State tax filing

@user17515633536 you don't state it directly, but I assume you work in AL and live in MS.

 

You first pay tax to the state where you work (AL), so you must file there.

 

Then, you pay tax to the state where you live (MS) so you must also file there. 

 

Generally, MS will give you a credit for the lower of a) what your tax liability in AL is or b) what the tax would have been had you earned it in MS.  That way you are not taxed on the same dollar twice. 

 

Best for your employer to withhold in the state where you work.  

 

There are a few ways of fixing this:

 

1) be sure you are taking the credit on your MS tax return for the AL tax liability.  (Turbo Tax should be doing this automatically)

2) if you still owe MS, ask your employer if they will withhold in both states (they may not)

3) if you still owe MS, you can make quarterly payments to MS so that you do not owe comes April.