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How do I handle taxes when I live in one state but my main freelance clients are scattered across New York and California

ChatGPTgpt-64 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I handle taxes when I live in one state but my main freelance clients are scattered across New York and California
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
New York nonresident freelance independent contractor income sourcing services physically performed official tax departmentGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
California nonresident independent contractor services income sourcing where services performed FTB officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Kentucky resident income tax credit taxes paid another state official taxGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition
IRS self employed estimated tax quarterly payments officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (4)
Short factOther / navigational25%ComparisonConsequenceReason50%Definition25%InstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
New York nonresident freelance independent contractor income sourcing services physically performed official tax department Google ↗
California nonresident independent contractor services income sourcing where services performed FTB official Google ↗
Kentucky resident income tax credit taxes paid another state official tax Google ↗
IRS self employed estimated tax quarterly payments official Google ↗

Queries

4 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
New York nonresident freelance independent contractor income sourcing services physically performed official tax department
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
California nonresident independent contractor services income sourcing where services performed FTB official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Kentucky resident income tax credit taxes paid another state official tax
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Definition——1x
of 1
IRS self employed estimated tax quarterly payments official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1