commuter tax

noun

1. an income tax imposed by a locality on those who work within its boundaries but reside elsewhere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of commuter tax¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

A subsidiary factor is that Maryland and Virginia residents who work in D.C. could face a commuter tax, reducing revenue in Maryland and Virginia.

From Washington Post

The justices also turned away a challenge to commuter tax regulations temporarily put in place by Massachusetts on the income of New Hampshire residents who, because of the coronavirus pandemic, have worked remotely for employers based in Massachusetts.

From Washington Post

But Democratic members of Congress from those states are now staunchly behind D.C. statehood legislation — perhaps in part because city officials seem less inclined to impose a commuter tax, even if they gained the power to do so.

From Washington Post

And there’s no commuter tax or bridge and tunnel fare.

From Slate

A vivid symbol of the advances the statehood campaign has made can be seen in the transformation of the suburban Washington congressional delegation, which for decades resisted statehood, fearing that D.C. would use its enhanced powers to enact a commuter tax that would drain income tax revenue from the Maryland and Virginia governments.

From Washington Post