I live in SC and wfh for a company in CA. No business is conducted for anyone in SC. I received two w2s. Do I need to report the SC W2 I received? Very confused.

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January 18, 2023
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Both states took out money for federal income, state, social security, and Medicare. Is this accurate or should only one state have taken those out?

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Anonymous_

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Did they issue one W-2 and an overflow W-2 form because they could not report both state info on a single form ? Did they duplicate your entire annual wages in box 1 on both forms ?

TomD8

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If you're a non-resident of CA and you never actually (physically) performed any work in CA, then your W-2 income from that work is not subject to CA income tax. If your employer mistakenly withheld CA income tax, then you'll have to submit a non-resident CA tax return on which you report the withholding but allocate zero income to CA, in order to receive a refund of the incorrect withholdings.

Your income is 100% taxable by your resident state of SC, regardless of its source.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.