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This became a concern last year when companies were allowing Work From Home (WFH) but people were taking it as Work Remote. WFH means working from HOME not from

by jrs235 5y ago

This became a concern last year when companies were allowing Work From Home (WFH) but people were taking it as Work Remote. WFH means working from HOME not from a coffee shop, library, etc. And it certainly means not while in another state/country. It complicates taxes. I can see companies that allow WFH or Remote Work clarifying and forcing employees to sign an agreement regarding these clarifications and the employee must indemnify the company and pay for any additional tax compliance expenses and/or government fines [to the company] should they violate them.

alistairSH 5y ago
I can see companies that allow WFH or Remote Work clarifying My employer did just this. Nothing crazy restrictive (or at least nothing unexpectedly so, given the nature of local taxation etc). IIRC, it's basically "if you're going to work somewhere for more than 2 weeks, you need approval from your management chain (who has to submit requests to HR/payroll)." There was additional language about international travel. We have many Indian (and other immigrant) teammates living in the US who travel home for extended periods. I did just shy of 2 weeks in Florida earlier this month, all that required was a heads-up to my direct manager, no approval required.
- Teknoman117 5y ago
  My employer did the same thing. They told all of us that they understood if we moved around because of the changing situation, but not to work from outside the state without approval.
- georgeburdell 5y ago
  2 weeks sounds a bit restrictive. I was under the impression that 6 months was the guideline to establish residency. I know several people who worked in the East Coast/Hawaii for multiple months, including myself, without letting their management chain know. We did eventually get e-mails warning us about tax implications, based on VPN usage, but no follow-up.
  - leeter 5y ago
    It's not, it's generally the line for a specific state to care. We've had consultants at my current employer who have to figure out exactly how many days they've spent in Arkansas because Arkansas wants income taxes for the days they worked in state. Technically even one day working in Arkansas triggers this... to the point we've had people refuse to work on that client because it seriously complicated their taxes.
    - astura 5y ago
      This is called a "jock tax" because it's mostly aimed at collecting revenue from visiting athletes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_tax >In the United States, the jock tax is the colloquially named income tax levied against visitors to a city or state who earn money in that jurisdiction.
- legalcorrection 5y ago
  Florida is easy. No income tax and lax employment laws.

by jrs235 5y ago

alistairSH 5y ago

I can see companies that allow WFH or Remote Work clarifying My employer did just this. Nothing crazy restrictive (or at least nothing unexpectedly so, given the nature of local taxation etc). IIRC, it's basically "if you're going to work somewhere for more than 2 weeks, you need approval from your management chain (who has to submit requests to HR/payroll)." There was additional language about international travel. We have many Indian (and other immigrant) teammates living in the US who travel home for extended periods. I did just shy of 2 weeks in Florida earlier this month, all that required was a heads-up to my direct manager, no approval required.

Teknoman117 5y ago
My employer did the same thing. They told all of us that they understood if we moved around because of the changing situation, but not to work from outside the state without approval.
georgeburdell 5y ago
2 weeks sounds a bit restrictive. I was under the impression that 6 months was the guideline to establish residency. I know several people who worked in the East Coast/Hawaii for multiple months, including myself, without letting their management chain know. We did eventually get e-mails warning us about tax implications, based on VPN usage, but no follow-up.
- leeter 5y ago
  It's not, it's generally the line for a specific state to care. We've had consultants at my current employer who have to figure out exactly how many days they've spent in Arkansas because Arkansas wants income taxes for the days they worked in state. Technically even one day working in Arkansas triggers this... to the point we've had people refuse to work on that client because it seriously complicated their taxes.
  - astura 5y ago
    This is called a "jock tax" because it's mostly aimed at collecting revenue from visiting athletes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_tax >In the United States, the jock tax is the colloquially named income tax levied against visitors to a city or state who earn money in that jurisdiction.
legalcorrection 5y ago
Florida is easy. No income tax and lax employment laws.