I'm a full-time software engineer, but last year as a hobby I put up an app for sale on the Apple App Store, and it was sold everywhere through Apple. Collectively, all app sales from across the world generated about $145.55, of which I received $102.10 after Apple took their commission.
All the US based purchases where from 11 different states, but all the amounts I earned in those states are very small. The states where the app was sold and the total sale amount (what Apple charged customers, excluding any sales tax) were:
| Texas | $43.70 |
| Alabama | $13.92 |
| Illinois | $13.92 |
| Utah | $11.92 |
| Ohio | $10.91 |
| Maryland | $8.97 |
| Louisiana | $5.98 |
| Washington | $4.95 |
| Indiana | $3.98 |
| Tennessee | $3.96 |
| Michigan | $1.98 |
| District of Columbia | $0.99 |
Please note that I'm a resident of Washington state, where I lived completely last year. So for all other states mentioned above, I'll be a non-resident. Every state has different rules, so I'm trying to figure out for which states from the above do I need to file state taxes and mention the 'income' I earned in that state ?
