If i live in Massachusetts but work in Rhode Island why does my W-2 list in Box 15 MA-INCOME 100K and withholding and then RI income100K with withholding.

[CHRISTOPHER_GATES78]

If i list what is on my W-2 it doubles my income to 200K? Now Im being audited by MA Dept of Revenue and they are trying to charge me on the additional

[TomD8]

Your total taxable income will be the amount in Box 1 of your W-2. The fact that Box 15 shows two states just means that your employer withheld taxes for both states. Your Box 1 income is taxable by both states. but your home state of MA should have given you a credit for the tax you paid to RI. Look at Line 30 of your 2023 Massachusetts Form 1 to see if your MA return included that credit. The credit prevents your income from being double-taxed