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State Tax

dfisc — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:45:40 GMT

Lived and earned income in NC but worked as an extra on a tv show in Charleston SC for a few hours. Received a W2 from production company with all of about $4.92 taxes withdrawn in state of SC. How do I present this on my taxes when asked about earning income in another state? Or do I have to file a state form in NC and SC?

Re: State Tax

DawnC — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:13:32 GMT

Unfortunately, you do need to file a South Carolina nonresident return. Nonresidents (SC) are required to file if they have any South Carolina gross income. Indicate that you made money in SC, although TurboTax will know this from the W-2 entry. If that was your only SC income, you probably do not owe any tax and will get your $4.92 back. Prepare the SC return before your resident NC return. How do I file a nonresident state return?

Re: State Tax

dfisc — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:36:17 GMT

Thanks Dawn.

Is there a way to file the SC form without having to pay for 2 states in Turbotax when the SC is only $94?

Re: State Tax

Hal_Al — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:55:10 GMT

No. If you use TurboTax, you will have to pay for two states. You could try tackling the SC return by hand.

https://dor.sc.gov/forms-site/Forms/SC1040_2019.pdf

https://dor.sc.gov/forms-site/Forms/SchNR_2018.pdf

Another option is to just ignore it. Although you are technically required to file, you will not owe anything. So, you are unlikely to hear from the SC dept of revenue.

Re: State Tax

dfisc — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 20:20:00 GMT

Thank you for the links to those forms. Easy enough.