Because you had Massachusetts withholding, you will need to file a Mass nonresident return to report zero income to get your withholding refunded.
If you work both inside and outside of Massachusetts, determine your Massachusetts gross income. The only part of your income that gets taxed is the amount you get within Massachusetts.
Employees compensated hourly, daily, weekly or monthly: Multiply gross income by the number of days spent working in Massachusetts, including days treated as being in Massachusetts due to COVID-19, and then divide by total working days. Total working days exclude weekends, holidays, sick days, vacations, and paid or unpaid leave.
NOTE: There were special rules in place because of Coronavirus, for employees who worked remotely, but if you were hired as a remote employee, you may want to contact your human resources to change your state withholding. See Rules for employees who work remotely due to Covid-19. (Many employees who were hired during this time had this automatically applied, but if you were hired as a remote employee on a permanent basis the rule should not have applied.)
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