Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
Sign in to the Community or Sign in to TurboTax and start working on your taxes
New Member
posted Jan 12, 2020 1:19:02 AM

If I worked in Texas can I file in Tennessee

0 2 1033
2 Replies
Level 15
Jan 12, 2020 2:54:12 AM

where do you live - that is where you have to file.  TX doesn't have any income tax.  If you live in TN you don't have to file there either for the same reason. 

Level 15
Jan 12, 2020 4:32:56 AM

TN doesn't have a  regular income tax.  Tennessee does have a state tax on interest and dividend income from investments. It is the only state tax that is levied on personal income.  So, your wages are not subject to state tax. 

 

The general rule, on state income tax,  is: your report all your income on your home state return, even the income earned out of state. You file a non-resident state return for the state you worked in and pay tax to that state. Your home state will give you a credit, or partial credit, for what you paid the non-resident state.

 

In your case, neither state has an income tax. So you just don't have to file