Washington, Aug. 24 -- Congressman Jim Himes issued the following press release:
Today, Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Chris Pappas (NH-01), introduced the Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act. The bill would establish a uniform standard for taxing income based on physical presence in a state. In doing so, the bill prohibits a state from taxing a nonresident's income earned when the individual was not physically in that state.
"Remote work has become a mainstay of the modern American economy and yet state tax rules have yet to catch up to our new reality," said Congressman Jim Himes. "Providing a uniform federal standard for taxing remote workers is a commonsense proposal that would ensure Connecticut telew...