State of return

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June 1, 2019
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I am a NM resident. I worked as a pharmacist at a hospital in CO for one month. The W-2 I received lists UT as the state. (Apparently that is where the corporation is headquartered.). Along with NM, do I need to file a CO or UT state return, or both CO and UT?

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Best answer by MichaelL1

You would have a CO non-resident return for one month, and then NM resident return.

No UT return is needed (unless they took taxes out in error - then it would be to get the money back only).

Do the CO non-resident before the NM return, as the resident state (NM) will tax you on all the income and then you get a credit for taxes paid to another state (CO).

MichaelL1Answer

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You would have a CO non-resident return for one month, and then NM resident return.

No UT return is needed (unless they took taxes out in error - then it would be to get the money back only).

Do the CO non-resident before the NM return, as the resident state (NM) will tax you on all the income and then you get a credit for taxes paid to another state (CO).

sbs1108Author

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Very good, thanks. UT taxes were indeed withheld (received a Utah W2) even though I did not live in Utah. No Colorado W2 was received. So, the correct procedure would be to complete a Utah tax return and input zero for income, then a Colorado return with the total earnings, and then a New Mexico return because that is my residence state? Thanks so much for your help!