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Where do I work and do I live in Florida?

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James Williams

Published Feb 22, 2026

I live in Florida. I work for a company in California and am paid as an employee and not through my LLC. How do i explain that in TurboTAX TT will ask you in what states you lived and in what states you worked. Where the company itself is located doesn’t matter.

Where do I work for a company in another state?

I work remotely from Ohio. I Live there and stay there. One company I contracted with was from Georgia, but the remote work was with their California clients. One contract is with a California company, but I work remotely with their clients in Oregon. Is it different in 2018 from 2019?

When do you live in one state and work in another?

Living in One State, Working in Another. If you work in one state and live in another, taxes may not be straightforward. You might be required to file in multiple states. Similarly, if you move during the year or have an internship or clerkship for a few weeks in another state, you may be required to file in more than one state.

How do I explain that I work for a company in California?

I live in Florida. I work for a company in California and am paid as an employee and not through my LLC. How do i explain that in TurboTAX If you work remotely as an employee of a CA employer, you will not need to file a CA nonresident state income tax return related to this income.

Do you need to file a CA tax return if you work in FL?

Yes, if you are performing the work in FL, then you do not need to file a CA return for the income you earned working in FL. What matters is where you earned the income, not where your employer is located. June 6, 2019 10:40 AM If I live in Texas and work remotely for a company in California, do I need to pay taxes in California?

Can a California resident work in Louisiana and work in California?

Wages paid to a California resident who works in Louisiana for six months and otherwise worked in California are reportable to California as PIT wages for all periods. However, the employer may or may not have to withhold PIT: • If the deductions for Louisiana exceed those that would be required for California, no California PIT

Do you have to pay state tax if you work in Florida?

Well, working in a state with an income tax while living in Florida means you’ll have to pay taxes to the state you earn your income from. For Florida residents, working in a bordering state such as Georgia, Alabama or Mississippi, you’ll have to pay tax only on the income you received there.

Do you have to pay taxes if you work in California?

Generally if you work in California, whether you’re a resident or not, you have to pay income taxes on the wages you earn for those services. That’s due to the “source rule”: California taxes all income with a source in California. And for tax purposes, the source of income from services is the location where the services are performed.

Do you have to file taxes in CA or FL?

This is due to the fact that income in sourced to where the work in performed (FL) regardless of where the company is located (CA). Since you will not have a CA state income tax filing, just check that you selected “no” to ” Did you make money in any other states?”