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Level 2
posted May 5, 2021 8:53:37 PM

I work in NY and live in PA. How do I correctly fill out the "Compensation Summary" section?

I work in NY and live in PA. My New York section of State Taxes I have entered in.

 

For my PA section of State Taxes for some reason there is a PA W2 and a NY W2 in there(first screenshot). When I click on Edit it gives me the option to check a box that says "Entire amount of this income is not taxable in PA". I already have my New York portion entered in New York, I am confused why Turbotax put NY into Pennsylvania section also.

 

My question is, should it have a NY W2 listed in my PA section? If yes, do I need to check the box for as it is double counting it(from what I can tell).  When I check that box my taxes owed to PA goes from about 2,000 lets say, down to about 50 USD(using made up numbers and not the exact number).

 

 

 

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Level 15
May 6, 2021 9:11:17 AM

 You should mark the NY income as "not taxable" in PA.  This is so the income is not double-counted.  By removing this income, it allows PA to then apply the NY taxes you will pay as a credit against PA tax, bringing PA (presumably) down to $0 - since NY's tax rate is much higher than PA's.

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Level 15
May 6, 2021 9:11:17 AM

 You should mark the NY income as "not taxable" in PA.  This is so the income is not double-counted.  By removing this income, it allows PA to then apply the NY taxes you will pay as a credit against PA tax, bringing PA (presumably) down to $0 - since NY's tax rate is much higher than PA's.

Level 2
May 6, 2021 12:35:30 PM

Thank you for the explanation, that makes sense.