As an FYI for all on this thread, I talked to the GA State Tax department today to see if they could help me understand what CA is looking for, because if I fill in their form it will automatically require I file taxes there even if in the end I don't owe them money. And according to GA, GA has the same filing requirement as CA. If you live and did 100% of the work from another state, like for example, MA, but someone pays you over $5000 from GA, you have to file GA tax returns (or if whatever you were paid from GA is more than 5% of your income.). She told me it doesn't mean you owe a dime of money to the state of GA, but they want everyone who gets paid by someone in GA to file a tax return here. Who does that?? Any given year I might receive $ for jobs I do in my home state from 5-6 states and it would never have occurred to me to check with each state about if I have to file a tax return working as a sole proprietor from home. CA doesn't seem to have a minimum $ requirement that I can find. But GA's is $5000 and over. When did this insanity start? And which states try to enforce this? While this never would have happened had my 1099 not been forwarded by the individuals' accountant to CA FTB... I find the whole situation a ridiculous hardship on people who don't owe other states but may need to file in other states just so they have their paper trail. Think of how many add ons to TT we'd have to buy at 44.95 a piece. Then filing of $25 per state after that? CA added this law in 2012. I don't know when GA did. But as much as i know they're wrong... I don't believe I can get out of filing. And they said I will be fined if I don't file by less than a month from now.
