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I'm doing two different states w-2 how do I go about this
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I'm doing two different states w-2 how do I go about this
If you need to file taxes in more than one state, you will first need to determine if you were a non-resident or part-year resident in each state that you will need to prepare and file a tax return for.
If you are a part-year resident in one of the states that you need to file a tax return:
- Sign in to Turbo Tax and select Personal Info.
- Your Personal info summary screen will pop up.
- Select Edit next to the top section with your name, Social Security Number, birthdate, occupation, and resident state.
- Question number 2 asks you the state(s) you lived in during 2020. Select your state of residence from a drop-down menu.
- You'll also be asked if you lived in another state in 2020. Answer Yes and a new section will appear asking for your previous state of residence. Select the other state you lived in.
- Fill out the date of when you moved to your current state.
- If the rest of your information is accurate, select the blue Continue button in the lower-right corner of the screen.
After you finish your federal return, you'll automatically move to the State section, where you'll see your part-year states listed. Please Note: We suggest that you prepare the return for your former state first, followed by the return for the state you currently live in.
To delete a W-2 from your tax return:
- Sign in to Turbo Tax.
- In the search box (top-right hand corner) type W-2.
- Click on Jump to W-2.
- You will see your W-2 listed, click on the delete or garbage can next to the Edit button.
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I'm doing two different states w-2 how do I go about this
You shouldn't need to delete a W-2. You prepare one federal return and two state returns. In the federal section, you enter both W-2s separately (unless they're duplicates for the federal info). You allocate the state income by the State abbreviation in 15 of the W-2.
How you prepare the state return depends on who the states are and whether you were resident, non resident or part year resident.
This is the general rule: The income is work state (WS) source income since it was earned there. Resident States (RS) tax all their resident's income, regardless of where earned. You will file a non-resident tax return for the WS and report the WS income. You will file a full year resident return for the RS, reporting all your income. The RS will give you a credit, or partial credit for any tax paid to the WS.
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