> I was not aware that hiring a remote employee there required that my business file an income tax return, which is completely unrelated to employment. My incom

> I was not aware that hiring a remote employee there required that my business file an income tax return, which is completely unrelated to employment. My income is none of California's damn business if I don't sell anything there and have no other nexus with the state. Your business is generating revenue from a resource of California (their resident). You better believe they’re going to want a piece of that.