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This is the real Cross-State Work Tax Rules map, pre-loaded with a Minnesota resident view. Hover or tap any state to see the category; click to open a preview of the rules. Sign up to switch home states, see full detail pages, compare, and export.

Live Preview — Minnesota resident view
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Legend — viewing as Minnesota resident

Your Home State1

You live here. File your Minnesota resident return reporting 100% of your income, regardless of where it was earned.

No Income Tax — nothing to file here9

No state income tax on wages earned here. File nothing in this state; just report the income on your Minnesota return.

Reciprocity — home state withholds for you2

Reciprocity agreement with Minnesota: give your employer the exemption form and they'll withhold Minnesota tax instead — file only your Minnesota return for wage income.

COE Risk — may owe tax even if fully remote5

Convenience of Employer rule: this state may tax your full paycheck even if you work 100% remotely from Minnesota. High risk of double taxation — consult a CPA.

COE Rule — does not apply to you3

This state has a COE rule on the books, but it does not apply to Minnesota residents. Standard nonresident rules apply.

Standard — file nonresident return if onsite31

If you physically work here, file a nonresident return, then claim the Schedule M1CR credit on your Minnesota return to avoid double taxation.

Step 1 — Pick your topic and home state

The map color-codes every state instantly

Select your home state from the dropdown. The entire map updates to show reciprocity agreements, no-income-tax states, remote work risks, and more. Switch topics anytime using the dropdown in the header.

Interactive US tax map showing color-coded states for a Minnesota resident
Step 2 — Click any state for the full breakdown

Plain-English details with official sources

Every detail page tells you exactly what you and your employer need to do — tax rates, withholding thresholds, city-level rules, paycheck deductions, and direct links to official .gov sources.

Detail page showing Minnesota resident tax obligations in California
Step 3 — Compare two states side by side

See exactly how two states differ

Considering California vs Texas? The compare view puts both states next to each other with key differences highlighted — tax rates, withholding rules, employer obligations, and more.

Side-by-side comparison of California and Texas tax obligations
Step 4 — Switch topics with one click

Same map, different data

Switch from taxes to fishing licenses (or any future topic) with the header dropdown. The map re-colors by license cost — red for expensive, green for affordable, blue for reciprocal border agreements.

Fishing license map showing cost categories for a Minnesota resident
Step 5 — Manage your team

Add your team in seconds

Your company admin adds team members by email. Each person gets a passwordless magic link to sign in. Track seat usage and control who has access.

Team management portal showing seat usage, member list, and add member form

Feature Catalog

Each feature is a self-contained state-by-state research module. Pick the ones your team needs — your contract price is based on seats and features selected.

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Cross-State Work Tax Rules

Reciprocity agreements, Convenience of Employer (COE) risks, withholding rules, and city taxes for employees who live in one state and work in another. Answers: Do I need to file in both states? Will my employer withhold correctly? For PEOPLE WHO WORK ACROSS STATE LINES — see 'State Tax Relocation Guide' if you're moving permanently instead.

  • 2,550 home-state × work-state pair answers
  • Reciprocity & COE rule flags for remote work
  • City & local wage taxes (NYC, Philly, Ohio RITA, etc.)
  • Employer nexus & withholding thresholds
  • Direct links to each state's Department of Revenue
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State Tax Relocation Guide

For PERMANENT MOVES — see 'Cross-State Work Tax Rules' if you work in another state but don't live there. Thinking about permanently MOVING to another state? See how your total tax burden would change — income tax, sales tax, property tax, gas, vehicle, estate, and retirement income treatment all in one place. Pick your current state and any destination to see every category color-coded against your home baseline.

  • Total tax burden compared to your current state (all 50 + DC)
  • Retirement-specific: Social Security, pension, and 401(k) treatment
  • Estate and inheritance tax planning (12 states still impose one)
  • Domicile and residency rules to establish in the new state
  • 2025–2026 rate changes tracked per state
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Fishing License Guide

Planning a fishing trip to another state? See exactly what a resident vs. nonresident license costs, what short-term options exist, which stamps you need (trout, salmon, saltwater), and whether your home-state license is honored on border waters — with a direct link to buy online.

  • Resident & nonresident annual fees for all 50 states
  • 1-day, 3-day, and 7-day tourist options
  • Required stamps & endorsements by species
  • Border-water reciprocity (e.g., MN–WI, KY–TN)
  • Direct online purchase link for every state
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Concealed Carry Reciprocity

Which states will honor the concealed carry permit in your wallet? Reciprocity means another state legally recognizes your home-state permit so you can carry there. Pick your permit state to instantly see which states honor it, which require their own permit, and which ban carry entirely.

  • Which states honor your specific home-state permit
  • 29 constitutional-carry (no-permit) states mapped
  • Shall-issue vs. may-issue classifications
  • Prohibited-location summaries (schools, bars, federal)
  • Permit application fees, training hours, and renewal rules
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Vehicle Registration & Inspection

Moving or relocating a vehicle to a new state? Miss the registration deadline and you can face late fees or even a ticket. See exactly how many days you have to re-register, what title and plate fees cost, whether emissions or safety inspections are required, and the state minimum insurance limits.

