North Carolina state withholding wages for non-residents

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March 15, 2021
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I am resident of Florida but had wages in North Carolina in 2020. Can I claim a full refund of the NC state taxes withheld?

MaryK4

Alumni - Intuit

You must file a nonresident North Carolina tax return to get the withholding refunded if you do not owe any tax. Nonresidents are taxed on income earned in the state.

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eddocotAuthor

Level 2

So even though my actual state withholding tax from wages in NC was $6,857, I only get a refund of $240.00 based on my filing status as a non resident. Is this right? Am I subject to state withholding tax if I am not a NC resident?

SteamTrain

Level 15

Yes...all of the income earned in NC is NC taxable...assuming you physically worked there.

(...........and you are not talking about a Military W-2, or are the civilian spouse of Military person posted to NC...different rules for those).

Make sure you go thru the Nonresident income allocations in the NC Nonresident interview. Only the NC W-2 wages are NC nonresident income...the other stuff on the extra allocation pages would normally be all zero's....unless you also get income from rental properties you own in NC, or own a business located in NC.

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Now, if you were in physically located in Florida while doing that work for an NC company site, then NC withholding should not have been done.....

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