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KrissaKray t1_itmfbz1 wrote

To the people saying YES: Didn't Sununu sue to try and make sure this wasnt the case as the remote workers weren't piling onto the MA infrastructure? I hadn't heard any followup on it.

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Lumpyyyyy t1_itmfq49 wrote

The supreme court declined to hear the case.

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KrissaKray t1_itmfsrk wrote

That is honestly ridiculous.

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WapsuSisilija t1_itmh82j wrote

It's not. The State of New Hampshire was not injured.

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AKBigDaddy t1_itmi684 wrote

I mean... with some mental gymnastics you could argue they were- funds that ostensibly would have gone to taxable items in NH (such as fast food) were instead redirected to another state improperly.

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Lumpyyyyy t1_itmi016 wrote

If I remember correctly, that was the Supreme Court's rationale as well.

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kingtitty101 t1_itmg3ww wrote

The lawsuit was to address people who didn’t telework before the pandemic. MA created a law saying that if you didn’t telework before the pandemic (February 28, 2020) then you are not eligible to claim tax credit for working at home. This caused Sununu to sue MA, but he was unsuccessful. If you teleworked before the pandemic , you can claim the days you worked in Nh at home as a tax credit.

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adepssimius t1_itnh6l6 wrote

It's not necessarily a tax credit. In general, excluding pandemic emergency orders, if you don't physically work in a state or live in a state but the company you work for is in that state, you don't file taxes with that state and taxes are not withheld for that state.

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kingtitty101 t1_itobz52 wrote

Yes, but MA automatically takes state taxes out. Each year, people who work at home in Nh are eligible to apply for a tax credit.

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adepssimius t1_itpj6mt wrote

MA should not take any taxes out automatically if the company has you set up correctly.

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kingtitty101 t1_itpkpi6 wrote

I work for the treasury department. I think they know how to set up payroll correctly lol.

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adepssimius t1_itpq77v wrote

> Generally speaking, when you pay a remote employee, you pay the local taxes in the state where the employee works.

> If your employee works in the same state your company is registered in, you’ll withhold state income taxes and pay state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax in this state. You may also need to withhold local income tax from their paycheck.

> What about remote employees working in different states?

> Your company will need to register with the tax agencies (state and possibly local) in each state it has remote employees. You may also need to register with the labor/unemployment agencies in each locale too.

> You’ll then be required to withhold taxes in the states where your employees work.

https://weworkremotely.com/how-to-set-up-payroll-and-taxes-for-remote-workers

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