topic I moved. Do I need to file a state tax for Missouri even though I didn't earn income there? Do I need to file a state tax 4 Unemployment if I didn't live in the state? in State tax filing

I moved. Do I need to file a state tax for Missouri even though I didn't earn income there? Do I need to file a state tax 4 Unemployment if I didn't live in the state?

raffealsears — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:17:34 GMT

I moved to another state due to the pandemic. I never earned income in the new state because I was still receiving unemployment income from Connecticut. Do I need to file for Missouri even though I didn't earn income there? Do I need to file for Connecticut for unemployment benefits even though I don't live there?

Re: I moved. Do I need to file a state tax for Missouri even though I didn't earn income there? Do I need to file a state tax 4 Unemployment if I didn't live in the state?

pk — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:57:45 GMT

@raffealsears , in general, you will need to file a return for the state where you received your income from ( be it wages, unemployment, business, rental etc. ) as a Non-resident and also a return for the state that you are resident of ( at the end of the year ). Thus in your case ( and assuming that you have become a resident of the State of Missouri ) you file a return for Connecticut as a Non-Resident ( recognizing all in-state sourced income like wages, unemployment etc. ) , pay taxes for the income and then file a return for your current Resident State ( Missouri ) on world income & taking credit for taxes paid to another state ( Connecticut ).

Does this make sense ?

Re: I moved. Do I need to file a state tax for Missouri even though I didn't earn income there? Do I need to file a state tax 4 Unemployment if I didn't live in the state?

raffealsears — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:13:03 GMT

Thank you so much!