Alabama Set to Enact 30-Day Mobile Workforce Tax Safe Harbor

Alabama is poised to be the next state to enact a mobile workforce tax administration law featuring the 30-day safe harbor favored by employers, under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Kay Ivey (R).

Ivey is expected to sign HB 379, which creates a 30-day threshold before nonresident employees working in Alabama would be subject to the state’s income tax. The proposed law also relieves employers of tax withholding duties within the 30 days. In an increasingly mobile business environment, workers frequently cross state lines to meet with clients, sell products, or attend trade shows. Others ...