{"id":111434,"date":"2020-11-14T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/should-working-from-home-be-taxed\/"},"modified":"2020-11-14T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:51:00","slug":"should-working-from-home-be-taxed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-working-from-home-be-taxed\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Should working from home be taxed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1180630bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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Riquier<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Should working from home be taxed?<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_people_who_work_from_home_shirking_their_responsibilities_to_infrastructure_that_was_already_built\"><\/span>\n  Are people who work from home shirking their responsibilities to infrastructure that was already built?<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000063765\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" 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540w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=620&amp;size=1.5005861664712778 620w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=700&amp;size=1.5005861664712778 700w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=860&amp;size=1.5005861664712778 860w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=1260&amp;size=1.5005861664712778 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px,\n(max-width: 540px) 500px,\n(max-width: 620px) 580px,\n(max-width: 700px) 660px,\n(max-width: 860px) 820px,\n1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=620&amp;size=1.5005861664712778\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-257862?width=1260&amp;size=1.5005861664712778\" alt=\"\" title=\"An office sits empty with employees working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_office_sits_empty_with_employees_working_from_home_due_to_the_coronavirus_pandemic\"><\/span>An office sits empty with employees working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Should remote workers be taxed? <\/p>\n<p> Those who work from home are getting a free ride, argues a new analysis from Deutsche Bank, and the economic ills that have been exposed by the sudden migration of roughly half the workforce to their living rooms rather than offices should be partially offset by a tax.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       \u201cThe sudden shift to WFH means that, for the first time in<br \/>\nhistory, a big chunk of people have disconnected themselves from the<br \/>\nface-to-face world yet are still leading a full economic life,\u201d wrote<br \/>\nstrategist Luke Templeman. \u201cThat means remote workers are contributing less to<br \/>\nthe infrastructure of the economy whilst still receiving its benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all familiar with the \u201cinfrastructure\u201d Templeman refers to. Huge swathes of downtown office real estate sit empty, along with their computer networks and utility hook-ups. Transportation systems designed with double the farebox revenue in mind are in serious financial distress.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the benefits to those workers able to do their jobs from home are quite large, Templeman argues.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWFH offers direct financial savings on expenses such as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>, lunch, clothes, and cleaning\u201d, he said.  \u201cAdd to these the indirect savings via forgone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>izing and other expenses that would have been incurred had a worker been in the office. Then there are the intangible benefits of working from home, such as greater job security, convenience, and flexibility. There is also the benefit of additional safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong> The \u2018work-from-home\u2019 ETF is here. Get ready for some surprises. <\/p>\n<p>While some people may bemoan \u201cforgone socializing,\u201d rather than counting its loss as a plus, there are a few work-from-home downsides that Templeman does acknowledge, including caring for family. Still, he notes, most workers must see the costs and benefits as he does, because most express a desire to continue working fro home at least part of the time, even when it\u2019s no longer necessary.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Proportion of workers newly working from home who will continue to do so after the pandemic is over<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      One day per week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      16%   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Two days per week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      33%   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Three days per week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      19%  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Four days per week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      4%  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Five days per week<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Source: Deutsche Bank Research <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"\">\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>How would such a tax work?<\/p>\n<p>Templeman envisions it being paid by employers who choose to economize by asking their workers to stay home, rather than pay for a seat at an office, and by employees who are offered such a seat but opt to stay home instead. It would not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to \u201cthe self-employed and those on low incomes,\u201d he adds, and would not apply when people are asked to stay home for a public health emergency or other reason, like in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>As for the amount, Templeman writes, \u201cIf we assume the<br \/>\naverage salary of a person who chooses to work from home in the US is $55,000,<br \/>\na tax of five per cent works out to just over $10 per working day. That is<br \/>\nroughly the amount an office worker might spend on commuting, lunch, and<br \/>\nlaundry etc. A tax at this rate, then, will leave them no worse off than if<br \/>\nthey had chosen to go into the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Templeman\u2019s calculations, it would raise $48<br \/>\nbillion per year. He proposes it be used for a very specific purpose \u2013 to give<br \/>\ngrants of $1,500 to the 29 million workers who cannot do their jobs from home<br \/>\nand who make less than $30,000 a year: \u201cMany of these people are those who<br \/>\nassumed the health risks of working during the pandemic and are far more<br \/>\n\u2018essential\u2019 than their wage level suggests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a fair point, although it is unclear how much good a<br \/>\n$1,500 one-time grant would do for such workers. And even this tax is likely to<br \/>\ndraw criticism, he acknowledges. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome will argue against the tax. They will say that engagement with the economy is a personal choice and they should not be penalized for making that decision,\u201d Templeman wrote. But he remains convinced change must come. \u201cAs our current society moves towards a state of \u2018human disconnection\u2019, our tax system must move with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong> These small-business owners are still making it work, coronavirus and all <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Andrea Riquier\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrea_Riquier\"><\/span>Andrea Riquier<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B21004575-02D4-D4B5-4572-DF915C71C08E%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Should working from home be taxed? &#8221; Are people who work from home shirking their responsibilities to infrastructure that was already built? 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