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Now that you work at home during the pandemic, who pays for your home office?
by reginold 5y ago
Now that you work at home during the pandemic, who pays for your home office?
- ___luigi 5y agoMany companies (where I live) provided the option of moving company office (chair, desk, monitor .. etc) to the employees' apartments, and most of these companies pay moving fees as well. I personally have an office already, so I didn't need that. Some other companies [3] gave Cash Bonus to help people. In EU, I have seen different opinions on who should pay for home office. In Germany, some entities pushed to introduce *WFH Tax* for those who work remotely (those who work from home need to pay a fee/tax), you can read more details here [1][2]. In Switzerland, the government asked companies to pay a share of rent for employees working from home[4]. [1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/deutsche-bank-proposes-a-5percent-tax-for-remote-workers-post-pandemic.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/deutsche-bank-proposes-a-5pe... [2]: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54876526 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54876526 [3]: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57750142 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57750142 [4]: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/court-decision_companies-must-pay-share-of-rent-for-employees-working-from-home/45781126 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/court-decision_companies-must-p...
- JohnFen 5y agoIn the US, if you devote the space entirely to work, you can at least take the fair market value of that space as a tax deduction.
- tablespoonsruby 5y agoNot if you are an employee. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/the-home-office-deduction/L1RZyYxzv https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/th...