You will need to enter two state tax returns. A Nonresident State Tax Return for RI and a Resident State Tax Return for MA.
It is recommended to prepare the nonresident state first, because your resident state will provide you a credit for the tax you pay to the nonresident state.
The proper way to fill out the W-2 for multiple states is:
In Box 16 most states report the amount of wage that was earned in that state. So if you had state withholding in more than one state, you would see the first state listed in box 15 followed by the wage earned in that state in Box 16. Beneath that you would see the next state listed in Box 15 followed by the wage earned in that state in Box 16. When the two wage amounts listed in each of the Box 16 are added together they would total box 1 which is your Federal Wage amount.
Since your W-2 may be incorrectly completed you can do that but you could also request a corrected Form W-2 from your Employer. That way your Form W-2 will be properly reported to the IRS. Keep all Forms W-2 for your records in case questions arise later on.
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