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HR 3627 111th Congress House

Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses in rural and small town America.

Introduced: November 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalCommutingComputers and information technologyIncome tax credits
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 22, 2009
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 Latest action September 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for the cost of installing and maintaining qualified teleworking equipment (i.e., electronic and communications equipment used to eliminate the commute to and from traditional worksites). Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of $1,000 for each teleworking employee or $50,000.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 26, 2010
Carney, Christopher
· Dec 1, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Nov 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3627: Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3627/
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"H.R. 3627: Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3627/.
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H.R. 3627, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3627/.
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