[BuckeyeTexan]

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[Alberta's Child]

Interesting case. I can speak to this based on my own experience. This may have violated my first rule of doing business in multiple jurisdictions: Always reside in the state with the lowest tax rate. And if possible, make damn sure that your official state of residence has no state income tax at all.

[maine-iac7]

I wonder if that would apply to U.S. citizens who live and work in another country - and damn well pay income taxes back to the U.S. - or get fined up the wazoo. Double taxation again.

I just don’t see how that is legal.

[Spunky]

Ping for later.

[Don Corleone]

Try this on for size all you faculty lounge freaks. Will all the states be able to tax the incomes of, lets say aircrews earn while in flight over their state, or train crews while choo chooing by> How about those nasty 18 wheelers rolling along the interstates? Was tried before. Bombed out big time.

[kingu]

I am at a loss here... All the states involved offer tax breaks for taxes paid in other states. The issue is the state collection of local and county taxes which do not offer those credits. Can SCOTUS mandate local tax law?

I’m thinking that where the SCOTUS will walk is a very fine line and rule that when states collect for local jurisdictions, there must be uniformity across the state and local taxes. Unreasonably complicated differences are an undue burden, and collection of those taxes must be performed by the local tax body.

[I want the USA back]

No state has a right to tax the income of a non-resident. Even if they pass laws allowing it.

[BuffaloJack]

When I authorized my daughter who lives in another state to charge my credit card to purchase a laptop computer to replace the one stolen during a burglary, the Socialist State of New York took New York sales tax on the transaction, even though the computer was made and sold in another state, purchased by a resident of that other state and has never been brought to New York. It’s simply because it was charged to My Credit Card and I am a resident of a state who would take the coins from the eyes of a corpse.

[ridesthemiles]

Does this also affect ALL professional athletes????

They do a game in states everywhere, and are all those states demanding income based upon a percentage of their overall contract income & the appearance of such athlete in their state???

How about a person who’s company sends them all across the country to trouble-shoot problems with equipment or software????

How about people like Bill Clinton who speaks for money all across the country? Does HE get double-taxes???

[Svartalfiar]

Taxes should be applicable in the location in which the taxable item is earned/obtained. If your business does half of its business in two different states, then each state should only be able to tax on the stuff done within their borders. Any income tax would be just like property/sales tax: only applicable where the physical item/transaction occurs.

[Monorprise]

“So the Wynnes lost the first two rounds in court, even though they were apparently taxed by the states where the income was generated and then taxed again in Maryland But they then amended their original request, asking the courts to answer the question, “whether a state had the unconditional right to tax all income based on residency.””

In theory a state could do anything its constitution permits including charge a fee for just living there based upon what you have. That is called property tax but apparently Maryland also calls it income tax.

I have to side with states rights here. Maryland has every right to be an asshole state in which nobody with money or industry should live.