[pianotech] Accounting question

[Tom Rhea, Jr.]

Paul, income is counted in the state where it is paid.  In your case, you
received the money in Missouri, even though the job was in Kansas.  The
state of Kansas may object but they're out of luck.  The client was in
Missouri when he contracted the job with you and paid you in Missouri, even
though the piano was in Kansas.  It's not 'Kansas' money but 'Missouri.'

Best,
Tom

Rhea Piano Service
Tom Rhea, Jr., Technician
(757) 373-0284
rheapiano at cox.net
www.rheapiano.com

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Paul Mulik
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:08 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Accounting question

I live in Missouri but many of my customers are in Kansas, and a few are in
Oklahoma, so I have to file separate income tax forms for each state.  Today
I actually worked in all three.

Suppose a guy in Missouri wants me to tune, let's say, his mother's piano,
which is in Kansas.  So I tune it, and when I get back to Missouri, he pays
me. Does this count as income earned in Missouri, or Kansas?

Paul Mulik