This paper will explore the current tax policy landscape for telework and key considerations for policymakers should the increased prevalence of telework prove permanent. This is the first of a three-part series on the policy ramifications of telework. Future reports will look at how telework could potentially affect Massachusetts’s fiscal health and what economic policy issues lawmakers need to consider regarding telework in a post-pandemic environment.
February 16, 2021
Income Tax
Part I: The Tax Framework for Telework
This paper will explore the current tax policy landscape for telework and key considerations for policymakers should the increased prevalence of telework prove permanent. This is the first of a three-part series on the policy ramifications of telework. Future reports will look at how telework could potentially affect Massachusetts’s fiscal health and what economic policy issues lawmakers need to consider regarding telework in a post-pandemic environment.