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Turbo Tax using incorrect state income

For the 2025 tax year I was employed in RI from Jan 1 to Feb 10 before my employer switched me to fully remote out of NH where I live, and where I'm not required to file a state return as there is no state income tax.

My W2 shows RI wages for the year of $21,028, and this is what is entered into the income section of federal. When I get to complete the RI state return it populates with a figure of $25,562, which I correct, it then repeats the $25K number, which I correct again, and when I get to the final summary page for RI it shows my RI income as ~$180,000, and I can't edit this.

Why is it not simply transferring the number from box 16 on my W2?

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AmyC
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Turbo Tax using incorrect state income

Rhode Island begins with your federal AGI. It determines the RI tax based on your full income for the year then multiplies it by the percent earned in RI. So, RI will show your full AGI but the numbers to represent the percentage need to be correct. RI does have additions and subtractions to calculate what they deem is your percentage. Your w2 wages should be coming over correctly, just being modified to meet state rules.

 

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Turbo Tax using incorrect state income

I understand the logic you described, but in my instance I was only employed in RI for roughly the first 30 days of 2025, then my employer moved my place of employment to NH where I live and promoted me, but from their perspective I only get a single W2 for the year because my employment is continuous.

There must be a way to have RI only consider the money I actually earned whilst employed in that state?

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