Do I owe taxes in two states if I worked remotely?

Often yes, with a credit. Your resident state taxes worldwide income, the work state taxes income earned there, and the resident state credits taxes paid to the work state. Convenience rules complicate this.

When does a business have nexus in a state?

Physical presence (employees, inventory, offices) almost always creates nexus. Economic nexus (sales volume thresholds) creates sales tax obligations and increasingly income tax obligations too.

What is the convenience of the employer rule?

A handful of states (NY, PA, NJ in limited cases, DE, NE) tax remote workers as if they worked in the employer's state, unless the remote arrangement is for the employer's necessity, not the employee's convenience.

Multi-State Tax CPA: Remote Workers, Nexus, and Apportionment

Multi-state tax CPAs handle income tax filings across multiple states for individuals who moved or work remotely, and apportion business income for companies with employees or customers in several states. They claim credits for taxes paid to other states, navigate convenience-of-employer rules, and register for nexus where required.

Multi-state tax got harder after 2020. Remote employees create nexus in their home states for income, payroll, and sometimes sales tax. Individuals who moved mid-year owe part-year returns in both states. Some states (notably New York, Pennsylvania, and a handful of others) apply convenience-of-employer rules that tax remote workers as if they still commuted in. A CPA who handles multi-state work will file the right combination of part-year, nonresident, and resident returns, claim credits to avoid double taxation, and advise companies on where they need to register before a state tax notice arrives.

What's typically involved

We're expanding this page with the full playbook for multi-state: elections to make, common mistakes generalists miss, fee expectations, and the specific credentials to look for. In the meantime, the matching form below routes your situation to a CPA whose practice fits.

What CPA work looks like at the fee level

Service	Typical 2026 range
CPA hourly rate	$150 to $450 / hour
Schedule C (sole proprietor)	$190 to $800
Single-member LLC return	$300 to $1,500
S-corporation return (1120-S)	$1,200 to $3,500
Partnership return (1065)	$1,000 to $5,000+
C-corporation return (1120)	$1,500 to $4,000+

Disorganized records ("shoebox" engagements) typically increase fees by 1.5x to 2.0x.
Each additional K-1 partner usually adds roughly $300 to $500.
Ranges reflect entity type, bookkeeping state, and complexity. Quotes vary by region and CPA experience.

Full table with methodology lives in the 2026 CPA Compass Fee Benchmark.

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