The IRS has informally indicated that iPads and other tablets will be treated like cell phones when employers provide them to employees. Thus, employees won’t be taxed on the value of personal use, as long as the devices are provided primarily for business reasons rather than in the form of compensations (SBTS, November 2011). Similarly, reimbursements made by employers to employees for personally owned iPads generally should not be subject to tax when used primarily for business.
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