New York's Tax Code Is a WFH Nightmare
The patchwork of state income-tax rules in the US are a problem for cross-border teleworkers and business travelers.
Give me your tired, your poor, your tax revenue.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North AmericaLiving in one state and working remotely for a company based in a different one shouldn't be such a pain when it comes to taxes — but oh, how it is. Especially if your employer is in New York.
Most states say nonresidents are on the hook for state income taxes only if they’re physically working in that state. New York, on the other hand, known for aggressively pursuing nonresident workers’ incomes, says if you're based out of a company’s New York office, regardless of where you’re actually sitting, you're subject to its income tax. (A position it took even during the height of the Covid pandemic, when most offices were closed and employees had no choice but to work from home.)