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If you didn't live in the state and you didn't work in the state, you normally wouldn't have to file a tax return,but in your case if there was withholding to that state, you would file a nonresident state return, and report that none of your income came from working in that state. You'll receive a refund, but it won't be sent to your resident state.
You would have to file a resident state return and pay tax on your income. If you respond with the specific states, I can possibly give you more information.
Hi I work in NY and i live in NJ when I filed my taxes I think I put NJ state Taxes how can i fix that?
My husband and I moved to Florida in December 2018. His cooperate office is in Ohio, but he works from home or travels. His company neglected to update the residency, so state taxes were sent to our former state of Pennsylvania. How do we get a refund from Pennsylvania ?
@246810z -- In order to obtain a refund of the incorrectly withheld PA taxes, you must file a non-resident PA return, showing zero PA income. It's usually wise to submit such a return on paper, because an e-filed return may be automatically rejected if the return doesn't match the taxpayer's W-2.
Hint: it's better to pose new questions in a new thread, rather than tacking them on to a months-old thread.
You have to file a non-resident return to get a refund. Attaching a letter of explanation may be helpful, given your circumstances.
If you travel to states with an income tax, technically you are required to pay tax in those states, but "nobody" does. See http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/28/pf/taxes/business-traveler-tax-threat/ If you live in a state without an income tax (e.g. FL ), it’s more likely you should file in the work states. You can't use the "it all comes out even" rationale for not filing. In particular, if he traveled to PA, he should definitely plan on paying tax on the salary for those days. PA will be looking close at his return, because of the PA withholding.
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I'm in the Military (Active Duty) but stationed in South Carolina with my home of record being Virginia and I'm also a part-time employee at Dominos. Do I have to file taxes in both states or can I submit a document to my employer to have my taxes sent to Virginia?
According to the South Carolina (SC) instructions you must file a return for income earned from sources other than the military.
This income will also be subject to your resident state (VA), however they will give you a credit for tax paid to another state. This credit will be the actual tax liability in SC or the amount that VA would have charged on the same income, whichever is less.
My employer mistakenly withheld taxes for Georgia in the first part of 2020 -- I did not live there nor was employed there.
How do I navigate the Turbo Tax GA form? There is not option for "non-resident AND not employed"?
@tlowings --
Complete the non-resident GA tax return and allocate zero income to it. That will result in GA refunding the incorrectly withheld tax to you.
If your employer made a mistake and withheld taxes in the wrong state, you'll definitely want to file a nonresident return so you can get back the withholding. To get the the GA return, go to the State section in TurboTax and search for Georgia. Here are some helpful tips as you go along:
Filing a Nonresident State Tax Return
Make sure you prepare all nonresident returns before your resident state return, to ensure proper calculations. Also, make sure you select the state long form(s) even if TurboTax selects the short form(s) for you.
Tip: If you are preparing a nonresident state return solely to recover tax that was withheld in error, enter 0 on the screen that asks for the income earned in that state. This will eliminate your tax liability for that state, resulting in a full refund.
If you live and work in a Reciprocal State, you may only need to complete Step 3.
TurboTax calculates the credit for you, but you must select the state's long form to get the option, even if TurboTax chooses the short form for you.
I work from home as a W2 employee, in Florida. Always have. My employer in IL has taken out IL State tax of almost $4,000. When I do my TurboTax, it only shows i get $153 back???????
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