live in TX, work from home. Employer in MA, W2 box 15 shows MA

[999eezz888]

My daughter works from home in TX. Employer in MMassachusetts, W2 box 15 shows 'MA', Turbotax question 'Did you make money in other state?" Should she answer YES and file for MA non resident state tax as well?

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

Yes.  Then she should file a nonresident MA tax return to get a refund for the MA taxes withheld.

[999eezz888]

She did file non resident MA return but didn't get the entire state tax withheld back, did she do something wrong?

[BillM223]

Without being able to see her return, it would be very difficult for us to say.

How about you/she go through Form 1-NR/PY and check each line that appears to be an income item? It might be easier to work backwards, start with line 25 (Taxable income). If it's not zero, keep going up the form to see why it's not zero, and then come back to us if you have a specific question.