Hello,
This is going to be somewhat of a long-winded question sheet but I have many questions so please bear with me.
1. Residency - I am from Texas but attending college in Missouri. My parents are paying for my tuition and planned to write me as off as a dependent to get credit for the ~$16,000. I will make over ~$10,000 in the state of Missouri (through the internship) and planned to stay here over the summer. However, in order to qualify for residency in the state of MO, nobody can claim you as a dependent. Is there a way to get around this? Would I have to declare that money as income and be taxed on it?
2. Internship - I have an internship and they decided to keep me on as a part-time remote worker. The office is in Texas, and the headquarters is in Rhode Island (where my paychecks are signed.) Because I don't think I'm eligible for residency, would I need to change my W-4 to my dorm address for the duration of the school year or just keep it to Texas? Do I need to file a federal tax return through texas and a non-resident tax return through MO? Do I need to file a new W-2?
Thank you so much for the help, and please let me know if there are any more important details I don't know about.
Austin
