topic State tax issue in State tax filing

State tax issue

Ashleyadams47 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:27:39 GMT

I live in Kentucky and worked remotely in Ky. However my work was in Virginia. I am doing a nonresidential state tax form for Va. I am confused on how to get past the issues it’s saying I have. It wants me to leave two places on the Virginia state tax form blank. However, when I do this it won’t allow me to go farther. I don’t know what to do. Please help. Thx

Re: State tax issue

JamesG1 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:24:45 GMT

You are filing a Kentucky resident state tax return and a Virginia nonresident state tax return.

Virginia nonresidents are required to file if they receive income from a Virginia source and meet the gross income test listed below.

If your income is not from a Virginia source, you need to file to receive a refund of the Virginia income taxes withheld. See that @TomD8 explains that 'work carried out in a location in Kentucky is Kentucky-sourced income'.

Virginia and Kentucky do not have a reciprocal agreement.

In the Virginia state tax return, what two places are you being asked to leave blank? Or what error messages are you seeing?

Please clarify and someone here may be able to help you.

@Ashleyadams47

[Edited 2/5/24 | 8:22 am PST]

Re: State tax issue

TomD8 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:00:09 GMT

Was your work carried out 100% from a Kentucky location?

If you never physically worked within Virginia, then your income from that work is not subject to Virginia income tax. Non-residents of Virginia are subject to Virginia income tax only on Virginia-source income

"Net income, gain, loss and deductions from Virginia sources" means that attributable to property within Virginia, or to the conduct of a trade, business, occupation or profession within Virginia."

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title23/agency10/chapter110/section180/

Work carried out from a location in Kentucky is Kentucky-source income, regardless of the employer's location.