JulieS
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State tax filing

Yes, that is a typical result. The credit is the smaller of the amount of taxes due
to other state or the portion of your Massachusetts tax due on your gross income that is taxed in the other state.

 

Since the tax rate is about 1.9% higher in Connecticut, in most cases your credit would be based on the Massachusetts tax on that part of your income. 

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