FITM-K t1_ixb9l3h wrote on November 22, 2022 at 3:35 AM

As long as you take a job from a US-based company, the income tax situation shouldn't be any different than working for a Maine-based company. I've been working full-time remote for 10+ years now, and every American company I've worked for has withheld federal and Maine state income taxes just like a Maine company would. If you're their first Maine-based employee it might mean HR has to do some paperwork but they should take care of it all for you.

If you work for a company based OUTSIDE of the US (which I have also done) then things are a lot messier. Frankly, it's a big pain in the ass, tax-wise, and I wouldn't recommend it. But find a US-based company and you should be fine.

> I am also having a hard time as I don't want to get scammed

I'm not sure I understand how you could get scammed? You're researching the companies, looking at Glassdoor reviews, etc. before you apply, right?

Conscious_Street_366 OP t1_ixbvtoj wrote on November 22, 2022 at 7:31 AM

Thank you for the information. About not wanting to get scammed. I am looking on LinkedIn and Glassdoor and looking at the reviews but also doing a Google search to make sure the company is legit. Some of the job post, seems to good to be true.