Remote Work 2 States

[Anonymous]

Lived and worked in GA remotely for 3 months then moved to FL and worked remotely for the same company. The GA state taxes have been withheld based on partial wages made in the state of GA. I am having an issue with the federal refund being way lower than expected. Should I be filing the 2 states federal portion separately as well?

[MayaD]

No, all income should be included on your federal return. 

There are many reasons that your refund could be less than what you expected, such as:

• You changed your Filing Status.
• You didn't qualify for the Earned Income credit.
• Starting an additional job (especially self-employment)
• Getting a significant raise, but your W-4 staying the same
• Receiving unemployment benefits, but not having taxes withheld
• Having your child age out of the Credit for Other Dependents or the Child Tax Credit
• Started receiving Social Security benefits or Roth IRA distributions

For more information check: Why did my refund go down compared to last year's?