Just looking for some info..... I've always wondered how your taxes get taken out from your paycheck say if you live in a different state other than one of your company's hub. Example: You work for AE you are assigned LAX as your base but you commute from Portland and you reside in Portland. Do you get the taxes taken out based on your base or the actual residence?

Second question: I'm currently 850 TT 96 Multi, my school's Twin is getting a new engine and is also due for an Annual. I really would like to start sending out resumes to the regionals that I would like to work for but would you wait 2 more weeks until the airplane gets done so that I get my 100 hrs or do I send the resumes out now with 96 hrs and hope for the best?

 

Send out the apps, 4 hrs is nothing in todays hiring...........

 

Definitely send out the apps.

 

At least for AE, it all depends on where you say your permanent address is. If you use a Portland OR address then thats where they will take taxes for. If you send out your resume with 100hrs today, then you might get interview offers 2 weeks from now. As long as you can show up to the interview with 100hrs multi then it isnt a problem.

 

mine goes by your permanent address on record at the company. for example, the company is based in Alaska and you're based in Maine but your permanent address is Hawaii, then the amount of state taxes withheld is dictated by Hawaii. (and as you know current residence is not necessarily your permanent address.. so, if your parents reside in one of the 7 or so states that dont take out any state tax...)

 

Ref taxes, got the answer from a pro, my mom Ms. CPA.....I too am based in CA, (SFO) and live in Chicago.....wherever your permanent address is, is where the tax rate applies. However, in ths State of California, you must as an employee pay the CA Disabilty Tax (she thinks it somewhere around 2%). It's not optional, it's requried, and if you ever get disabled (temp or perm) you can file a claim and rec'v your benefit as long as you are currently based in CA while out (this includes ladies that get preg.).

Hope that helps!

 

What a weird state.

 

I thought that only worked for situations like being in the military. My mom moved to FL when I was a kid, but I lived in NC with dad. After I got commissioned I got my first LES and saw how much NC was taking, and immediately changed my residency to FL and have been not-paying state tax ever since.

I'm fairly well frightened over the prospect of having to pay Virginia income tax, property tax on all the cars, etc, and would love to keep FL as my permanent residence, but don't think it'll work after I get out of the military.

 

When I first started as a F/A with UAL making (sad to say but what regional F/O's start at now) nothing, I kept my home address as FL to save the taxes even while having an apt in Chicago......Took the train to work, so I didn't need the car and kept it in Fla too, for those beach trips on days off......I don't see why you can't keep it FLA, UAL doesn't care what you put down, just keep in mind all your union/company/insurance and any other important mail will go to your "home" address.

 

Some states (Penn, Colo. for sure) will withhold some special crew taxes from your paycheck if you are domiciled there. Technically you are supposed to file income taxes, but the withholding is small and most states won't bother you if you just let them keep their withholding.

DANGER: There is no federal law that says that you cannot be compelled to pay income taxes in more than one state! Each state has their own requirements for what constitutes residency, and they are not necessarily exclusive of each other.

Governments like to line their own pockets...if you meet a state's tax eligibility, they are NOT going to let you off the hook just because you paid taxes in another state. After all it's THEIR money and they are ENTITLED to it...they are not going to be understanding.

To make matters worse, "residents" probably have to pay tax on ALL income, not just that earned in domicile. I have to be very careful because my wifes job (filing jointly) and other sources of income could also get taxed.

Pilots can get in trouble here if they start getting mailing addresses, registering cars, or other things that will document that they spend time in their domicile. Also states are likely to consider ALL of time you spend on a trip that starts and ends at your domicile as "resident" time.

Best thing is to leave no paper-trail in domicile, no car registration, leases, etc. (an informal crash-pad lease should be fine).