If i work in one state, but live in another, how do i file my taxes? do i put one as my state and the other as my associated state?

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i live in michigan and work in indiana. everyone is telling me different things about how to file. please help 😭

[SteamTrain]

IF...if no taxes were withheld for Indiana on your W-2, AND...if your employer allowed it, they may have withheld taxes for MI.....then you do not indicate you worked in Indiana, and only file for MI as a MI resident..

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IN and MI are so-called Reciprocal tax states.  Meaning, a resident of one state, can work in the other and only be taxed by their home/resident state.

IF, however, your employer withheld IN taxes, then you would need to file a nonresident tax return to IN, indicating zero Indiana income to get those withheld IN taxes returned...since the reciprocal agreement between the two states only allow MI to tax that income.

[AmyC]

If you have not turned in the WH-47 to your employer, you should to avoid the multi-state filing in the future.

If you do need to file both states, be sure to fill out the non-resident IN first to create a credit to go on your MI return.

See Which states have reciprocal agreements? - TurboTax Support

Great advice from @SteamTrain