theatrehippie Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Right now I'm a resident of Texas, which for the purposes of income taxes, is fantastic (Texas has none). However, I am looking at going to New York for school, and chances are pretty good that I will be working while I am there. If I work in New York, does that mean I'll be required to pay taxes in New York even if I maintain my Texas residency? I'm very confused about this because I stayed in state for undergrad (California native, went to UCLA), and it was obvious that I lived and worked in California and thus paid California taxes. Ugh!
MoJingly Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Trust me. I live in New York. They tax the air you breathe. If they can tax you, they will.
timuralp Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 You should check either the school site or read the tax documents from the state about this. I found the following excerpt: Generally, if your domicile is not New York State you are considered a New York State nonresident. However, you are a New York State resident for income tax purposes if your domicile is not New York State, but you maintain a permanent place of abode in New York State for more than 11 months of the year and spend 184 days or more (any part of a day is a day for this purpose) in New York State during the tax year. You can read more about it here: http://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/income/pub88.pdf and go through the NY State tax site. Yep, I'm procrastinating theatrehippie 1
rising_star Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Yea, you'll have to pay income tax in NY. I am also a legal resident of a state without income taxes and have had to pay income tax (at the non-resident rate) in each of the four states I've worked in.
theatrehippie Posted April 6, 2011 Author Posted April 6, 2011 Thanks for the replies! Good to know. Since that's the case, I'll probably just establish residency there.
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