January 31, 2023
Minnesota Mandates Work From Home Reimbursement For Smartphones
We previously reported that 24 US states representing 170 million Americans have passed new labour law legislation at the state level mandating that employers must reimburse their employees for the business use of their personal Smartphone and wireless plan.
Minnesota joins the following 15 US States that we have previously reported :
- California : https://lnkd.in/gS32C3hc
- New York State : https://lnkd.in/eJgmndcv
- Massachusetts : https://lnkd.in/ggkyhqmQ
- Oregon : https://lnkd.in/gWrNbn_j
- Kansas : https://lnkd.in/ga7Wxw-Y
- Nebraska : https://lnkd.in/gPsrDZDP
- New Hampshire : https://lnkd.in/gmqUvzDz
- Maine : https://lnkd.in/geuViPAa
- Montana : https://lnkd.in/gkQvqGrx
- Vermont : https://lnkd.in/gKzKCupi
- Wyoming : https://lnkd.in/grPxvMJT
- North Dakota : https://lnkd.in/g_MtntKd
- South Dakota : https://lnkd.in/g8AnVZgd
- Washington DC : https://lnkd.in/gMDSUZuC
- Iowa : https://lnkd.in/gyj4xtDk
OUR MOBILE COST MANAGEMENT (MCM) SOLUTION :
- 70% More cost effective than a Stipend for Smartphone Reimbursement
- 75% More cost effective than a Company provided phone
- Keeps companies labour law & tax law compliant
- Protects companies against class action lawsuits by their employees for failure to reimburse or adequately reimburse
- Keeps employees reimbursed & happy in a tax efficient lower cost way than a stipend or company provided phone
- Aligns your smartphone reimbursement policy to your mileage reimbursement policy. Tax authorities globally have required a mileage book for years and now require a "mileage book for connectivity costs" denoting the business vs. personal usage & cost
THE TRENDS ARE GLOBAL :
Our original 24 US State Posting : https://lnkd.in/grvMjGT
Multiple EU countries following US : https://lnkd.in/gSFspzM
The Dutch government has made Work From Home an Employee Right : https://lnkd.in/g5_asGj2
The UK government is about to make Work From Home an Employee Right : https://lnkd.in/g-rFCQ_M
Will the US states above follow the UK and Dutch governments lead and make Work From Home an Employee Right?
THE GLOBAL NEED IS VERY REAL :
58% Of Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX
36% Of Americans Earning $100,000+ Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX
30% Of Americans Earning $250,000+ Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck : https://lnkd.in/eT6ardeX
41% Of Americans Are Turning To Gig Economy & Side Hustling To Make Ends Meet : https://lnkd.in/es7DgWEy
78% Of North Americans Are Looking For Extra Income To Relieve Financial Stress & 25% Looking To Gig & Side Hustle Work : https://lnkd.in/gSE5TSph
Nearly half of Canadians on the brink of insolvency : https://lnkd.in/eDPa3aFh
1 In 4 Brits Are Skipping Meals According To Ipsos Research According To SkyNews & Ipsos Research : https://lnkd.in/eBgiZHDm
500,000 UK Small Businesses Are On Track To Stop Trading In 2022 : https://lnkd.in/eAY8cRuR
Americans, Canadians and Brits are giving up their pets to shelters because they can no longer afford them : https://lnkd.in/gyzB4NMc
THE ABOVE SPEAKS TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR MARKET RESEARCH :
90% of employees surveyed feel that they should be reimbursed for the business use of their personal IT assets : https://lnkd.in/gDKStqVH
85% of employees surveyed in used their Personal IT assets in 2021 for business purposes : https://lnkd.in/eHynfRuz
59% of all employees surveyed get neither a cellphone nor reimbursement for BYOD : https://lnkd.in/gMrv--_j
How we create a win/win for employees & employers & their contractors : https://lnkd.in/gwWB6pYi
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO ABIDE BY LABOUR LAWS & DOING THE RIGHT THING (REIMBURSING) :
We predicted in 2019 Class Action Lawsuits Would Spike (Employee vs. Employer) : https://lnkd.in/g4kJyBj
We were spot on in our prediction : https://lnkd.in/gK6XnbtR and most recently LA Times article : https://lnkd.in/gXRNA4Tb
As Reported By Bloomberg : Amazon Loses Request To Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit For Failure To Reimburse For Work From Home Connectivity Costs : https://lnkd.in/gmY8_dAS
Creating A Win/Win For Employees & Employers via Cost Sharing
Save $1,500 / Year By Not Carrying 2 Smartphones (Business & Personal) Employee Or Gig Worker :
Get Up To A $1,000 Tax Deduction Per Year (Employee Or Gig Worker) :
Get Reimbursed Or A Tax Deduction Up To $3,000 For The Years You Forgot To Submit
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Our Mobile Cost Management (MCM) Solution :
- 70% More cost effective than a Stipend for Smartphone Reimbursement
- 75% More cost effective than a Company provided phone
- Keeps companies labour law and tax law compliant
- Protects companies against class action lawsuits by their employees for failure to reimburse or adequately reimburse
- Keeps employees reimbursed & happy in a tax efficient lower cost way than a stipend or company provided phone
- Aligns your smartphone reimbursement policy to your mileage reimbursement policy. Tax authorities globally have required a mileage book for years and now require a "mileage book for connectivity costs" denoting the business vs. personal usage & cost
30 SECOND EXPLAINER VIDEOS ON HOW WE LOWER COSTS EMPLOYEES/GIG WORKERS & EMPLOYERS :
Employee WFH / BYOD Reimbursement : https://lnkd.in/dvdupVwz
Employer WFH / BYOD Cost Savings : https://lnkd.in/dZ3wU9bW
Employee & Employer Cost Sharing For Win/Win : https://lnkd.in/grWgF8Tp
Carrying 2 Phones? Save $1,500 Annually On Cell Bills : https://lnkd.in/gCZXXXSM
Tax Deduction Changes For US Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/ggAfRWhc
Tax Deduction Changes For Canadian Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/gHFXa5nC
Tax Deduction Changes For Australian Gig Workers : https://lnkd.in/geT95ZTM
US Gig Workers Can Get Up To $3,000 In Retroactive Tax Deductions : https://lnkd.in/gd6DUbSN
Gig Worker & Employee Tax Deduction/Reimbursement For Previous Years : https://lnkd.in/dG5MPP3X
Canadian Employee Tax Deduction Up To $1,000 : https://lnkd.in/gUhm-chC
Non-Canadian Employee & Gig Worker tax deduction : https://lnkd.in/gD5eEke
Smartphone global tax trends : https://lnkd.in/dbvArumk
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