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I. On Residents, Income Earned Outside New Hampshire. A tax is hereby imposed upon every resident of the state, which shall be levied, collected and paid annually at the rate of 4 percent of their income which is derived outside the state of New Hampshire as defined in RSA 77-B:1 ""New Hampshire taxable income;'' provided, however, that if such income shall be subject to a tax in the state in which it is derived, such tax shall constitute full satisfaction of the tax hereby imposed; and provided further, that if such income is exempt from taxation because of statutory or constitutional provisions in the state in which it is derived, or because the state in which it is derived does not impose an income tax on such income, it shall be exempt from taxation under this paragraph.
II. On Nonresidents, Income Earned in New Hampshire. A tax is hereby imposed upon every taxable nonresident, which shall be levied, collected and paid annually at the rate of 4 percent of their New Hampshire derived income as defined in RSA 77-B:1 less an exemption of $2,000; provided, however, that if the tax hereby imposed exceeds the tax which would be imposed upon such income by the state of residence of the taxpayer, if such income were earned in such state, the tax hereby imposed shall be reduced to equal the tax which would be imposed by such other state.
III. Exception. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I and II, no tax shall be imposed upon salaries paid to men or women in the armed forces of the United States.
Source. 1970, 20:1, eff. July 1, 1970.
