Rhode Island Department of Revenue states:
Every nonresident individual required by the laws of the United States to file a federal income tax return who has income derived from or connected with Rhode Island sources must file a Rhode Island individual income tax return. This includes winnings sourced in Rhode Island.
So if you are required to file a federal return, then you will need to report the winnings to Rhode Island.
To report your winnings from Rhode Island, check in the My Info section and be sure your correct address is listed for your home state and that you checked the box made money in another state.
Next, you will report the winnings in the federal portion of the return, in Wages and Income, from the left menu.
- Scroll down to Less Common Income and click on Show More
- Click on Start or Revisit for Gambling Winnings
- If you received a Form W-2G from the source of the winnings, you may enter it here.
- If you did not receive a Form W-2G, select that option and you can manually enter the type and amount.
Next, open and prepare the Rhode Island return as a Non-Resident return and when it asks to allot income, you will select only the winnings for Rhode Island.
Then, open your Massachusetts return as a Resident and when it asks to allot income, select everything except the winnings. Then, when it asks if you paid tax to another state, answer yes, to receive credit from Massachusetts. This will keep you from being taxed by both states for the same income.
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