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I understand your premise

I just think it makes it overly complicated. Unless you file a Business Schedule C (whole different ballgame if you run your own company), why all the deductions/paperwork? Some compensation is taxed, some isn't. You have to keep a record of business versus personal mileage. If you are audited, we have to pay somebody to review all that, etc. One of the reasons your company does it that way is to cut out paperwork involved with exact reimbursement, why should the government be burdened with tracking that?

I get that you don't want to pay tax on "compensation" that is treated as reimbursement in other companies - and if you have high unreimbursed expenses the new tax law may affect you negatively.

IMHO it is all smoke and mirrors.

You are paid X compensation for Y job. That can include additional compensation for car expenses or not. In your scenario maybe your company is stiffing you - not paying enough to cover expenses required for the job. Now maybe they think it SHOULD be enough to cover expenses. Do you (not personally you) live a greater distance away from the sites you have to visit because you enjoy the area better? Do you drive a nicer car? with lower MPG? Why should you get a break for your choice?

IMHO all compensation should be taxed up front (actually I'd rather everyone have to pay estimated taxes quarterly so they actually see the money go out, but that can't happen due to collection issues) You decide if that compensation is adequate for the job you do based on what the market will bear. There are too many ways to play with the numbers that don't produce any value, and increase the opportunity to cheat (not suggesting you are)

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Posted: 02/13/2019 at 10:19AM

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You are correct, Roth is post tax. ** -- EDGEMAN 02/12/2019 2:32PM

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85% paying less, 10% unchanged, 5% paying more is the rough approx ** -- 133743Hokie 02/12/2019 3:20PM

Please source. I haven't seen anything stating that most are paying less ** -- VTSnake 02/12/2019 1:14PM

Many people never had close to the amount of the new standard deduction -- fordham 02/12/2019 2:35PM

Here is an interesting article ... -- vt90 02/12/2019 2:30PM

Here's one. From the WaPo... -- Hokerer 02/12/2019 1:44PM

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Thanks. -- VTSnake 02/12/2019 2:10PM

Look up the tax tables for 2018 vs. 2017. Rates dropped. -- MP4VT2004 02/12/2019 1:25PM

It is fairly simple math - most (almost all) will have a lower total tax -- vt90 02/12/2019 1:25PM

That's the irony; most did pay less, they just didn't think about it -- WestyHokie 02/12/2019 12:57PM

Not a CPA, but yes...most regular folk will pay less...however... -- JoesterVT 02/12/2019 12:14PM

I checked last year's filing - I had 9k more deductions last year. -- MP4VT2004 02/12/2019 1:18PM

Not a CPA and didn't even sleep at a Holiday Inn last night -- RTFC 02/12/2019 2:19PM

You don't sound snarky. -- MP4VT2004 02/13/2019 12:50AM

I understand your premise -- RTFC 02/13/2019 10:19AM

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Basically correct - by "untaxed" I meant there are no witholdings... -- MP4VT2004 02/13/2019 12:55AM

That's not how I understood it -- RTFC 02/12/2019 4:26PM

Sorry, I didn't explain it very well. -- MP4VT2004 02/13/2019 12:57AM

Media spinning it ** -- DaveVT 02/12/2019 12:36PM

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I understand your premise

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