I'm finalizing my taxes, and filing a non-resident MA return because of one rental property in MA. I was not in MA at all in the year in question. Regarding my primary (non-rental) income, TuboTax desktop is asking me "Exclude this business?" "Should this business income be excluded from the Massachusetts return?" on my full business income from other states (to be clear, there is no business income from MA, as I lived and worked elsewhere). This income it's asking about excluding is 95% of my total full income.
I have no idea how to answer. Does MA want to see my full income, and will that be handled correctly as it calculates the tax on my MA rental income? Or do I need to exclude this business income for things to be handled correctly? Thank you in advance.
