1099 Contractor in Washington with a Nevada Client: Where Do You File?
Answer
Your only obligation is federal. Washington does not tax the income where you earn it and Nevada does not tax it where the client sits, so this pairing removes state income tax from a 1099 arrangement completely — self-employment tax and federal income tax still apply.
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Contractors carry their own tax administration, which usually means quarterly estimated payments to a home state. This pairing removes that layer entirely — neither Washington nor Nevada taxes personal income.
What you file
There is nothing to file in either Washington or Nevada on these wages. Your federal return is unaffected — the federal government taxes the income whatever the states do.
The two states, side by side
| Washington | Nevada | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes wages | No | No |
| Reciprocity partners | None | None |
| Convenience rule | No | No |
| Nonresident return | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Credit for other-state tax | No income tax | No income tax |
| Nonresident safe harbour | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Local income tax | No | No |
| Revenue department | Washington State Department of Revenue | Nevada Department of Taxation |
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The other direction
Reversing the commute does not always reverse the answer. Living in Nevada and working in Washington gives:No state income tax either side.
Same two states, different situation
The withholding answer turns on how you are paid and where the work happens, not only on which two states are involved.
- W-2 commuter: Washington → NevadaNo state income tax either side
- Remote worker: Washington → NevadaNo state income tax either side
- Moved mid-year: Washington → NevadaNo state return either side
Other Washington pairs
Questions people actually ask
I live in Washington and my client is in Nevada. Do I have to file a Nevada tax return?
Your only obligation is federal. Washington does not tax the income where you earn it and Nevada does not tax it where the client sits, so this pairing removes state income tax from a 1099 arrangement completely — self-employment tax and federal income tax still apply.
Do reciprocity agreements help a 1099 contractor?
No. Every state reciprocity agreement in the country is an arrangement about wage withholding between two revenue departments, and a 1099 has no withholding to switch off. Whether Washington and Nevada hold an agreement makes no difference to a self-employed filer — sourcing rules decide the answer instead.
How current is this?
The Washington and Nevada rules on this page were last checked against Washington State Department of Revenue and Nevada Department of Taxation on 2026-08-07. We re-check the full grid every December after state legislative sessions close, and re-check the convenience-of-the-employer states quarterly because that is where the rules move fastest.
Sources
Every fact above comes from the revenue department that publishes the rule. We do not cite secondary summaries, and we do not restate a figure we could not find at source.
- Washington State Department of Revenue — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07
- Nevada Department of Taxation — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07