mollyg
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Do I need to file taxes in more than one state?

I work with a modeling agency that is located in Wisconsin, but I live in Illinois. Models work as independent contractors through agencies - I established a EIN to work with them but not a LLC. I thought that I would need to file taxes in both Illinois (to report income from my Illinois based agency) and Wisconsin, but on my 1099 MISC from my Wisconsin agency, Illinois is listed on line 17 as the "State/Payer's state no." I'm not sure what this means or if it impacts whether or not I need to file in Wisconsin...since I'm an independent contractor based in Illinois and am not employed by the agency, does this mean I wouldn't file in Wisconsin? I also booked jobs in multiple states through the Wisconsin agency - Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Does this impact anything?