state taxes

Jeff69 · ‎February 2, 2020

I live and work in Michigan and paid Michigan state taxes. I got a separation pay from a company in Ohio where I paid Ohio state tax for a house I still own in Ohio. Turbo tax has me paying Michigan state tax on money earned in Ohio too. Is that correct, that money earned in Ohio and paid state tax in Ohio is taxable in Michigan

KatrinaB48 · ‎February 2, 2020

Yes, your resident state taxes all income regardless of where it was earned.

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Hal_Al · ‎February 2, 2020

As a full years resident, you pay MI income tax on all your income, regardless of where earned*. If some other state also taxes some of that income, MI will give you credit, or partial credit for the tax paid to the other state.

It's not clear what "I paid Ohio state tax for a house I still own in Ohio" means. Is it rental property?

*There is an exception for wages earned in reciprocal state (OH is reciprocal with MI). Separation pay taxed by OH, for work performed, prior to you becoming a MI resident would not be covered under the reciprocal rule. You would have to file a non resident OH return, then claim a credit on the net OH tax paid (not the withholding on the W-2). You would include the rental income (if any) on the OH (and MI) return.