Commentary: Illinois is better positioned than nearly every other state with an individual income tax to welcome remote workers.
The state flag of Illinois waves in Chicago in March. Remote workers find Illinois hospitable for a number of reasons.
Unfortunately, they’re finding that not all states’ tax codes avoid creating unnecessary complications. Illinois is well-positioned to attract remote workers in the new economy, but with small policy changes, Illinois could be the No. 1 state in the country for remote workers.Remote workers already find Illinois hospitable for many reasons — first and foremost, the state’s gold-standard withholding threshold of greater than 30 days.
The Prairie State has reciprocity agreements with Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin. However, combined, these agreements exempt a little more than a third of all incoming commuters. Illinois should seek out more impactful reciprocity agreements with high-traffic neighbors like Ohio and Indiana. The biggest area of improvement available to Illinois is on filing thresholds. Filing thresholds are similar to withholding thresholds, representing the number of days a taxpayer can work or amount of income a taxpayer can earn in-state before being required to file an individual income tax return. Note that “earning income in-state” can represent anything from being a contractor who does a job in a state to a remote worker working from a family member’s house while visiting.
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