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Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015

Introduced: February 5, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015

Prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year. Exempts employers from withholding of tax and information reporting requirements for employees not subject to income tax under this Act. Allows an employer, for purposes of determining penalties related to employer withholding or reporting requirements, to rely on an employee's annual determination of the time such employee will spend working in a state in the absence of fraud or collusion by such employee.

Exempts from the definition of "employee" for purposes of this Act professional athletes, professional entertainers, and public figures who are persons of prominence who perform services for wages or other remuneration on a per-event basis.

What's happening now February 5, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 386: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-386/
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"S. 386: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-386/.
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