RaifH
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State tax filing

Yes, you should be refunded the entire amount of North Carolina taxes withheld in Box 17 of your W-2. To do this, you want to file a nonresident North Carolina return and allocate $0 of your wages to North Carolina. If you are not getting the entire amount refunded, something was entered incorrectly in the allocation screens. Make sure none of your income from this job or anything else is being allocated to North Carolina. 

 

In the North Carolina nonresident return, on the Wages Allocation screen under Part-Year and Nonresident Income,  use the Status Pulldown menu and select Not NC Source Income.