Filing state tax return on unemployment payed by one state while living in a different state.

[asatlantic]

I lost my California job in April 2020 and moved to New York.   I have been collecting employment from California up to middle of 2021 as a New York resident.  Will I need to file state tax return to both California and New York?

Thank you.

[Critter-3]

Yes ... you will file a part year CA & part year NY returns  only reporting the income earned/received while you lived there which means you must allocate the unemployment between the 2 states when asked in the state interviews. 

[asatlantic]

I have been  NewYork resident since April 2020. Do I have to file tax return both in New York  and California for the Unemployment benefits received from California for year 2021?

Thank you. 

[LenaH]

No. Per the State of California, unemployment compensation is nontaxable for California state purposes. Therefore, you do not have to file a California nonresident return. You do, however, have to pay New York tax as a resident on all of your income. New York considers unemployment income as taxable income. 

Please see California Unemployment for more information. 

@asatlantic

[Critter-3]

@asatlantic 

Sorry ... I missed the 2020 CA reference ... I am so used to only looking at income for 2021.  You have no CA return to file just NY.