How Good Is Delaware For Remote Work?

2024 Rank: 50

2023 Rank: 50

Delaware is the lowest-ranked state due to lacking any filing or withholding thresholds or reciprocity agreements, as well as enforcing a harmful convenience of the employer rule. 

Category

Current Law

Score

Total Possible

Filing threshold

None

0

10

Reciprocity agreements

None

0

10

Convenience of the employer rule

Full

-5

0

Individual Income Tax Code

 

1.88

5

Withholding threshold

None

0

10

Total Score

 

-3.12

35

Ways to Improve:

  • Pass filing and withholding thresholds of greater than 30 days
  • Seek reciprocity agreements with:
    • Pennsylvania: 50.12 percent of incoming commuters
    • Maryland: 32.81 percent
    • New Jersey: 13.79 percent
  • Repeal “convenience of the employer” rule

For further ideas for how your state could improve, see our Example Remote Work Provision.

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