My wife and I live in MA but I work in RI. She is a student with no income. We filed our federal and MA taxes jointly. My questions:
Thanks a lot for your help!!
1. Yes. The RI instructions for nonresident expect you to file a joint return, same as federal.
2. You need to create the RI return and create the actual taxable income and liability before you complete your MA return for the proper credit.
MA will tax the income but give you a credit for the lower of MA or RI tax on the double taxed income. Make sure you see the credit on line 30 of your MA return.
For example: If the RI tax is $7,000 and the MA tax is $9,000 on the same income, MA would give you $7k credit from RI and you would still owe. The tax rates between MA and RI are close.
To print or view your forms:
1. Yes. The RI instructions for nonresident expect you to file a joint return, same as federal.
2. You need to create the RI return and create the actual taxable income and liability before you complete your MA return for the proper credit.
MA will tax the income but give you a credit for the lower of MA or RI tax on the double taxed income. Make sure you see the credit on line 30 of your MA return.
For example: If the RI tax is $7,000 and the MA tax is $9,000 on the same income, MA would give you $7k credit from RI and you would still owe. The tax rates between MA and RI are close.
To print or view your forms: