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?

[bonniejoy429]

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?

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

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.

[jevans8000]

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

[eversue2]

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

[DanielV01]

Yes.

[eversue2]

Thank you!

[mahsur]

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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