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Returning Member
posted Sep 20, 2022 7:12:57 AM

Moved IA to MO- Not splitting state tax correctly

I moved from one state to another so must pay taxes in both (still work remotely for same company).

 

I put part year resident for both states and correctly filled in the dates I lived in for both.   I cannot get turbotax online to fill out the state forms correctly, instead of portioning between the two it fills out 100% for both states.   This is an amendment at this point, turbotax payed one state in full and $0 to the other (I didn't realize this until the $0 state sent me a letter to pay full taxes).   No matter what I do I cant get it to split the taxes.

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Level 15
Sep 20, 2022 7:35:55 AM

What are the two states? The rules and forms vary.  What is on lines 15-20 on your W-2?

Returning Member
Sep 20, 2022 8:00:32 AM

IA and MO are the states

line 15 - 20.      15 is IA,  16 is full wage, 17 is state income tax amount and 18-20 are blank

Level 15
Sep 20, 2022 8:18:49 AM

I'm not familiar with either of those states. You may want to wait until someone familiar with them replies.  Try changing the your subject (i.e. "Re: Moved IA to MO. Not splitting state tax correctly").

 

That said, this usually works:

At the w-2 screen split the boxes 15-20 W-2 info into 2 lines. On the 1st line leave IA in box 15 but make box 16 the amount you earned prior to the move; leave the IA withholding in box 17. On the 2nd line put MO in box 15 and the MO wages (after the move) amount in box 16; leave box 17 blank. You will probably have to attach a statement to both returns explaining the situation.  Be sure you file a part year resident retun for each state. 

Level 15
Sep 21, 2022 7:14:08 AM
Level 15
Sep 21, 2022 7:56:12 AM

 

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I used to do IA stuff, but haven't for some time (~2017?).  IT looks like they still do it similarly for Part Year residents when I look at the IA forms.

 

IA does calculate a tax on your entire year's income, but then gives you a pseudo-tax credit on line 48 of the IA-1040 for the taxes assessed on the income you earned/received after moving to MO.  That value comes from the form IA-126......where you supposedly indicated what parts of your total income was earned during the time you were a resident in IA.   Whether that was done properly the first time is not something any of us can know.

 

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MO is one of those states that does part-year resident tax returns somewhat differently....so a lot depends on how you chose to do the MO stuff when you went thru the MO interview.     

 

MO has part-year residents choose whether to file as:

....a) A full-year MO resident, calculating a tax on all your yearly income from both states, but then taking a credit for taxes paid to IA on the IA part-year tax return.  (IA would have to be filled out first)

...OR...

....b) File as a full-year MO Non-resident, and indicating all your income after you moved to MO  "as-if" you were a non-resident of MO with some MO income for that part of the year  (including dividends, interest, capital gains...etc received while in MO).

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I suspect b) would be easier, but which way would give you lowest MO tax would depend on a lot of details which would be impossible for us to explain.....and I'm not sure how TTX software helps you navigate those two procedures.

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Nonresidents and Residents with Other State Income (mo.gov)

 

"Part-Year Resident- An individual domiciled elsewhere prior to moving to Missouri or establishes domicile elsewhere after moving from Missouri. A part-year resident is treated as a nonresident but may determine his tax as if a resident for the entire year.

 

As a part-year resident, you may take either the Missouri resident credit (MO-CR) or the Missouri income percentage (MO-NRI), whichever is to your benefit. On a joint return, one spouse may take the Missouri income percentage and the other the Missouri resident credit. However, one individual cannot claim both!"