Taxes
Remote Workers Face Higher, Messier Taxes This Filing Season
At worst, telecommuters can be struck with double taxation, with two or more states each trying to tax the same income.
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Taxes could go up this filing season for a significant number of Americans who worked at home during the pandemic, as states make competing claims to their paychecks.
Millions of people found themselves working out of their living rooms or bedrooms when lockdowns began late last winter, and very few were thinking of the tax consequences. Now, as employees prepare to file their 2020 taxes, they may find themselves stuck in a battle among states, with billions of dollars at stake.