ErnieS0
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State tax filing

No. Massachusetts does not tax remote employers. 

 

Your Massachusetts wages are the amount you earned while living and working in MA.

 

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Your W-2 total Box 16 state wages may not equal your W-1 federal taxable wages because Pennsylvania taxes some pre-tax federal deductions such as 401(k) contributions.

 

Why is my PA taxable income different from the Federal taxable income in Box 1 on my W-2?

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