Skip to content

Remote Work and State Taxes: What You Need to Know

By: Katherine Loughead, Erica York, Kyle Hulehan, Dan Carvajal

Should you have to file a taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. return in a state where you babysat for one hour? In 22 states, the answer is technically yes.

In this episode of The Deduction, host Kyle Hulehan and co-host Erica York sit down with Katherine Loughead, Director of State Tax Projects at the Tax Foundation, to break down the tangled mess of state nonresident income tax laws, and why they’re a growing problem in the remote work era.

Links

    • Nonresident Income Tax Filing and WithholdingWithholding is the income an employer takes out of an employee’s paycheck and remits to the federal, state, and/or local government. It is calculated based on the amount of income earned, the taxpayer’s filing status, the number of allowances claimed, and any additional amount the employee requests. Laws by State, 2026 See more
    • State Individual Income Taxes on Nonresidents: A Primer See more

Apple Podcasts   Google Podcasts   Spotify

Castbox    Stitcher    Amazon Music    RSS Feed

Help Us Improve TaxFoundation.org

Your feedback helps us make our research easier to find and use.

Share Your Feedback
Share this article