My W-2 has my state tax as Iowa, why would I file Virginia taxes?

jason-homard — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:41:16 GMT

Active duty military

You will only need to file in your home of record if all...

DS30 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:41:18 GMT

You will only need to file in your home of record if all your wages are from military pay. For any non-military pay you have, you will need to file a nonresident state income tax return in the state where the non-military pay was earned.

Just make sure that you are letting the TurboTax system know that you are on active military duty and that you are inputting your state of legal residency (SLR) as your resident state. Your SLR is usually your home of record – the state recorded by the military as your home when you joined the military (regardless of where you are stationed).

For example if your SLR is IA but you are stationed in VA, then you will use IA as your resident state in TurboTax for the entire year.

If necessary , you may need to edit your personal information under the Personal Info tab (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here) to let the TurboTax system know that you are in the U.S. Armed Forces.

You will need to make sure that you select yes -"I am a member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces (active, reserve or National Guard)".

Also answer "no" to "I lived in another state" (screenshot). Even though you may have lived in a different state, this will not apply if you are on active military service in a state other than your home of record state.

Additionally, if you earned any income outside your military pay in a state that is not your state of record, you will need to file a nonresident state income tax return to recognize this nonmilitary income. Otherwise you will only have a resident state income tax return for your home of record, the state where you lived when you joined the military.

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My W-2 has my state tax as Iowa, why would I file Virginia taxes?

You will only need to file in your home of record if all...