I was fully aware that being an employer means filing all employer-related paperwork, withholding, unemployment insurance, and dealing with various employment-related regulations, and I did that.
I was not aware that hiring a remote employee there required that my business file an income tax return, which is completely unrelated to employment. My income is none of California's damn business if I don't sell anything there and have no other nexus with the state.
Plus, no other state has California's absurd franchise fee, even for small businesses with zero revenue.
I was not aware that hiring a remote employee there required that my business file an income tax return, which is completely unrelated to employment. My income is none of California's damn business if I don't sell anything there and have no other nexus with the state.
Plus, no other state has California's absurd franchise fee, even for small businesses with zero revenue.