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Hawaii Joins Legal Battle Over Telework Tax

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As jobs move online and companies consider&nbsp;, states are jockeying for the legal authority to tax the income of residents who telework for an out-of-state employer.At stake is billions of dollars in tax revenue.On Tuesday in filing a brief petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an October lawsuit filed by the state of New Hampshire that seeks to block Massachusetts from taxing its residents who no longer commute across state lines for work.The lawsuit claims that it is unconstitutional for Massachusetts to tax incomeThe issue has national implications.Six states tax people based on the location of their employer, even if they work remotely from another state. These tax rules are permanent in Arkansas, Delaware, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania, whereas the policy in Massachusetts is a new, temporary response to the coronavirus pandemic.“The decision of six states to directly tax income of nonresidents working from home results not only in an unconstitutional windfall, but diverts the revenues that home states would otherwise receive,” reads , New Jersey, Connecticut and Iowa.“This is particularly troubling because … home states provide services to residents working at home — e.g., police and medical services — without collecting tax revenue. Yet that is the Hobson’s Choice to which they are put: doubly tax residents’ income or suffer fiscal consequences.”Whether or not Hawaii can cash in on the rise of remote work will determine whether teleworking can soften the blow of prolonged tourism job losses.The state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is developing a series of initiatives to match unemployed Hawaii residents with remote jobs and to parlay the rise of remote work flexibility as a means to allow kamaaina living elsewhere to return home.DBEDT is also supporting , a pilot project that aims to lure remote workers with mainland-based employment to choose Hawaii as their work-from-home location. In exchange for community service and a six-month commitment, the 50 program participants will earn free roundtrip airfare to Honolulu.Beyond these coordinated efforts, during the pandemic, a phenomenon that is driving up high-end real estate prices.Stunning scenery, a temperate climate and low virus rates are driving this influx of out-of-state teleworkers.During this election season, we hope that our coverage provides you with the information to make informed decisions on issues that you care deeply about.Whether it’s affordable housing, education or the environment, these issues depend on your vote, and&nbsp;our ability to report on them depends on your support.So, if you found value in our coverage,&nbsp;

As jobs move online and companies consider&nbsp;, states are jockeying for the legal authority to tax the income of residents who telework for an out-of-state employer.At stake is billions of dollars in tax revenue.On Tuesday in filing a brief petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an October lawsuit filed by the state of New Hampshire that seeks to block Massachusetts from taxing its residents who no longer commute across state lines for work.The lawsuit claims that it is unconstitutional for Massachusetts to tax incomeThe issue has national implications.Six states tax people based...

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