On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 11:47, Travis Roy wrote: > > Thing I don't understand are the people who live in NH, but work in MA. > > Frankly, if I did that, I'd demand to vote in MA or refuse to pay the > > state income tax.
I was doing that for a while -- paying Mass taxes whilst living in NH. When you're being W2ed, there's not a whole lot you can do about it. I did feel like fighting the issue, but bigger fish came along to fry... > That's nothing. When I was unemployed looking for ANY work I was looking > for work in Maine. They tax your income based on your federal taxes. > > Well I file jointly with my wife. That means that they would tax our > joint income for the state income tax in Maine. > > So Dale's income would be subject to Maine income tax, even with her > working in NH, and never -EVER- stepping foot in Maine. That would make me furious. Here's something you might try -- it's in the "grey" area, so I didn't say this. Don't know if it will work, but should. File your federal separately, file Maine's taxes on that basis, then refile your federal jointly and quietly. General Disclaimer: I just said that for amusement purposes only. > Their tax system is all screwy too. A friend of mine relocated there, but then I think he "retired", so is probably not too bothered by the screwy taxes. > There are people fighting this and not currently paying taxes. But it's > been going on for years, and if they lose then they have to pay all the > back taxes they haven't been paying. As always one must choose one's battles carefully. Sometimes a quiet grey approach is better than a head-on confrontation. At least there's no litigation fees and headaches, and the worst possible outcome is that you'll just have to pay back the differences. Well, amusing to think about anyway. -- -- Fred Why don't we ever have a WAR on WAR? _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss