New York Demands Income Tax from Orbiting Astronauts

New York's tax authorities, infamous for aggressively reaching beyond their borders for revenue, are demanding that astronauts pay income tax for the period of time that they will be over New York in orbit.



"Those astronauts on the space station orbit into New York territory 15 times a day, spending as much as 40 seconds in the state each time," the New York tax commissioner told the media. "They need to pay their fair share for the cost of providing New York services to them."

HT - Tax Policy Blog.