  • Registration transfer deadlines (30–90 days by state)
  • Title, plate, and first-time registration fees
  • Emissions & safety inspection requirements
  • Minimum auto-insurance liability limits
  • Temporary plate / trip-permit rules for the move
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Minimum Wage Comparison

What does minimum wage actually pay in each state right now, and where is it scheduled to go up next? Includes the tipped-worker sub-minimum, big-city rates that exceed the state floor (NYC, SF, Seattle), CPI indexing, and the exemptions for youth and small employers that trip up payroll.

  • Current 2025–2026 state minimum-wage rates
  • Tipped minimum wage & tip-credit rules
  • City-level rates that beat the state floor (NYC, SF, Seattle)
  • Scheduled future increases & CPI indexing
  • Youth, training, and small-employer exemptions
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Professional License Portability

Does your nursing, teaching, engineering, or therapy license travel when you move? This map shows which interstate compacts your state has joined, which states offer universal recognition (walk in, practice), and which require you to re-apply from scratch — plus military-spouse fast-track provisions.

  • 7 interstate compacts tracked (NLC, PT, PsyPact, EMS, etc.)
  • 29 universal-recognition states for out-of-state licenses
  • Coverage for nursing, teaching, engineering, counseling
  • Military-spouse expedited-licensure laws
  • Shared-compact overlap between any two states
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LLC Formation Costs

Filing fees to form an LLC range from $35 in Montana to $500 in Massachusetts. California layers on an $800 annual minimum franchise tax. New York adds a mandatory newspaper publication costing $500–$2,000+. See every state's Articles of Organization fee, annual report cost, and total first-year estimate before you choose where to register.

  • Articles of Organization filing fees for all 50 states + DC
  • Annual/biennial report fees and due-date schedules
  • Franchise tax and extra state license fees flagged (CA, NV, DE)
  • NY publication requirement cost warning
  • Total first-year formation cost estimate per state
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Cannabis Legality

28 states plus DC now allow recreational cannabis for adults. 12 have medical-only programs. 7 remain fully illegal. But laws change — Minnesota opened retail sales in July 2025, Nebraska's medical program is just rolling out, and possession limits vary from 0.75 oz (New Hampshire) to 2.5 oz (Michigan). See exactly what's legal in any state before you travel.

  • Recreational vs. medical-only vs. CBD-only vs. fully illegal — all 51
  • Possession limits and home cultivation rules by state
  • Dispensary status: open, limited, or none
  • Medical program summaries for qualifying conditions
  • Updated through April 2026 — tracks new state rollouts
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Abortion Law Status

Post-Dobbs, 15 states have near-total bans, 4 have 6-week limits, and 23 protect abortion rights until viability — but the map keeps changing via ballot initiatives and court decisions. November 2024 alone shifted Missouri, Montana, and Arizona. See the exact gestational limit, legal exceptions, waiting period, and official state source for all 50 states and DC.

  • Legal status for all 51 jurisdictions: no restriction → near-total ban
  • Gestational limits by state (6 weeks to no restriction)
  • Legal exceptions for each state's law (life, health, rape/incest, fetal anomaly)
  • Mandatory waiting periods and parental-involvement requirements for minors
  • Incorporates November 2024 ballot initiative results (AZ, MO, MT, SD)

EV & Renewable Energy Incentives

Colorado and Vermont offer $5,000 state EV credits on top of the federal $7,500. Illinois offers $4,000, Connecticut $3,000, Massachusetts $3,500 — while Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania offer nothing at the state level. See every state's EV rebate, sales-tax exemption, home-charging incentive, solar tax credit, and net metering rules.

  • State EV purchase rebates and tax credits — separate from federal IRA credit
  • Sales tax exemptions on EV purchases (NJ, WA, and others)
  • Home charging station incentives and utility rebate programs
  • State solar tax credits and net metering policy summaries
  • HOV lane access eligibility for EVs by state
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Ferret Ownership Legality

Is it actually legal to own a ferret where you live? California and Hawaii still ban them outright, New York City bans them while the rest of NY allows them, and a handful of states require a paid state permit. See exact permit fees, rabies and spay/neuter rules, and city-specific bans before you bring one home.

  • Legal status for all 50 states + DC (38 legal / 3 permit / 2 banned)
  • State-ban states: California, Hawaii (plus DC)
  • Permit fees where required (e.g., RI $10/ferret, NJ $10 hobby permit)
  • City-level bans that override state legality (NYC, select NV/TX cities)
  • Rabies vaccination & spay/neuter requirements by state
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Truck Weight & Size Limits

Will your load be legal in the next state? The federal 80,000 lb GVW limit is just the starting point — states set their own per-axle, length, width, and height caps, plus seasonal frost laws that cut weights in spring. See which states honor your oversize permits and where you'll need a new one.

