Live in Washington, work in China for Cal. company, do I owe Cal tax?
I worked for a California company, in China, for 5 months. I live in Washington state. Do I really have to pay Californina state tax?
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If your W-2 shows California taxes were taken out, yes. I used to live in Washington... my ex worked part of the year in Oregon and he had Oregon State taxes withheld from his paychecks on the money he earned in Oregon/not the money he earned in WA. We had to file in OR on the money we earned in OR. My current husband worked 5 months in LA and was paid out of the State of WA. We did not earn income in LA/we did not get paid from a LA source therefore didn't have any income to report to them/no income was reported being earned in LA. It gets a little complicated from here on... but pay special attention to how any Per-Diem was reported. I won't get into that since that was not what your question was asking.
I worked for a California company, in China, for 5 months. I live in Washington state. Do I really have to pay Californina state tax?
United States - 1 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
If your W-2 shows California taxes were taken out, yes. I used to live in Washington... my ex worked part of the year in Oregon and he had Oregon State taxes withheld from his paychecks on the money he earned in Oregon/not the money he earned in WA. We had to file in OR on the money we earned in OR. My current husband worked 5 months in LA and was paid out of the State of WA. We did not earn income in LA/we did not get paid from a LA source therefore didn't have any income to report to them/no income was reported being earned in LA. It gets a little complicated from here on... but pay special attention to how any Per-Diem was reported. I won't get into that since that was not what your question was asking.
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