I have two different W2's from the same employer. I lived in IL and worked in WI for all of 2017. Do I enter each W2 in separately, and file for both states(WI and IL)?

[jlmitchell10]

All the numbers are different.  It is split 'about' 3/4 of my salary for the state of IL, where I live.  1/4 for state of WI, where I work.  Same EIN, name, company and everything, just different numbers and states.  I'm curious if I need to file for each state even though I've only lived in IL? Also do I enter in two different W2's?

[TomD8 · Accepted solution]

If you lived in Illinois all year, your employer should not have withheld Wisconsin taxes.  If you haven't already done so, you should submit Wisconsin Form W-220 to your employer.  Here's a link to that form:  https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORForms/w-220.pdf

Illinois and Wisconsin have tax reciprocity.  If you live in Illinois, and your only Wisconsin income was W-2 wages, ordinarily you would not have to file a Wisconsin tax return.  All your income is taxable by Illinois.  However, in your case you WILL have to submit a non-resident Wisconsin tax return for 2017 - in order to get a refund of the mistakenly withheld Wisconsin taxes.  Your Wisconsin return should show zero Wisconsin income.

If your two W-2's split your income, you should enter each one into TurboTax.