@fastlapp Actually, Connecticut is somewhat unique in its stand.  Most other states allow a credit when income earned by a resident is taxed in another state.   Connecticut, however, would lose a lot of money to NY because of the aggressive telecommuting law, since NY tax is also generally higher than CT, CT would end up seeing very little of that tax revenue.  Last year Connecticut passed a reciprocal telecommuting law to tax telecommuters who live in states such as New York.  The reasoning is that CT will tax the telecommuter working for a CT company to the extent that the state they live in does the same to the CT resident telecommuting for a company in that state. ... View more

On NY IT-201 (resident tax return), the amount is reported on line 65 (there is also a "noncustodial parent EIC" which calculates on line 66, if that is your situation). ... View more

You will file a part-year resident return for Illinois, to cover the income you earned in Illinois for 1/1/19 to 2/1/19.  You will state that Florida was your residence on 12/31.  This way you do not pay Illinois tax on the income you earned in Florida (which has no state tax).  It is justified by the fact that you remained in Florida until the end of 2019. ... View more

It depends.  Chances are that you only file nonresident returns for each state, to count the income you earned in that state only for the time you were there.   However, if you maintained a residency (such as an apartment, a house, a trailer, etc., but not a hotel room or similar temporary residency), you could be considered a statutory resident of certain states, particularly if you were physically present in the state for more than half of the year.  If you had this situation with any particular state, comment that, and we can give you tax information on how that state treats your situation.   Of course, if you can file as nonresident in each state, any income you earn within Texas will not be taxed in the other states. ... View more

Actually, that filing status is not a separate return.  It is a special status used in Virginia (and some other states) for married couples with double income.  By claiming "combined separate", each spouse is allowed to claim the allowable deduction against their separate incomes, instead of using only one "joint" amount.  Using the status "combined, joint" will usually result in lower tax, but does not require you to file two separate Virginia returns.  The final result is combined on one total Virginia return.   ... View more

Double-check your entries on the W-2 screen.  What can sometimes happen is that if you have received several W-2 pages from the same company (usually to report different local tax withholdings), you may have unintentionally re-entered each W-2 as if they were separate forms, when they are actually one form.  If you discover that to be the case, then delete all of the W-2s that are from the same company except one.  Keep your Federal entries the same (the other pages are merely copies of the same information), and instead focus on entering "Add a line" when you see different local information.  Make sure that the local information is associated with the correct state (for instance, if the local tax is in Ohio, Michigan, or Kentucky).     If what you see are several local taxes, and some local taxes are from outside of Indiana, Indiana allows for a credit to be claimed on these amounts on your Indiana return.  Please comment if this is the case to receive assistance if you need it.   ... View more

Yes.  Both Georgia and Alabama have the right to tax your income, and you will need to file a tax return for both states.  You will want to prepare the Georgia nonresident first.  Then you will prepare the Alabama resident return.  Alabama will give you a credit for the amount of tax you pay to Georgia on the same income.  This credit reduces the effect of double-taxation. ... View more

@Joshwrigy Yes, that's likely why you have not yet received your stimulus, although you would do well to verify at this website:  https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment.     Ultimately, it's not whether your parents do claim you but rather if they can claim you.  If they can claim you in 2019 they should, especially since you have already selected that.  If they can not claim you, you can amend your return, but it will probably take months for the IRS to make the correction.     Having said that, the stimulus payment is actually an advance on a 2020 tax credit.  And the way how the CARES Act was written is that if you do not qualify for the stimulus payment right now based on 2018 or 2019 tax filings, but you do qualify based on your 2020 filing (next year), you will get the stimulus payment then as part of your tax return (or refund).     ... View more