Meryl's Notes Blog

If you live outside of New York state and do any work for a company based in New York, ensure you’re paying taxes. I live in Texas and I had to write a check to New York to pay state taxes. A guy in Tennessee ran into a A Taxing Situation.

New York probably has this rule in place because so many of its workers live in surrounding states Connecticut and New Jersey. Of course, this all happened before telecommuting became a reality. Maybe the rule needs to change to a set number of miles? I can’t vote in New York. I can’t use any of its services. So why am I paying taxes there? Don’t get me wrong—I love New York. My dad grew up in Brooklyn.