Hello,

My client has lived in North Carolina the full year after her separation from her New York City husband. For state tax purposes, alimony is deductible to the husband in New York and alimony is not considered income in North Carolina. Will my female friend in North Carolina need to claim this income in New York State and pay taxes on it even though she lives in North Carolina?

Also, my NC client has a remote job for a California company. As I mentioned, she has lived in North Carolina since the beginning of this year however, she never changed her W-4 so they have been withholding taxes for New York versus North Carolina. She will be changing it tomorrow, however, should the employer fix this with both jurisdictions for what was withheld year to date? I had a similar situation a few years ago and New York was very difficult to work with when the individual's tax return was filed for a full refund. It took so many months to resolve.

Thanks so much