  • GVW ceilings above/below the 80,000 lb federal limit
  • Per-axle, length, width, and height maximums
  • Oversize / overweight permit fees & routing rules
  • Spring frost-law restrictions and dates
  • Agricultural & divisible-load exemptions

Trucking Fees & Permits

The running costs of operating across state lines — quarterly IFTA diesel tax rates, IRP apportioned registration, toll costs on major freight corridors, hazmat routing, and which states participate in PrePass so you can skip the scales. Built for owner-operators and dispatch.

  • Current quarterly IFTA diesel & gasoline rates
  • IRP apportioned-registration fee basis
  • Truck toll rates on major freight corridors
  • Hazmat routing & permit requirements
  • PrePass / Drivewyze weigh-station bypass coverage
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Truck Road Safety

The operating rules that affect how you actually drive: truck-specific speed limits (many states split car vs. truck), chain laws in mountain states, left-lane restrictions, ELD enforcement intensity, and where you can actually find legal overnight parking. Critical for route planning.

  • Truck-specific speed limits (differential states flagged)
  • Chain-law thresholds & trigger conditions (CO, WA, OR)
  • Left-lane and lane-restriction rules for commercial vehicles
  • ELD / HOS enforcement intensity by state
  • Commercial truck parking availability & rest-area capacity
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Auto Insurance Minimums

California raised its 1967-era 15/30/5 liability limits to 30/60/15 effective January 2025. North Carolina jumped to 50/100/50 in July 2025. New Hampshire still requires no insurance at all (only proof of financial responsibility). 12 states use no-fault systems requiring PIP coverage. See every state's bodily injury, property damage, uninsured motorist, and PIP requirements.

  • Bodily injury per-person & per-accident minimums for all 51
  • Property damage liability minimums — from $5,000 to $50,000
  • 12 no-fault states flagged with PIP coverage requirements
  • Uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage requirements
  • Self-insurance & bond alternatives (NH, VA history)
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Corporate Tax Rates

Six states impose no corporate income tax — Wyoming, South Dakota, Texas, Nevada, Ohio, and Washington — though four of those replace it with a gross receipts tax. Minnesota tops the chart at 9.8%, Alaska at 9.4%, New Jersey at 11.5% with the Corporate Transit Fee surtax. North Carolina is phasing its 2.25% rate to zero by 2030. See every state's top rate, bracket structure, franchise tax, S-corp recognition, and gross receipts tax.

  • Top corporate income tax rate for all 51 jurisdictions
  • Flat vs. graduated bracket structures
  • Franchise tax & annual privilege tax flagged (CA $800, DE shares-based, TX margin tax)
  • Gross receipts taxes (OH CAT, WA B&O, NV Commerce, TX margin)
  • S-corp recognition and pass-through entity treatment

How Teams Use OurUnitedStats

Three common patterns we built for — each tied to a specific feature on the platform.

Example scenarios based on typical customer use cases. Real case studies pending first customer testimonials.

Tech Startup

How a 40-person MN-based startup handled NY employees

Problem
First remote hire in New York. HR didn't know about NYC vs. state-level rules — or that New York enforces a Convenience of Employer rule that can tax the full paycheck of a Minnesota remote worker.
Solution
Used Cross-State Work Tax Rules to surface NY's COE rule, Yonkers vs. NYC city taxes, and the correct reciprocity posture — all before the employee's first paycheck.
Outcome
Avoided $12K in projected audit exposure. Set up correct withholding from day one.
We would have missed the COE rule completely. This paid for itself in the first hire.
Trucking

A 12-truck fleet operator saved $1,200 in Q1

Problem
A driver was turned back at an Ohio weigh station because the fleet missed an Ohio-specific oversize permit requirement stricter than the federal 80,000 lb standard.
Solution
The Weight & Size Limits map flagged Ohio's enforcement delta up front, showing which routes needed a pre-purchased oversize permit and which lanes to avoid during frost-law season.
Outcome
Pre-purchased correct oversize permits, eliminated weigh-station turnbacks, and stopped eating late-delivery penalties.
One avoided fine paid for a year of the subscription. And we stopped guessing.
CPA Firm

A 6-person CPA firm uses Moving States in client consults

Problem
Clients ask "should I move to Florida?" constantly. The firm was spending 45+ minutes per consult researching income, sales, property, estate, and retirement-income rules state by state.
Solution
The State Tax Relocation Guide color-codes every other state against the client's current state in 30 seconds — income, sales, property, gas, vehicle, estate, and retirement treatment all on one screen.
Outcome
Increased billable efficiency, re-used the tool across clients, and positioned the firm as the tech-forward choice in their market.
What used to take half an hour now takes 30 seconds. I open it in every client meeting.
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Side-by-Side Compare

Pick any two states and see exactly how they differ.

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Search & Filter

Type a state name and jump straight to it.

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Print & Export

Generate clean PDFs from any detail page.

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Dark Mode

Light, dark, or match your system preference.

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Mobile Friendly

Touch-friendly map with responsive layouts.

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Official Sources

Every data point links to the official .gov source.

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