No. You must fill out your W-2 as shown. As a resident of Massachusetts and an employee of Rhode Island, you will have to file a resident return for Massachusetts and a nonresident return for Rhode Island.
Your Massachusetts resident return will tax you on your entire income. Your Rhode Island nonresident return will tax you on the income you earned within their state lines. However, Massachusetts will give you a credit of tax paid to Rhode Island on your resident return.
The first thing you want to do is make sure you've filled out the Personal Info section correctly:
- With your return open, select My Info in the left-hand menu.
- Then, on the Personal info summary screen, scroll down to Other State Income, and select Edit.
- At the Did you make money in any other states? question, answer Yes and make sure your nonresident state is selected from the drop-down.
- Select Continue to return to your Personal info summary.
After you finish your federal return, you'll move to the State tab, where you'll see your nonresident state(s) listed in addition to your resident state.
To ensure accurate calculations, always complete the non-resident (RI) return first because your resident state (MA) will give you a credit for taxes paid.
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