topic My spouses employer took Wash DC taxes out for one period. We are Virginia residents for all 2022. Do we need to file a DC return? in State tax filing

My spouses employer took Wash DC taxes out for one period. We are Virginia residents for all 2022. Do we need to file a DC return?

jeburris — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:27:18 GMT

We were residents of Virginia for all of 2022. Spouses employer is in DC. State taxes were withheld to Virginia for all of 2022 with the exception of one two-week pay period where her payroll accidentally withheld taxes for Washington DC instead of Virginia. Do we need to file a DC return to get those taxes paid back?

Re: My spouses employer took Wash DC taxes out for one period. We are Virginia residents for all ...

MinhT1 — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:54:38 GMT

Yes, you could file a Washington DC state tax return but @SteamTrain has provided a simpler method shown below.

@jeburris

Thank you @SteamTrain

Re: My spouses employer took Wash DC taxes out for one period. We are Virginia residents for all 2022. Do we need to file a DC return?

SteamTrain — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:41:36 GMT

@jeburris @MinhT1

Actually, you don't need to file a full nonresident DC tax return to get those $$ back.

You just go to the DC tax website...get a form D-40B Fill it out and attach a copy of your W-2 showing the erroneous DC Withholding, and mail it to them.

2022 D-40B | otr (dc.gov)

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At least one other state in the DC area also has similar shortcut to getting accidental withholding refunded...probably because those states don't want the extra processing that comes with people filing FULL non-resident tax returns.

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TTX apparently will have the form D-40B in the DC formset for printing and mail-filing later this month....but it cannot be e-filed...and why pay for the entire DC formset if it's single-one-page free PDF form on the DC website.