@bwalker10 (Repeat of your other post comment)
You haven't made his exact situation clear. You had to have entered something about NC in his tax forms.
@bwalker10
There are situations where there may be both NM and NC tax returns....like perhaps:
....he owns rental property of some kind in NC that he earns income from??
...College student in NM, under age 24 and your dependent (and you live in NC....but 7 years later that's unlikely) ?
....He's a NM resident, but worked summer in NC?
....Military member stationed in NM, but whose HOR is NC?
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Something is triggering it...either his state of legal residence, part-time job there, rental property there?? NC Withholding shown on some form you entered?
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
