Massachusetts Nonresident Return

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March 17, 2020
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I am preparing both my and my husband’s tax return. We file separately for student loan reasons. He only works in MA but turbo tax is coming up with a number for income earned outside of MA. This number matches the difference between is federal wages (box 1) and his state wages (box 16). However, he does not work anywhere else. Should I delete it and put 0? He received a corrected W2. I ran a joint return just to see the difference and turbo tax stated we had “0” for income outside of MA.

KrisD15

Level 15

What does the difference in the amount in Box 1 on his W-2 and the state wages represent?

In other words, if his W-2 shows Federal wages of 50,000, but state wages of 40,000, where did he earn the other 10,000?

Did the corrected W-2 adjust Box 1?

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Alb2019Author

Level 2

I don’t know what it could represent, he only has one job. It’s a $124 difference. Both federal and state wages were corrected on the w2. On the original, state wages were higher than federal, which is always the case for me. Now, state wages are $124 less than federal.

KatrinaB48

Level 15

You should correct the w-2 that you have entered to include the new information and re-run the state return. Please follow the directions below to edit your W-2: