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HR 5615 112th Congress House Taxation Commuting State and local taxation

Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2012

Introduced: May 8, 2012 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 8, 2012
Introduced in House
May 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2012 - Prohibits a state from imposing an income tax on the compensation of a nonresident individual for any period in which such individual is not physically present in or working in such state or from deeming such nonresident individual to be present in or working in such state on the grounds that: (1) such individual is present at or working at home for convenience, or (2) such individual's work at home fails any convenience of the employer test or any similar test.

What's happening now May 18, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1811 Related bill Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 16, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5615: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5615/
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"H.R. 5615: Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5615/.
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H.R. 5615, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5615/.
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