Don't modify what’s on your W-2. Enter it exactly as it is. TurboTax will perform the calculations for you. Since you live in one state and your job is in another state, you will prepare two state tax returns (if your employer withheld taxes from both states). You will prepare a nonresident tax return for the state that you work in and a resident tax return for the state that you live in. When you complete the interview screens, you will have an opportunity to allocate your income to each state. You will allocate $0 for the state that you work in and all your income in the state that you live in.
Review your entries in the Personal Info Section and make sure that you enter that you made money in another state so TurboTax will prompt you to complete a nonresident tax return for that state. Follow the steps below to do this:
- Launch Turbo Tax and select Personal Info
- A Personal info summary screen will pop up.
- Scroll down to Other State Income and select Edit
- Check your answer for Did you make money in any other states? Answer the questions stating that you made money in the state that you work in and select Continue.
Please note, prepare the state that you work in first, followed by the state you live in.
Review the TurboTax article Multiple States - Figuring What's Owed When You Live and Work in More Than One State for additional information.
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