Could You Be Taxed For Working From Home?

The drumbeat is starting: Stay-at-home workers should be hit with new taxes. This episode of What’s Ahead exposes the rationales and plots of greedy politicians to pick the pockets of these people, whose ranks have expanded enormously because of the pandemic. 

Governments worry that less use of commercial office space will hurt revenues in a variety of ways. For example, less commuting means fewer tolls and fewer gas-tax receipts. 

Advocates want to hit up noncommuting households for $2,500 or more. They soothingly say that stay-at-homes won’t feel the hit because of the money saved from using less gasoline, not eating out at work or the shopping they will no longer do after work. 

Good luck with that rationale!

But politicians will not be deterred.

So those who work out of their houses or apartments, beware—the tax collectors are coming!

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Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.

Steve’s newest project is the podcast “What’s Ahead,” where he engages the world’s top newsmakers,

Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.

Steve’s newest project is the podcast “What’s Ahead,” where he engages the world’s top newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in business and economics in honest conversations meant to challenge traditional conventions as well as featuring Steve’s signature views on the intersection of society, economic and policy.

Steve helped create the recently released and highly acclaimed public television documentary, In Money We Trust?, which was produced under the auspices of Maryland Public television. The film was inspired by the book he co-authored, Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy – and What We Can Do About It.

Steve’s latest book is Reviving America: How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw-Hill Professional).

Steve writes editorials for each issue of Forbes under the heading of “Fact and Comment.” A widely respected economic prognosticator, he is the only writer to have won the highly prestigious Crystal Owl Award four times. The prize was formerly given by U.S. Steel Corporation to the financial journalist whose economic forecasts for the coming year proved most accurate.

In both 1996 and 2000, Steve campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense. Steve continues to energetically promote this agenda.


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