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My out of state employer is trying to charge me income tax for their state which I don’t reside in?

I have not heard of this sort of thing and did not know it was legal. I live in a state with no income tax and any friend or family or neighbor I’ve known to commute across state lines or work remotely full time has been charged state tax based on where they reside, not where the company resides. I can not physically drive or even fly to work everyday in order to make my shift if they asked. I will never step foot in their state for work, and this was never mentioned in the interview process. Outside of the taxation without representation/me thinking this is literal theft blah blah, I suddenly have to come to terms that my offering salary is now thousands less than I thought because of how much they will be taking out. Is this actually legal? This is common place and there is no…


I have not heard of this sort of thing and did not know it was legal. I live in a state with no income tax and any friend or family or neighbor I’ve known to commute across state lines or work remotely full time has been charged state tax based on where they reside, not where the company resides.

I can not physically drive or even fly to work everyday in order to make my shift if they asked. I will never step foot in their state for work, and this was never mentioned in the interview process. Outside of the taxation without representation/me thinking this is literal theft blah blah, I suddenly have to come to terms that my offering salary is now thousands less than I thought because of how much they will be taking out.

Is this actually legal? This is common place and there is no work around? And then I also still have to pay state tax to where I live come tax season?

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