pencil lying on blue and white tax form For most federal payroll tax purposes, the location of the employer and employee is irrelevant. Federal income tax withholding applies regardless of their location. (Photo: Shutterstock)

There has always been a small remote workforce, but for the past year the COVID-19 pandemic and the government-ordered shutdowns that followed made remote work very common. According to a recent survey by Flexjobs, 65% of remote workers do not want to return to their offices and many employers are continuing to use a remote work arrangement.

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