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Question

Filing in other states

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
October 18, 2020
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I earned money in other states other than my state of residence and need to know how to file.

Level 15

It depends on the details: which other states, what is your residence state and what the source of the other state income is.

The general rule is: your report all your income on your home state return, even the income earned out of state. You file a non-resident state return for the state you worked in and pay tax to that state. Your home state will give you a credit, or partial credit, for what you paid the non-resident state. Reciprocal state rules may apply, if you have wages from another state.

Do the nonresident state return first.

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In some cases the nonresident state will give you a credit, rather than your home state. It depends on what the specific states are.

Of course, if you worked in a state that does not have an income tax, you do not have to file in that state.