State tax filing

@Zak6182 - I think you may be missing the point.  you do NOT pay taxes to both states on all your income.

 

1) since you work in GA, you have GA taxes withheld on your paycheck and complete the GA non-resident tax return at the end of the year.

2) NOTHING IS WITHHELD FOR SC ON YOUR PAYCHECK.

3) since you live in SC, you complete a SC resident tax return and they tax all your income, regardless of where it was earned.  HOWEVER, and I'll state that again, HOWEVER, they give you a credit on the SC tax return for the taxes paid to GA.   

4) the taxes you pay to SC will probably be minimal and may be nothing.  If it is nothing and since nothing was withheld on your paycheck, you neither owe SC or receive a refund. 

 

does that make sense.