State tax return

[valemoto7]

This my situation for 2024 and 2025.

In 2024 I worked as a 1099-NEC worker for a New York company but I was working remotely from Texas since this is where I live. I never physically worked in New York and NY taxes were not withheld.

In 2025 I worked in January and February as a W-2 employee for the same company (I’m not longer there) but the same applies I never physically worked in New York and New York taxes were not withheld. FYI in quickbooks workforce I appear for NY state withholdings for my filing status as “Do not withhold (exempt).”

My questions are:

• For 2024 as a contractor do I have to file a NY tax return? Was I supposed to pay estimated taxes to New York? (I did pay estimated taxes to the IRS but I’m not sure if that is applicable to New York as well)

• For 2025 do I have to file as an employee a NY tax return? Was NY withholding supposed to be taken out from my paycheck? If yes, do I need to make estimated payments to the state of New York?

[KrisD15]

No. 

You are a non-resident of New York.

You were never in New York as a contractor. 

You worked remotely and never were in new York as an employee. 

You do not file a New York State return for any of that income.