If your company has tax equalized assignees, you may have heard from employees who received surprise tax bills, held uncollected tax equalization settlements, or were confused on how their tax liabilities were calculated. If any of that sounds familiar, now is the time to revisit the hypothetical tax positions for your mobile employees. Let’s take a look at some of the most common questions we receive and dive into our recommendations on what you can do to ensure a successful mobility program.
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Author Jennifer Stein
Jennifer has over 25 years of experience in expat and foreign national tax preparation and consulting. She joined GTN in 2011 and serves as Managing Director for GTN's Great Lakes region. While clients' projects may look similar on paper, she understands that every employee situation is unique. She coaches clients to understand the complexities of sending employees overseas and helps them work through the many requirements of Home and Host reporting. jstein@gtn.com | +1.312.698.9864
Domestic Tax Issues to Consider for Work Anywhere Employees
on October 30, 2020
| By Jennifer Stein
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Mobility Tax,
COVID-19,
Work Anywhere,
Remote Workers,
Work-From-Home
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a global impact. While we settle into the new “normal” of working anywhere, new questions related to domestic taxation have been uncovered.
Mobility program managers are continuously having to evolve and adapt to new circumstances, and are doing so now more than ever. Additionally, mobility programs and program managers need to remain flexible as COVID-19 continues to impact the world. Both companies and their employees are adapting to this “new world” and finding a new work-life balance while governments are continuing to make decisions to provide economic stimulus and stabilization.
If you have employees working outside the United States who are US citizens or permanent residents (i.e., a green card holder), these individuals will need to continue filing US tax returns to declare all of the income they earn in both the United States and their Host country. This requirement does not change if they are employed or paid from a non-US employer. Additionally, most of the tax rules that apply to taxpayers living in the United States will also apply to US persons operating overseas. The result may be that an overseas employee will be subject to tax in both the US and other jurisdictions.
