My company is in Manhattan, New York where I was based. With COVID happening and everyone moving to remote work, I went back to Houston, Texas to work from home.
Can I claim Texas for State income tax, or at least partially?
I understand there's a rule about necessity vs convenience but my company decided to close the office in New York until COVID is completely over. Since we no longer have a physical location, I couldn't work in an office even if I wanted to, so I am not working from home out of convenience.
While I have lived in Manhattan and paid taxes there for the last 3 years, I have never officially established residency as I plan to not live there permanently. I have a Texas Drivers License, am registered to vote in Texas, and have credit cards and bank accounts with my Texas address.
Since Texas has no state income tax, this represents a material amount. My company has withheld New York state income tax so I'm not sure the process to get that money back. Any help would be much appreciated!
