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I was a year-long Iowa resident in 2019; worked remotely for University of Utah. Do I pay Utah state income tax?

incometax.utah.gov says a non-resident must file a Utah return if I had "income from Utah sources". That would lead to my paying UT tax on almost all of my income and Iowa very little.  Most posts I read in TurboTax and the web say remote workers should pay tax to the state in which I live and work.  Which is right in this case?  This question has literally been beating me up, so I will greatly appreciate a studied answer.

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TomD8
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I was a year-long Iowa resident in 2019; worked remotely for University of Utah. Do I pay Utah state income tax?

If you never actually (physically) worked in Utah, your income is not subject to Utah taxation.

 

Utah taxes non-residents only on Utah-source income.  Per Utah Statute 59-10-117(2)(c)(ii), compensation for services rendered outside Utah is not Utah-source income.

 

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title59/Chapter10/59-10-S117.html?v=C59-10-S117_2017050920170509#:~:text=5...

 

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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TomD8
Level 15

I was a year-long Iowa resident in 2019; worked remotely for University of Utah. Do I pay Utah state income tax?

If you never actually (physically) worked in Utah, your income is not subject to Utah taxation.

 

Utah taxes non-residents only on Utah-source income.  Per Utah Statute 59-10-117(2)(c)(ii), compensation for services rendered outside Utah is not Utah-source income.

 

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title59/Chapter10/59-10-S117.html?v=C59-10-S117_2017050920170509#:~:text=5...

 

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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