My permanent residence is in SC. I work in SC. ALL my wages are earned in SC. My drivers license, car registration and US PASSPORT are in SC. I rented an apartment temporarily in NC for > 183 days and I did have mail delivered to this NC address. On my W2 my Federal wages (Box 1 ) and SC state wages (Box 16) are the same, which is correct, but it also shows 1/2 of this amount under NC wages (Box 16). NO TAXES have been withheld by NC during 2021. ALL taxes paid were to SC - which I believe to be correct. I have always filed as a full time SC resident, but this is the first time I've had NC wages appear in Box 16 of my W2. DO I need to file a NC return? I do not need any refund form NC as I have paid NO taxes to NC. If I don't file a NC return, will the NC department of revenue system kick this out and send me a notice (with penalty I'll bet) to file?