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> If I attend a work-related conference in California, I'm being paid to be there and so that's California sourced income and I have to file taxes, right? I'm
by nickjj 3y ago
> If I attend a work-related conference in California, I'm being paid to be there and so that's California sourced income and I have to file taxes, right?
I'm not an accountant but I have read that baseball players pay state taxes based on where they play, such as away games in a different state. I'm not sure if it applies to tech in the same way, it sounds like it would be a nightmare to file, especially if your company has trips where most of the company might be operating in a different state for a few days or a week.
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> Professional athletes' taxes are also much more complicated than the average taxpayer. In the U.S., people must pay taxes based both on where they live and where they work. That means when the New York Mets play the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Mets players can be taxed for the days they played in California.
[0]: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/sports/2023/12/15/ohtani-contract-dodgers-avoiding-california-taxes https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/sports/2023/12/15/ohtan...
- criddell 3y agoI don’t think any of that is limited to professional athletes though. If you are on vacation in another state and somebody from work calls you for the password for some machine, you are now working and need to file taxes in that state (if the state has no grace period, and some do).
- bunabhucan 3y agoWhat I heard from an accountant is professional athletes income is the only thing worth pusuing on this front: the taxes are high, the work being taxed (games) are televised so there's no denying the location etc. Jane IT, working at remote client site for a day is exactly the same but enforcing it would cost too much.