Telecommuting Income Tax > More Tax

said by tcope:

Here is what is _really_ taking place... income is being paid to an employee in the state of NY. NY has a _right_ to tax that income. In this case it is irrelevant that the person chooses to live outside of NY. That is _his_ choice! Because he _chooses_ not to live in NY does not negate NY's right to tax his income.

We may not like paying taxes on income but it's required.

said by vic102482:

There is no such thing as a [insert state here] employee. That person works for a company and that company is a [insert state here] company. The supreme court already recognizes that money crosses state lines by the sales tax ruling. So money is not being paid to an employee in NY it is being paid to an employee in TN. By your argument, if I order a book from a seller in CA while I am in MD, I am actually giving the money to the seller in MD via wire, and thus sales tax is applicable in Maryland. This is not the case. The money is crossing state lines by virtue of residence, and the same case should be applied here. He is a resident of the state of TN, and he should pay TN income tax. The income is gained in TN the salary is paid out in NY.