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- From: carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl)
- Newsgroups: misc.taxes
- Subject: Re: deductability of a home PC used for
- Message-ID: <CARL.92Dec31123433@atlantis.Cayman.COM>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 17:34:33 GMT
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- In-reply-to: rohrernl@helix.nih.gov's message of 31 Dec 92 13:42:17 GMT
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- >
- >Is it generally better to let your employer pay for education expenses (is
- >this taxable?) or pay for them yourself and use the deduction on your taxes?
- >
-
- Anytime you can get more money out of your employer, you're better off :^)
-
- Seriously though, even if it becomes taxable to you, you won't end up
- paying FICA on that money (if you're still below the FICA limit of
- approximately 55k) so you'll save in the long run. Even if you're
- over the limit you won't have to pay the 1.45% that gets taken out up
- to ~125k.
-
- Now, if your employer pays it, you will still have to declare it on
- your taxes as reimbursed employee expenses (form 2106) and then deduct
- it (if it's deductible). If you have excess reimbursements it gets
- added back into your income (but you still get away with no FICA).
-
- -Carl-
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