I also work remotely, so in the case of one client, I had some weeks like this: I worked 3 days onsite for the client in NY, then 1 day out of my company office in NJ, then the last day from my home in OH (remotely). My hours were not tracked by location, just by client, so my W-2 shows only taxes withheld for OH.
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This is complicated, but here is the general rule: You will file a resident return for Ohio, with nonresident returns for NJ, NY and MS. You will not need to file PA because OH and PA are reciprocal states, so they agree that you only pay tax on income earned in PA to Ohio, your resident state. All of your income is taxed in Ohio, but Ohio will issue you a credit for the tax you pay to any other state for income you earned in that state in particular. The Ohio return is the easiest (since they tax all of your income), but you will prepare it last because you need the other states' tax information to transfer over and determine the credit on your Ohio return. What order to start?
Both NY and NJ treat a telecommuter working from home for an employer in their state as if they are working inside of their state as well. This can take a bit of math if it has not been spelled out for you on your W-2. which sounds like it's the case here. (Preparing these returns yourself is possible to do, but I also wouldn't blame you if you looked for a professional to get these correctly reported.)
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This is complicated, but here is the general rule: You will file a resident return for Ohio, with nonresident returns for NJ, NY and MS. You will not need to file PA because OH and PA are reciprocal states, so they agree that you only pay tax on income earned in PA to Ohio, your resident state. All of your income is taxed in Ohio, but Ohio will issue you a credit for the tax you pay to any other state for income you earned in that state in particular. The Ohio return is the easiest (since they tax all of your income), but you will prepare it last because you need the other states' tax information to transfer over and determine the credit on your Ohio return. What order to start?
Both NY and NJ treat a telecommuter working from home for an employer in their state as if they are working inside of their state as well. This can take a bit of math if it has not been spelled out for you on your W-2. which sounds like it's the case here. (Preparing these returns yourself is possible to do, but I also wouldn't blame you if you looked for a professional to get these correctly reported.)
Feel free to comment if you have any questions.
Yes, you are ''suppose to'' file returns for those states, but "nobody" does. See http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/28/pf/taxes/business-traveler-tax-threat/
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