The Telework Expenses Tax Credit is a new individual and corporate income tax credit for employers who incur eligible telework expenses pursuant to a telework agreement or conduct telework assessments. 

 

Taxpayers are required to apply to the Department of Taxation between September 1 and October 31 of the year preceding the taxable year for which the tax credit is earned to reserve a portion of the credit. 

 

To qualify for a credit, the employer must enter into a signed telework agreement with the teleworking employee on or after July 1, 2012, but before January 1, 2017. 

 

This telework agreement must be in accordance with policies set by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) which are available on the Telework!VA website at www.teleworkva.org.

 

For details on this new credit and modifications to existing credits, see What's New for Tax Credits.