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It is tax season and remote workers in Texas need to be mindful of the potential for them to owe income taxes in other states.
Jared Walczak, Vice President of the Tax Foundation says this is not new - but some remote workers may not be aware of these laws.
If the employer is headquarterd in one of the so-called "States of Convenience" (New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Nebraska), these states have rules that allow them to impose income taxes on employees - even if they are in other states - if they are employed by a company that is headquartered within their borders.
Contractor status is one way to potentially avoid paying these taxes. Having an actual satellite or district office may be another. But any strategy to avoid paying these "out of state" income taxes should be reviewed with a professional tax planning specialist.
This is not un-common. Walczak estimates that there are "tens of thousands" of employees that incur liabilities working remotely for New York based companies alone.
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