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HR 1825 112th Congress House Taxation Commuting Employee benefits and pensions Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Motor vehicles Pedestrians and bicycling Public transit Self-employed Transportation costs

Commuter Relief Act

Introduced: May 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 11, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E853)
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commuter Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a uniform monthly benefit amount of $200 for all types of transportation fringe benefits (commuting reimbursements, transit passes, parking, and bicycle commuting reimbursements) and allow a cost-of-living adjustment for such benefit amount beginning after 2012; (2) make self-employed individuals eligible for transit pass fringe benefits; (3) require certain employers who have an average of 50 employees during the calendar year to offer a parking cash-out program under which an employer offers employees a cash allowance equal to the regular amount paid by the employer for parking; (4) allow a 10% business tax credit for investment in commuter vans with a seating capacity of at least 7, but not more than 15, adults that are placed in service before January 1, 2019; and (5) permit employees to exclude from gross income for income tax purposes transit passes and reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses in the same month.

What's happening now May 11, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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