Yes, based on the facts you included in your post, it appears you remain a legal resident of DC and your status for Massachusetts would be non-resident. However, you should probably determine whether you spent more than 183 days in MA because your lease term was one year. MA provides the following with regard to time spent in MA and while also maintaining a permanent place of abode in MA:
Legal residence is not in Massachusetts for entire year but you maintain a permanent place of abode in Massachusetts and spend more than 183 days of the taxable year in total in Massachusetts.
If the above applies to your situation, then you would be considered a MA resident; however, you need to determine whether your apartment is defined by MA as a permanent place of abode. MA defines a permanent place of abode as follows:
A "permanent place of abode" is a dwelling place that someone, not necessarily the owner, continually maintains. This includes a place owned or leased by a spouse.
But a permanent place of abode does not include the following:
A dwelling place that is maintained only during a temporary stay in Massachusetts for accomplishing a particular documented purpose. A temporary stay is defined as a predetermined period of time not to exceed 1 year.
Legal Residency Status in MA
Thus, if you did not spend more than 183 days in MA, and you did not have a permanent place of abode in MA, then you are, for tax purposes, a non-resident of MA.
Include all of your income from whatever source on your DC return, including your MA income. DC allows credit on income and fiduciary tax returns for taxes paid to other states on incomes taxed by the District. Therefore, prepare your MA tax return first (it appears you have already done this) in order to determine what tax you must pay to MA, if any. Then, when you complete your DC return, there will be a screen where you can enter the taxes, if any, paid to MA.
Remember to include in your Personal Info section of TurboTax that you earned income in another state, i.e., MA.
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