The actual law is a bit more complicated than that. California is unusually aggressive about tax enforcement compared to the IRS and most other states, but if y

The actual law is a bit more complicated than that. California is unusually aggressive about tax enforcement compared to the IRS and most other states, but if you're for example working for a California-based FAANG in Austin, you're probably not paying CA tax. (This is not tax advice, I'm not a tax advisor, etc.)