Was I double-taxed?

[morgan_2me]

I live in South Carolina and work for a company based out of Virginia.  My company had my residence incorrectly set to Virginia until around 4 months into the year.  I paid state taxes to Virginia for the 1st quarter and to South Carolina for the rest of the year.  Is there a way to know on my W-2 (or elsewhere) if I also paid state taxes to South Carolina for the 1st quarter or to Virginia for the rest of the year?

Thanks!

[AmyC]

You have to ask your payroll department. If you live in SC, you owe taxes on the full amount and get a credit for the tax paid to VA as a nonresident. You get credit for the lower state tax on the lowest taxable amount.

• Each state calculates taxable income differently.
• Each state has its own tax rate/ system.
• You get the lowest of both categories as a tax credit.

[NCperson]

@morgan_2me I think what you are stating is that your employer withheld VA tax for a few months.

You will need to file a non-resident VA tax return to get those withholdings back.

You will file a SC tax return since you worked and lived in SC for the entire year.  All your income gets reported to SC.