What do I do if my company, based out of NY, moved me to a different state early this year -- does the money I made in my new state still come from "New York sources?"

[llcbean]

My employer is based out of NYC. On the W-2, the address provided is a New York address. It also has offices in a few cities in the U.S., one of which I moved to earlier this year from the NYC office. Does the money that I made while living and working outside of NYC still come from "New York sources?" If I input all of the money that I made as coming from "New York sources" (because all of it is coming from my NYC-based employer), I end up having to pay back thousands of dollars to NY... which I only lived in for less than two months, which seems wrong. If I input, 0 dollars, I get a good amount of refund.

[PatriciaV · Accepted solution]

Fortunately, if you lived and worked in another state, this income would not be considered New York income. The address on your W-2 does not determine the source of the income. Report these wages to the state where you earned the income (where your work was performed).

[llcbean]

Thank you, @TurboTaxPatriciaV! This was very helpful.

[valerie3]

'Specifically, employers must withhold NYS income tax from all wages paid to NYS residents, regardless of where services are performed. However, for nonresidents, only wages paid for services performed within NYS are subject to withholding tax."

This does not remain this way if you own a business or property in NYS.

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/whtax_require.htm">https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/whtax_require.htm</a>

That said, if you chose to move for your own convenience of if that office outside NYS is not a real office, then yes you may have to pay NYS taxes.

NYS has a “telecommuter rule” which is worth looking into.