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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: State Tax Reciprocity (USA)

Concept: State Tax Reciprocity (USA)

Some states make tax exemption agreements for people who live in 1 state and work in another. Workday checks both states for reciprocity agreements to calculate state withholding.
Workday only calculates withholding for states that you've configured using the
Edit Company State and Local US Tax Reporting
task. Be sure to set up payroll tax reporting information for all states in which employees reside. Otherwise, Workday calculates standard withholding for the work state only.
Determining Employee Resident State and Work State
Some states with reciprocity require that workers provide documentation certifying their residency or nonresidency. Record the receipt of these documents using the
Add Worker US Tax Elections
task. Employees can also manually submit residency forms using the self-service
Complete State and Local Withholding Elections
task.
Resident state is based on the primary home address.
Work state is based on the primary work address or, if that's missing, the business location for the primary or processing position.
Employees with Multiple Work States
To define tax allocations for ongoing multiple work states for a worker, use the
Tax Allocations
tab of the
Add Worker US Tax Elections
task.