If i lived in MD and worked in PA, do I change my PA Taxable Amount to 0?

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June 1, 2019
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I went to school and worked in PA last year but my state of residency in MD. The Compensation Summary says: "
Here's a list of your compensation (wages, tips, etc. from box 16 of Forms W-2).
Edit each compensation entry you want to adjust for Pennsylvania purposes.
If your compensation was not earned while a Pennsylvania resident or from Pennsylvania sources, you will need to edit the entry.
If you were a resident of Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia or West Virginia (reciprocal wage states) and worked in Pennsylvania you may need to change the wages to zero to claim a refund."..... Do I make the adjustment to my PA Taxable Amount to 0? or select "Entire amount of this income is not taxable in PA?"

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Best answer by ChristinaS

Because PA and MD have reciprocity, a resident of MD should not have had PA taxes withheld. Therefore, you would not file a tax return in PA. However, if you had PA taxes withheld in error, you obviously want to get those back. Your PA wages are $0, regardless of what the W2 says. So, yes, make the PA wages $0 so you can get all of the withholding back.

Changing wages to $0 or selecting "Entire amount of this income is not taxable in PA" accomplish the same thing. It doesn't matter which option you choose.

Also- ensure that you do not take a credit for paying taxes to PA on your MD return, since you aren't paying any taxes to PA.

**Did you pay any PA local taxes, like Philadelphia or another jurisdiction?

ChristinaSAnswer

Level 10

Changing wages to $0 or selecting "Entire amount of this income is not taxable in PA" accomplish the same thing. It doesn't matter which option you choose.

Also- ensure that you do not take a credit for paying taxes to PA on your MD return, since you aren't paying any taxes to PA.

**Did you pay any PA local taxes, like Philadelphia or another jurisdiction?

andleopiz

Level 2

I live in Maryland but work in Philadelphia. On my W2 , where PA is listed as the state, my local wages (box 18) are listed as a lower amount that my total wages (box 16), and my local income tax (box 19) is also listed. In box 20 (locality name) it says Philadelphia. How do I make sure I enter this correctly in TurboTax?