It depends. States have different filing requirements.\
If you are using TurboTax Online, you can create Massachusetts and Virginia income tax returns. TurboTax will tell you if you owe, are getting a refund, or are at $0.
File in nonresident states that you owe tax. If you are getting a refund, it's up to you. You will lose the refund if you don’t file. Additionally, you may still be required to file. However, all tax penalties are based on unpaid tax so there would be no penalty for not filing a refund return.
If the refund/balance due counter shows $0, you don’t have to file.
Delete the returns you are not using before filing. TurboTax will not charge you.
Also if you don’t file, you will not be able to claim a credit for tax paid to another state on your Connecticut return. Your credit is based on tax liability, not withholding.
Massachusetts. If you're a nonresident of Massachusetts, you must file a Massachusetts Income Tax Return if you received Massachusetts source income in excess of your personal exemption multiplied by the ratio of your Massachusetts source income to your total income, or your gross income was more than $8,000 — whether received from sources inside or outside Massachusetts.
Residency status
Virginia. Nonresidents are required to file a return if they are required to file a federal return and have Virginia adjusted gross income equal to or greater than $11,950 if single or married filing separately or $23,900 if married filing joint.
Virginia AGI is NOT income earned in Virginia. It is your total income according to VA law.
Who Must File
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