rain, snow, hot n humid, doesnt matter
sure, give me a tax credit…
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]]> By: virgoen_4 http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work/comment-page-1#comment-31 virgoen_4 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:37:59 +0000 http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work#comment-31 I wish that was the case unfortunately you can't claim a Tax Credit even if you lived next door to your work place just think as you say you don't live far from work thank your lucky stars you don't otherwise it would cost a small fortune to get there and back I saw an advert thaat lets you run your car on water but it will cost you $600 for the attatchment<br><b>References : </b><br> I wish that was the case unfortunately you can’t claim a Tax Credit even if you lived next door to your work place just think as you say you don’t live far from work thank your lucky stars you don’t otherwise it would cost a small fortune to get there and back I saw an advert thaat lets you run your car on water but it will cost you $600 for the attatchment
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]]> By: Paul R http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work/comment-page-1#comment-30 Paul R Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:48:59 +0000 http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work#comment-30 That would be fine, as long as you don't have a 12 cylinder Bentley sitting the the garage that you drive the 3 blocks to work and put on another 500 miles shopping on weekends. Seriously, it can't be as simple as your proximity to work. The reality is that you are getting a tax credit if you don't drive. Those of us driving are paying gas, property and motor vehicle fees that all go towards general funds in Federal, State and local governments. If you don't drive you don't pay those taxes. Now put appropriate taxes on gas etc that only go towards transit problems (including mass transit), and that will mean that if you drive you are penalized for it. How would we prove you were walking to work and not taking a limo on your tax credit? And just think how complex that would make auditiing tax returns. People cheat on how much they give to charitys (until this year they didn't require a receipt), just imagine what they would do to get a tax credit? Sometime in the future hopefully city planners will do things to make it more attractive to live there. There will be a pool of electric cars for you to sign up to take out for errands so you don't need to have so much garage space, etc. I agree something needs to be done - but a tax credit is definitely not the answer in my mind. Regards,<br><b>References : </b><br> That would be fine, as long as you don’t have a 12 cylinder Bentley sitting the the garage that you drive the 3 blocks to work and put on another 500 miles shopping on weekends.

Seriously, it can’t be as simple as your proximity to work. The reality is that you are getting a tax credit if you don’t drive. Those of us driving are paying gas, property and motor vehicle fees that all go towards general funds in Federal, State and local governments. If you don’t drive you don’t pay those taxes.

Now put appropriate taxes on gas etc that only go towards transit problems (including mass transit), and that will mean that if you drive you are penalized for it.

How would we prove you were walking to work and not taking a limo on your tax credit? And just think how complex that would make auditiing tax returns. People cheat on how much they give to charitys (until this year they didn’t require a receipt), just imagine what they would do to get a tax credit?

Sometime in the future hopefully city planners will do things to make it more attractive to live there. There will be a pool of electric cars for you to sign up to take out for errands so you don’t need to have so much garage space, etc.

I agree something needs to be done – but a tax credit is definitely not the answer in my mind.

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]]> By: John Paul http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work/comment-page-1#comment-29 John Paul Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:25:59 +0000 http://www.greentaxexpert.com/green-tax/should-you-get-a-tax-credit-if-you-live-close-to-your-work#comment-29 I live 8 miles from Work and ride a Bicycle to work 3 days a week Give me the money.<br><b>References : </b><br>JP I live 8 miles from Work and ride a Bicycle to work 3 days a week Give me the money.
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