Comment Comment by sneak > Professional athletes pay taxes to every state where they play a game.The same is not true of businesspeople.Programmers do not pay taxes to every state in which a hotel is situated in which they write a line of code.Corporate salespeople do not pay taxes to every state that hosts a conference in which they close a deal.CEOs do not pay taxes to every state that hosts an event at which they speak to the public and recruit a new staff member.Perhaps the tax authorities expect them to, but in general this is simply not done, any more than your bartender is claiming their cash tips. parent sneak 4 years ago
The same is not true of businesspeople.
Programmers do not pay taxes to every state in which a hotel is situated in which they write a line of code.
Corporate salespeople do not pay taxes to every state that hosts a conference in which they close a deal.
CEOs do not pay taxes to every state that hosts an event at which they speak to the public and recruit a new staff member.
Perhaps the tax authorities expect them to, but in general this is simply not done, any more than your bartender is claiming their cash tips.