Employee Tool & Equipment Plans |
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This resource page provides information and guidance related to Employee Tool and Equipment Plans, sometimes called Service Technician’s Tool Reimbursement Plans (Tool Plans). Tool Plans are programs that are marketed in various industries including auto dealership and repair facilities and other trades that require employees to provide their own tools. The plans typically purport to receive tax-favored treatment as “accountable plans” under Internal Revenue Code § 62(c) and the accompanying regulations.
Available Guidance and other Information
Employee Tool & Equipment Plans Alert
The Internal Revenue Service has established a compliance team to address significant concerns with certain Employee Tool and Equipment Plans that purport to receive tax-favored treatment as accountable plans.
Chief Counsel Advice - ILM 200745018
A legal memorandum that concludes that an employer's tool reimbursement plan does not satisfy the requirements of an accountable plan.
Revenue Ruling 2005-52
This ruling holds that tool allowances paid to employees are not paid under an accountable plan because the substantiation and return of excess requirements are not met.
Coordinated Issue Paper
- Revised July 2,2008 - This paper concludes that as the Internal Revenue Service (Service) has seen them to date, Employee Tool and Equipment Plans under which amounts are paid to employees for the use of their tools and equipment, do not meet the accountable plan requirements.
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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: April 14, 2009