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New Member
posted Jun 1, 2019 7:29:05 AM

I have no balance due and no refund on my D..C. tax return. I did not get a copy of the return (FORM D-40B). Do I need a copy of the DC return to file or not?

My question is not about the Federal Return. It is about the 2017 District of Columbia return. When printing the return, I got only the directions for filing it.  How do I get a copy of the finished return to mail?  Or do I need to mail a DC return since I have no refund and have no balance due?

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Expert Alumni
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:37 AM

You do not need a DC return.  The Form D-40B is a DC nonresident request for a refund.  Since you have no refund, it means that DC tax was not withheld from your paycheck.  The District of Columbia does not tax a nonresident of DC who is working in DC:  you are only taxed in your home state.  If you have no refund on this form, you are not required to file it at all.

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Expert Alumni
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:37 AM

You do not need a DC return.  The Form D-40B is a DC nonresident request for a refund.  Since you have no refund, it means that DC tax was not withheld from your paycheck.  The District of Columbia does not tax a nonresident of DC who is working in DC:  you are only taxed in your home state.  If you have no refund on this form, you are not required to file it at all.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:49 AM

Great answer.  The instructions should state that there is no need to mail anything for that situation.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:51 AM

Is this still the case for a 2018 DC tax return where there is no refund or tax due?

Expert Alumni
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:52 AM

Yes.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 7:29:53 AM

Thank you!

New Member
May 16, 2021 7:56:54 PM

I support 100% of your suggestions. If there is no balance due or no refund,

Turbo Tax should say you do not need to file DC return.

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