Contact: Wayne Berkowitz CPA, J.D., LL.M.
There is a joke that starts with three mothers sitting around discussing the professions of their respective sons. The first mother bragged about her son the doctor and all were impressed. The second mother chimed in that her son was a lawyer and everyone smiled. The third mother sheepishly stated her son was an accountant. All shrugged and one of the mothers interjected, that's ok, he always was a little slow.
Well, I'm no doctor, but I am a lawyer and an accountant and I still can't explain where or what happened to the mobile workforce legislation we have been promised for so long1. Yet to my surprise, just last month the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017" comes barreling down the tracks 2.
The Act's own summary explains it best:
This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year.
