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Level 5
April 22, 2020
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Sale of collectible outside of your domiciled state

  • April 22, 2020
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Hi - hope everyone is staying safe. 

If you live f/t in AZ but inherited artwork from someone in NY and it sells in NY -  besides any sales tax that  NY would expect - which state will tax the capital gains?

Thank you

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Best answer by itonewbie

oh, the NY code New York source income of a nonresident individual

(A) the ownership of any interest in real or tangible personal property in this state; or

Is that it?  Looks like they want it.  Thank you for bringing this up.  

Thank you all


Yes, that's the one.

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sjrcpa
Level 15
April 22, 2020

Where was it kept from when you inherited it until you sold it?

The more I know the more I don’t know.
LSTAXAuthor
Level 5
April 22, 2020

It stayed in NY.  Additionally, they inherited a rental property in NY so they file as a non resident of NY for that income.  Capital gains on the artwork would be much larger in NY than AZ.

Thanks again

sjrcpa
Level 15
April 22, 2020

Was the art in the NY rental property?

Art is, generally, movable personal property but if it never moved out of NY I'm thinking it is NY property subject to NY tax. 

The AZ tax should be wiped out by the credit for tax paid NY.

If the dollars are large, I'd start researching this.

The more I know the more I don’t know.