joshbegin wrote:
I currently live in FL and work remotely for a midsize corporation that has offices in 7 or 8 states (including FL). I would like to move to the Idaho, but the company has stated that the tax implications (to them) are too high to justify having an employee there. As a workaround (not to evade taxes...I would gladly pay ID state income tax if I was able to), I have thrown around the idea of full timing to be able to spend some time in Idaho and various other places. After searching for articles/posts and reading more about tax laws than I ever wanted to, I'm very confused on whether or not this would be ethical/legal. I realize that this is probably a question for a tax attorney, but wanted to get some input here first.
Would it be possible to keep my domicile as FL and travel to other states without impacting my employer negatively? Would I be a non-resident of each state I visited and have to file a tax return for each? Is there a minimum amount of time I would need to spend in a given state before being taxed?
I'm just in the research phase, so any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
In my opinion your employer is not concerned about the state income tax you would pay in Idaho but other pay roll taxes such as SSI and workers comp and so on. Also not good to set a trap for yourself here on how many states you work in. God forbid if California get wind of this as they will send you papers, go ahead and ask how I know, no don't ask.
JimR
