If we live in Washington, DC but our wages are only from Maryland and Virginia, do we need to file a Maryland and Virginia state tax form?

[GiseleD]

For MD, if you are a nonresident and have MD-source income, you are required to file a return.

Learn more here. 

Here are the VA rules:

Part-year and nonresidents

Individuals are required to file if they:

(1) receive any income from Virginia sources, and

(2) meet the gross income test, below.

Individuals are required to file if Virginia AGI is at least:

Single ........................................................................................ $ 11,950 MFJ............................................................................................ $ 23,900 MFS........................................................................................... $ 11,950

Learn more about the VA requirements here.

[shach94]

Thank you for your response. Under the reciprocity agreement between Washington, DC and Virginia/Maryland, do we need to file Virginia and Maryland returns if we live in DC? 

[MaryK4 · Accepted solution]

No, under the reciprocity agreement, you only report/pay tax on wage income in your resident state- assuming that you had the correct tax withholding from your paycheck.  If you did not have DC tax withheld you would have to file a nonresident return to get the tax back from Virginia or Maryland OR file the nonresident tax on the income return and then claim a credit on the DC return. 

@shach94