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A training-wheels tax break for biking to work

Submitted by BruceSiceloff on 11/11/2008 - 08:34
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Starting in January, biking to work could qualify you for a modest tax break (Road Worrier: "$700 billion plan offers tidbits to bike commuters").

The IRS has not yet announced rules for the addition of bicycling to what employers call qualified transportation fringe benefits programs. These programs already include (more genereous) tax breaks to defray employee costs for transit passes, vanpool fees and parking bills.

The League of American Bicyclists promises to post updates as details become available. Stay tuned.

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As an avid commuting and road cyclist

Tue, 11/11/2008 - 09:15 — Dadof3

Please, simplify the tax code already. Stop buying my vote and make my life easier. I bike to work because I love to bike, not for some government hand-out.

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Bruce Siceloff reports on traffic and transportation. A News & Observer reporter, editor and blogger since 1976, he took over the Road Worrier column in 2003. Lately he drives I-40 with the cruise control set at 68 mph. You can e-mail Bruce, call him at 919-829-4527, check out his Crosstown Traffic blog or follow him (@Road_Worrier) on Twitter.
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