Employees Working in New England and New York

December 7, 2020

Please see the important message regarding tax withholding changes for employees working in New England and New York which will begin January 1, 2021. 

There will be a change for employees (faculty, staff and student employees) residing and working a majority of their time in one of the states proximate to Massachusetts (meaning for this purpose, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and New York). On January 1, 2021, Harvard will begin withholding any applicable taxes in these states (in lieu of Massachusetts taxes) for employees who have indicated to Central Payroll that their primary work location is in one of these states.

Beginning on January 1, 2021, employees who will be working a majority of their time in one of these states should complete an Out of State Worker Questionnaire and upload the appropriate completed and signed state tax form. Foreign nationals (i.e., those from other countries) should complete an Out of State Worker Questionnaire and update their address and tax forms via GLACIER (tax forms for RI and VT will not be available in GLACIER until 1/5/21).

If an employee’s primary work location subsequently changes back to Massachusetts, they will have the opportunity to change the withholding back to Massachusetts by submitting an updated Out of State Worker Questionnaire and tax forms. See Employees Working Outside of Massachusetts for additional information. Changes will be applied to the first paycheck in January or next available paycheck based on the tax form submission date.