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AICPA: Set Tax Rules for Multi-State Workers

Barry MelanconCongress should set a  standard for withholding and payment of state income taxes for employees who work in more than one state, according to Barry Melancon, CEO of the American Institute of CPAs. Melancon outlined his position in a November 15 letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee in which he strongly supported H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011.

 

Melancon said small business are particularly impacted by the lack of a standard. "A uniform national standard will significantly simplify compliance with all of the different state laws," Melancon wrote. H.R. 1864 would require an employee's earnings to be subject to state income tax and withholding when the employee performs work in a state for more than 30 days during the calendar year. Melanson said the bill would make it easier for employers to judge if withholding should be higher for a state other than an employee's home state.

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