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Old 03-09-2009, 02:17 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by fatnoah View Post
Massachusetts offers both discounts and a tax deduction for using the FastLane transponders at some Boston area tolls. They also just got rid of the fee to "purchase" a transponder and now charge 50 cents/month. That's fine by me since I save 50 cents a day with the reduced toll on the Tobin Bridge. Fast Lane tolls are also deductible for state income taxes.
How is that personal tax deduction justified?
YES if one claims vehicle expenses as a business expense, fine.

Are fast lane tolls considered a tax that is deductible, like real estate taxes?

Does the MA toll locations recognize the address of the transponder?
I used to get a 10% discount for "electronic toll collection" in DE, but it was recently eliminated regardless of address. I still have a NY account with no fees, since the days before NH started; I kept it in case NH adds fees or eliminates discount to NH accounts, where I live. Coincidentally, I had not used it in a few years, and yesterday tested it at Hookset - still works; I had not read this thread. I never had the MA account. My brother lives in MA and got his account in MD with no transponder fees.

The Lynch story about implementing EZ pass in NH is a "story".
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