topic I lived in Utah all year but my employer is in California. My W2 lists all my income as Utah wages and California Wages "How much of my income was earned in California"? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I lived in Utah all year but my employer is in California. My W2 lists all my income as Utah wages and California Wages "How much of my income was earned in California"?

jarodsmail — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:58:53 GMT

I was in California 6 days on a business trip and I was working remotely in Utah but that is where I live and own a home. My W2 is mailed to Utah

Re: I lived in Utah all year but my employer is in California. My W2 lists all my income as Utah ...

MonikaK1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:49:41 GMT

If you were a Utah resident all year, except for a brief period for vacation or to complete a transaction, you are a Califonia nonresident. If your W-2 showed only Utah wages and taxes, then you should only need to prepare a Utah return.

As a California nonresident, you would only pay California tax on your taxable income from California sources.

California-sourced income includes, but is not limited to:

Services performed in California
Rent from real property located in California
The sale or transfer of real California property
Income from a California business, trade, or profession

Click here for more information from the California tax agency on this topic.

If your W-2 showed some California income or you have identified some California-source income, then you would report this in TurboTax where prompted.

Re: I lived in Utah all year but my employer is in California. My W2 lists all my income as Utah ...

jarodsmail — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 18:14:51 GMT

I worked for a California company all year and is my only source of income. My W2 lists all of my income under California and all of my income under Utah. For my California return, there is a question for how much of my income is apportioned to California. Would that be whatever is on my W2 next to California?

Re: I lived in Utah all year but my employer is in California. My W2 lists all my income as Utah ...

ErnieS0 — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 03:28:14 GMT

No. You only owe California tax on days you were physically present and working in California. Your employer should list Utah wages and withholding (and possibly six days of CA income).

It’s doubtful your employer would break out any CA income for a business trip. They would leave it to you to report that on your own.

As Tax Expert @MonikaK1 said, file a nonresident California income tax return (because you did work for 6 days in CA). Utah will give you credit for any tax paid to CA.

On “Did you earn all your income in California” say NO and enter your California earnings.