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Actually virtually all other jurisdictions tax income on where it's earned. If you work in New York City, you pay taxes to New York, regardless of where you live. DC's situation is due to it's position as a plantation run by and for Congressmen.
I have lived in several states, and all of them taxed based on where I lived. Your statement is wrong.
What states have you lived in where you assert that you are taxed based upon your residence?
New Hampshire.
When I lived in New England, a lot of people commuted 40-50 miles from Derry, Pelham, Nashua, and other New Hampshire border towns to Boston to avoid Boston city and Mass state taxes.
Also, Kansans who work in KC, Missouri don't pay tax, nor do Kentucky residents commmuting to Cincinnati, Wisconsin residents into Minneapolis, Wash State residents to Portland, Oregon, Illinois residents going to St. Louis, etc etc etc.
When I lived in New England, a lot of people commuted 40-50 miles from Derry, Pelham, Nashua, and other New Hampshire border towns to Boston to avoid Boston city and Mass state taxes.
Also, Kansans who work in KC, Missouri don't pay tax, nor do Kentucky residents commmuting to Cincinnati, Wisconsin residents into Minneapolis, Wash State residents to Portland, Oregon, Illinois residents going to St. Louis, etc etc etc.
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Originally Posted by Mass
A Massachusetts nonresident is required to file a Massachusetts nonresident tax return if his/her Massachusetts source income exceeds the smaller of $8,000 or the prorated personal exemption. The prorated personal exemption is the personal exemption times the Massachusetts source income over the amount that would be Massachusetts gross income if the taxpayer were a full-year resident.
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Originally Posted by Missouri
You do not have to file a Missouri return if you are not required to file a federal return. If you are required to file a federal return, you may not have to file a Missouri return if:
you are a resident and have less than $1,200 of Missouri adjusted gross income;
you are a nonresident with less than $600 of Missouri income; or
your Missouri adjusted gross income is less than the amount of your standard deduction plus your personal exemption.
I'm too bored to go on. You should at least look one of these up before you post.
Last edited by rhinestone; 05-28-2010 at 09:19 AM..
Actually virtually all other jurisdictions tax income on where it's earned. If you work in New York City, you pay taxes to New York, regardless of where you live. DC's situation is due to it's position as a plantation run by and for Congressmen.
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Originally Posted by Caymon83
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the nonresident status is for people that live in these states part time (2nd home, etc). Not a commuter tax.
Actually my statement was that as far as I can find, states tax income where it is earned. If you work in NYC, you pay income taxes there regardless of where you live. This area is unique because Congress controls the District's ability to levy income taxes and the Congressmen come from Virginia and Maryland. So you're right in that the District is seeking to impose is a "commuter tax." That is because Congress will not allow it to apply an income tax based upon where the income is earned.
Actually my statement was that as far as I can find, states tax income where it is earned. If you work in NYC, you pay income taxes there regardless of where you live. This area is unique because Congress controls the District's ability to levy income taxes and the Congressmen come from Virginia and Maryland. So you're right in that the District is seeking to impose is a "commuter tax." That is because Congress will not allow it to apply an income tax based upon where the income is earned.
Scroll down 2/3 of the way down the page. You'll see that the DC/MD/VA income tax relationship is hardly unique. Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati...all of them are multi-state metro areas where you pay income taxes where you live.
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