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Again, what you're saying is in reference to traveling for your employer. Being a "digital nomad" is traveling for yourself.

pc86 4y ago
This is notably distinct from visa requirements, but taxes are typically owed in the jurisdiction in which the work takes place, if you are there for a certain period of time or longer. The exact time period varies based on locality (state/county/city in the US). It is complex enough that the only answer that is definitely wrong is "I'm just traveling for me so I can do whatever I want."
- scarface74 4y ago
  If you’re a professional athlete, and I’m almost sure none of us are, you pay taxes for each state where you played a game. I’m not sure how it is apportioned.
- shagie 4y ago
  As an extreme example of this: https://kansaspolicy.org/rethinking-taxes-around-remote-work/ https://kansaspolicy.org/rethinking-taxes-around-remote-work... > Kansas has policies that could deter remote work and are deterring greater interstate work with our neighbors. Kansas requires employer withholding for people working in the state just for one day, which creates an annoying hurdle for companies trying to operate even in a small capacity in Kansas. In 2020, the Kansas legislature considered a bill that would have extended the withholding requirement period to 30 days, but the proposal died
  - hnburnsy 4y ago
    I assumed this was always the case, just that no one except professional athletes actually do it. The CA FTB makes me afraid to take lengthy vacations in California.
    - shagie 4y ago
      https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf has the "what establishes residency" > The term “domicile” has a special legal definition that is not the same as residence. While many states consider domicile and residence to be the same, California makes a distinction and views them as two separate concepts, even though they may often overlap. For instance, you may be domiciled in California but not be a California resident or you may be domiciled in another state but be a California resident for income tax purposes. > Domicile is defined for tax purposes as the place where you voluntarily establish yourself and family, not merely for a special or limited purpose, but with a present intention of making it your true, fixed, permanent home and principal establishment. It is the place where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return. The maintenance of a marital abode in California is a significant factor in establishing domicile in California. As long as you're remaining transitory and not staying in a single, fixed, permanent home you should be fine. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (takes about two to three months to get out of California) won't establish residency in California.
      - hnburnsy 4y ago
        >California residency regulations treat W-2 work carried on in-state as California-source income. It doesn’t matter if the work is performed for a non-California business. So it’s fair to say that if the FTB audited a nonresident and found he was working remotely for an out-of-state enterprise while on vacation, the FTB would assess income taxes (though California doesn’t have a robust method for auditing this; it usually comes up, if at all, after a residency audit is already initiated for other reasons). This is what worries me, say they start checking Air BnB contracts and start auditing vacationers. https://www.palmspringstaxandtrustlawyers.com/working-vacationing-perils-california-source-rules-nonresidents/ https://www.palmspringstaxandtrustlawyers.com/working-vacati... Thanks for the input.

pc86 4y ago

This is notably distinct from visa requirements, but taxes are typically owed in the jurisdiction in which the work takes place, if you are there for a certain period of time or longer. The exact time period varies based on locality (state/county/city in the US). It is complex enough that the only answer that is definitely wrong is "I'm just traveling for me so I can do whatever I want."

scarface74 4y ago
If you’re a professional athlete, and I’m almost sure none of us are, you pay taxes for each state where you played a game. I’m not sure how it is apportioned.
shagie 4y ago
As an extreme example of this: https://kansaspolicy.org/rethinking-taxes-around-remote-work/ https://kansaspolicy.org/rethinking-taxes-around-remote-work... > Kansas has policies that could deter remote work and are deterring greater interstate work with our neighbors. Kansas requires employer withholding for people working in the state just for one day, which creates an annoying hurdle for companies trying to operate even in a small capacity in Kansas. In 2020, the Kansas legislature considered a bill that would have extended the withholding requirement period to 30 days, but the proposal died
- hnburnsy 4y ago
  I assumed this was always the case, just that no one except professional athletes actually do it. The CA FTB makes me afraid to take lengthy vacations in California.
  - shagie 4y ago
    https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf has the "what establishes residency" > The term “domicile” has a special legal definition that is not the same as residence. While many states consider domicile and residence to be the same, California makes a distinction and views them as two separate concepts, even though they may often overlap. For instance, you may be domiciled in California but not be a California resident or you may be domiciled in another state but be a California resident for income tax purposes. > Domicile is defined for tax purposes as the place where you voluntarily establish yourself and family, not merely for a special or limited purpose, but with a present intention of making it your true, fixed, permanent home and principal establishment. It is the place where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return. The maintenance of a marital abode in California is a significant factor in establishing domicile in California. As long as you're remaining transitory and not staying in a single, fixed, permanent home you should be fine. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (takes about two to three months to get out of California) won't establish residency in California.
    - hnburnsy 4y ago
      >California residency regulations treat W-2 work carried on in-state as California-source income. It doesn’t matter if the work is performed for a non-California business. So it’s fair to say that if the FTB audited a nonresident and found he was working remotely for an out-of-state enterprise while on vacation, the FTB would assess income taxes (though California doesn’t have a robust method for auditing this; it usually comes up, if at all, after a residency audit is already initiated for other reasons). This is what worries me, say they start checking Air BnB contracts and start auditing vacationers. https://www.palmspringstaxandtrustlawyers.com/working-vacationing-perils-california-source-rules-nonresidents/ https://www.palmspringstaxandtrustlawyers.com/working-vacati... Thanks for the input.