State Tax Return

[fasteddie577]

My son lives in Texas and is currently attending college. He did an internship in the state of Delaware and paid state income taxes in 2020. Does he have to file a state return? If so, can it be done manually and mailed in? Thank you. 

[DawnC · Accepted solution]

Yes, he needs to file a nonresident return for DE.   And he is probably going to need to file a federal return.   Both of those can be done manually, but he can e-file for free, if not through TurboTax, then through the IRS Free File.   I suggest the Free File only because of the nonresident DE tax return.  With all of the covid delays, I highly recommend e-filing this year.  

Do I need to file a federal return this year?   There is a link included if he is a dependent on your return to verify whether or not he needs to file.   Even if he isn't required to, he may want to to get his withholdings back if possible.  

[fasteddie577]

Thank you very much.