BB asking me for my WFH location; if I live in a different state and WFH, will I be taxed by that state's tax?

I moved back to my parents' house and am working from home there and my BB asked me to update them on which state I am working in. I have heard rumors in my group that I will be taxed according to the state I am in rather than my home office.

Is this happening to other people? Can someone explain this?

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My bank also asked for mine but I haven't crossed state lines so not a big deal. With that said... If you're usually in NYC and now you're, well anywhere else, you're probably in pretty good shape

I wouldn't recommend lying... Doesn't seem like it's worthwhile. Most of my friends from NYC are back with their parents in suburbia.

If you're really worried about it, just give your CPA a call

 

If I don't even get a benefit out of it, then why would I lie about where I'm located? I already told them I am outside NYC.

Wait, so there is no real benefit at all if we are working from outside the home office?

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Currently an incoming analyst, staying at my parents house abroad, do you know if banks will force those abroad to come back to the NYC once training starts due to tax reasons?

 

They won't force you for tax reasons; you'll pay an NYC tax regardless of where you are in the world. Whether or not your country will charge you even more taxes on that income is up to your country's tax laws.

The only issue I see pertains to compliance. For example, will your presentations require additional disclosures because you're working from country X, which has some sort of compliance quirk? I can see this being a big deal in Equity Research, considering the different rules being rolled out like MFIDI 2. However, not sure if for banking it will be an issue.

 

Ok, so it looks unanimously that even though I am working outside of NYC, I have to still pay NYC taxes regardless of how long I will be outside of NYC outside of this pandemic.

What a bummer! Is there any way this will change if I am living outside of NYC for a certain period of time? I don't foresee myself leaving my non-NYC home for the next few months...

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No that is certainly not the consensus. These are the facts:

You only pay nyc taxes if you spend >182 days in nyc while also having a permanent place of residence in nyc. You don’t need to worry about any of this. Just tell hr where you are - say your residence is now x state. If u meet the 182 threshold you’re not a resident

https://www.hodgsonruss.com/what-to-expect-in-a-new-york-residency-audi…

 

So I have my parents' house outside of NY and let's say this thing lasts >182 days (March until September) and I am working outside of NY until September. Can I then get taxed by the state I'm living in?

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It seems like we'll all be WFH until Sep-Oct, which will mean >182 days spent in another state. Will I then get taxed per my state of residence accordingly?

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