The money you earned while a resident of Maryland is taxable in Maryland regardless of where you earned it. The money you earned while working in California or living there is taxable in California. When you prepare your Maryland income tax return, look for the Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State. Complete that section by entering in the tax you paid to California and you will get a credit against your Maryland income tax.
TurboTax may apply the California tax to your Maryland return automatically if you prepare the California income tax return first. Otherwise, will need to look on the California Tax Summary to find what the California income tax is. You can do this by following these steps while working on the California tax return:
- Click on Tax Tools in the left menu bar
- Click on Tools
- Look under Other Helpful links….
- Choose View Tax Summary
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