Do I have to pay state income tax in Georgia if I live in Tennesee?

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1. Yes!! You are in the state of geogia. So your on the land.
2. depends on the state I guess. Here is one ruling NEW YORK, NY March 30, 2005 —New York's highest court ruled that telecommuters who live out of state but work for a New York company, must pay state income taxes. The Court of Appeals decision could have wider implications as more people work at home for a company located far away. The International Telework Association found that more than 12 million people used computers and telephones to work from home last year that's up 200 percent from the last census in 2000. In its 4 to 3 ruling, the court said New York has the right to tax 100 percent of a non-resident's income derived from New York sources. Yet, the dissenting opinion says the ruling gives too much authority to the tax commissioner and the employer. The case involving a computer programmer, living in Tennessee and working for a New York company may be brought to the US Supreme Court. What are the filing requirements for a nonresident who works in Georgia and/or has other Georgia source income? Nonresidents, who work in Georgia or receive income from Georgia sources and are required to file a Federal income tax return, are required to file a Georgia income tax return. Some examples of Georgia source income are wages, Georgia lottery winnings, income from flow through entities (s-corporations, partnerships, LLC’s, trusts, and estates), rents, etc. If you are a legal resident of another state, you are not required to file a Georgia income tax return if your only activity for financial gain or profit in Georgia consists of performing services in Georgia for an employer as an employee when the compensation for services performed does not exceed the lesser of five percent of the income received in all places during the taxable year or $5,000.
3. Depends on where you work, if you work in that state you have to pay income tax there because that is where your income is derived from. Because you make money off of a company in that state, the state reserves the right to tax your earnings. When you fill out tax forms upon being hired, you're basically agreeing to do so.
4. Did you work in Georgia? If so, you owe Georgia state taxes on the money you earned there.
5. Only if you continue to work for a company that continues to do business in the State of Georgia. If enough companies move out, maybe they would stop the taxation!