ErnieS0
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Yes, your son has to file a resident Virginia return and a non-resident Massachusetts return. Going to college is considered a temporary absence, so your son remains a Virginia resident. Virginia residents are taxed on income earned everywhere.

 

Virginia will give you a credit for tax paid to Massachusetts.

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