Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the case of Tennessee resident Thomas Huckaby who felt that he should only pay income tax on 25% of his income, since he only spends 25% of his time in his company’s New York office. The remainder of his time he spends telecommuting from Tennessee, which has no state income tax.

However, the New York tax provision, called “Convenience of the Employer,” allows the state to tax non-residents who choose to telecommute for their New York-based employers for their convenience, as opposed to having to work out-of-state as for the convenience of the employer, say, at an out-of-state job site.

“It’s particularly egregious in light of the fact that telecommuters greatly benefit society in many ways, not the least of which is by consuming fewer of our scarce resources–like petroleum, roadways, and bus or train seats,” the American Telecommuting Association said in a statement.

More on this complex but important issue here

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