W2 amounts

[Glen23]

W2 shows VA wages equal to Federal wages and WV wages amount earned in WV.  Shouldn't the form show VA earned the amount of federal wages minus amount of WV wages.  Resident of VA the whole time working by day only in WV.  Turbo tax does WV return showing Federal Wages as the amount earned in WV not the total wages earned.

[DavidS127]

West Virginia requires you to file a nonresident return and pay state income tax on your wages for your job in West Virginia (WV).  You should prepare this WV nonresident tax return first, if possible.

The West Virginia nonresident return calculates taxes as if all your income was taxed in West Virginia, and then applies the percentage of your West Virginia income to your total income, to prorate to you only the tax related to your WV income.  As long as your West Virginia income is properly identified when you work through your WV nonresident return, TurboTax will calculate the tax correctly.

Virginia (VA) also requires you to report as income the wages earned in West Virginia but will give you a credit for WV tax you paid on that same income.  Be sure to look for that credit when you prepare the VA return.

[Hal_Al]

Is there any withholding in box 17 of the W-2, on the line with WV in box 15?  There shouldn't be. Virginia has reciprocity with  West Virginia. 

You do not need to file a WV tax return. So, your question is academic. But, no, the VA amount should equal the federal amount.  The WV amount should not even be there. 

In the personal info section, when it asks if you made money in another state, answer NO, per the reciprocal state instructions, on that page. This will prevent TurboTax from thinking you need to file a WV return.