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  • Feb 3, 2007, 01:11 PM
    binder973
    Which state to file in?
    Hi:

    I am a medical doctor that lives and works exclusively in New Jersey.

    However, my employment status is "independent contractor", and the company to which I am contracted is a staffing agency based in Texas.

    The Texas company decides which New Jersey hospitals I work in on which days. It also sends me the paychecks, so the 1099-MISC which reports my income has a Texas address in the Payer's Name box.

    No part of my employment actually physically takes me to Texas.

    The question is: since my staffing agency is based in Texas, and since they are the ones that "pay" me, do I owe Texas taxes? Or do I just pay New Jersey taxes, since I am a New Jersey resident?

    Thanks for your advice!

    Elliot
  • Feb 3, 2007, 06:29 PM
    delite
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by binder973
    Hi:

    I am a medical doctor that lives and works exclusively in New Jersey.

    However, my employment status is "independent contractor", and the company to which I am contracted is a staffing agency based in Texas.

    The Texas company decides which New Jersey hospitals I work in on which days. It also sends me the paychecks, so the 1099-MISC which reports my income has a Texas address in the Payer's Name box.

    No part of my employment actually physically takes me to Texas.

    The question is: since my staffing agency is based in Texas, and since they are the ones that "pay" me, do I owe Texas taxes? Or do I just pay New Jersey taxes, since I am a New Jersey resident?

    Thanks for your advice!

    Elliot

    You would file only in New Jersey. State filing is based where the work is done not where the payer is located.
  • Feb 3, 2007, 11:29 PM
    AtlantaTaxExpert
    Elliot:

    Agree with Delite. You live and work in New Jersey, so you file in New Jersey only.

    BTW, Texas has NO state income tax.

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