lynch730
Returning Member

Allocating state income with a move near year's end

I moved states (same job) on December 27th, IA to MN. The share of income I've allocated to the three business days in my new residence is <$1000, and well below MN's income threshold. 

 

  1. Am I required to file an MN return? I'd prefer not to pay for a needless state return, but Turbotax warns it may be required. There is nothing special about the MN return (credits, etc), the tax is zero as expected. 
  2. Will filling only one partial-resident return (with some of the income not allocated to IA) cause any problems with the IA return? It seems like an obvious loophole that a state would check for, someone claiming to move and shifting a few thousand to a state they are not required to file in.