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I get a lot of questions from people about working in one state and living in another. That’s pretty common here in Saint Louis where we have lots of folks living in Illinois that come over the river to work here and vice versa. Today I’m going to talk about doing your tax return when you have two states to deal with.
First, the technical words you need to know:
The state you live in is called your resident state. There will probably be a check box or something like that in your computer program. If you live in Illinois, then your resident state is Illinois.
The state you work in (but don’t live in) is called the non-resident state. In this example, Missouri is the non-resident state.
Tax liability: This is not your refund or the amount of money that was withheld on your W2. Tax liability is a number computed when you prepare the state tax return. It will say “tax liability” on your state income tax form. This is the dollar amount the state says that you owe them for taxes before they take into account what you’ve already paid through your withholding or estimated payments.
That’s not so hard, right? Next, you need to make sure you do your tax returns in the right order:
Always do the federal return first. Make sure that it’s done and that it’s right before you start your state returns. If you finish, and then go back in to make changes to the federal, you’ll have to go back and double check everything on the state returns and that can be a pain in the back, so finish the federal first.
Next, do the non-resident state—that’s the state you work in. That one’s easiest. You only pay tax in that state for the wages you earn in that state. Usually, when preparing a non-resident state return, there will be a check box that says “non-resident” somewhere in your software. Be sure to check it. You’ll want to make note of your “tax liability” for the non-resident state. You’ll need that number for your resident state return.
After you’ve finished the non-resident state, then you can prepare your resident state return. You resident state is going to tax all of your income (including the wages you earned in the other state.) The resident state will include your wages, interest, dividends, stock trades, retirement income, and basically everything else that’s taxable.
Things to know about the resident state return:
Even though you pay tax on all of the income you earn to your resident state, you will get a credit for taxes paid to another state. For example: using our Illinois/Missouri return again—since you paid income tax to Missouri for the wages you earned while working there, Illinois will give you a credit for those taxes paid so you won’t end up having to pay twice for working in another state.
The form you need to complete will have different names depending on the state, but it will basically be called a Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State. Sometimes it will be listed as an NR Credit. Depending on which software you use, you might have to dig for it. Some software programs are really easy and it will just pop up automatically when it recognizes that you have multiple states.
Remember the tax liability number I told you to remember? Well that’s going to go on your NR Credit form. Some software is really good at automatically plugging it in for you. In some other programs, you’ll have to manually enter it. The important thing is that you know that number needs to be there and that you know to look for it.
I’m getting a really big refund from my resident state, can that be right? Most likely not. When you see an unusually large state refund, it’s always a good idea to take a closer look. Check to make sure that the income numbers match up to the federal return and that the Credit for Taxes paid to another state was computed properly. It’s rare to get a big refund to your resident state unless you’ve had some other income that had withholding. The credit for taxes paid to another state usually will almost never be more than what you would have paid for taxes in your own state.
I’m showing that I owe a whole lot of money to my home state, can that be right? Maybe yes, but maybe no. The first thing you want to check is that you’ve taken your credit for taxes paid to another state. That’s the most common problem when you owe a lot. Other factors could be working in a no-tax state while you’re living in a taxing state. For example, let’s say you live in Louisianna but work across the border in Texas. You won’t pay taxes in Texas so there’ll be no credit for taxes paid there. In a case like that, you’ll definitely owe. Also, you could have a big difference because the states have different tax rates. For example: Missouri’s tax rate used to be twice as much as Illinois. If you lived in Missouri and worked in Illinois (opposite of our example earlier), you’d still owe Missouri about as much again as what you paid Illinois. (Now the rates are much closer, but people who live in Missouri and work in Illinois will still wind up owing extra for their Missouri taxes.)
What if I live in a reciprocal state? Some states have arrangements with their neighboring states to share tax information and tax revenues. In a situation like that, you’ll just pay taxes in your home state. The states will actually sort out who gets how much of your tax money. Usually, it’s simply a matter of checking the “reciprocal state” button in the software.
For most people, if your federal return is fairly simple, preparing two states is not that difficult. Use a good software program, follow these directions, and you should be fine.
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Hi Jan, Thank you very much for the great info. I have a similar, but slightly different scenario. My husband and I have a home in IL and last year my husband worked in GA and rent an apt. there for the whole of 2013, but he’s thinking of finding a job back in IL. My sons and I have stayed at our IL home for whole year of 2013 and we have not attempted to sell our IL house.
Should we file IL resident and GA non-resident or a different way, and in our case, can my husband’s expenses (rental, utility, etc.) be deductible?
Hi Diana,
Normal–is if you work in a city that has a city tax, then the employer withholds the city tax for you. That’s normal. Does it always happen? No. So if you worked in a city with a city tax, and your employer didn’t withhold, you could still be hit with the tax. But make doubly sure you really worked in the “city” before you pay the tax. There might be a good reason your employer didn’t withhold.
Example: there’s a large corporation here in St. Louis. Half of the campus is officially in the city of St Louis, hence, St Louis city tax. The other half is on the county side. Half the employees pay city tax, the other half don’t, depending upon which building they work in. It’s really weird, but I’m finally getting used to it.
I’m just telling you that in case there’s some funky thing like that going on with your paycheck also.
IL resident working in IN, should IN Local tax be withheld? IN State tax was withheld but not IN Local. What is the normal for this?
Hi Terri,
Yes, your daughter will owe tax to Missouri on that income. Basically, when you do your daughter’s tax return, you’re going to put her down as a Missouri resident. (Usually that’s on one of the early input screens. I’m sorry I’m not familiar with OLT.)
Once she’s recognized as a Missouri resident, then the program should add the Texas income to the Missouri form.
My daughter lives in Missouri, but earned $1000 working for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Missouri based) in Texas this past summer doing an internship for college. She received a W-2 from FCA with Federal taxes withheld and no state tax withheld. W-2 has TX in state box but states on form TX has no state income tax. Does she owe Missouri tax that income? I’m not sure how to enter it on the tax program. I use OLT online taxes.
Hi Carly,
That sounds right to me. You should get a credit on your Massachusetts return for the tax that you pay to Rhode Island.
hi, i live in MA and work in RI, after the ‘tax credit to another state’ it seems the they are deducting THE $1109 i paid/due to RI from what I owe MA (saying i only owe 647 to MA when i had 2372. taken out of my check total for the year ) so they are planning returning 1600+ to me from the state of MA. Does this make sense? i used both the turbotax free and hr block online free just to cross reference and they came out relatively the same, Turbo tax even imported my w2 from ADP payroll with a control # on my w2.. Last year i went to an HR Block preparer and i received 1900+ back from MA. i want to file again (online myself) but im afraid in the upcoming years MA will be after me for some 4 grand from these 2 years…. not certain it seems correct, any suggestions?
Hi Scott,
Well, you could file separately, but it may be better for you to file jointly and have you be a non-resident of Indiana and her be a non-resident of Illinois. I’d run it both ways, but I’m thinking that filing jointly with the split residencies might be your best option.
My wife owns a home in Indiana and works there. I rent an apartment and work in Illinois. I am a rsident of Illinois and she is a resident of Indiana. How do we file on the federal and state level? Thank you for your help.
Hi Catherine,
Technically, your New York income is $20,667. I get that by taking $31,000 and dividing that by 12 months which = 2583.33. Then multiply that by 8 months that you lived in New York: = 20,667.
Try plugging that in and see what happens.
But you’re going to want a credit for the tax you paid to Massachusetts for that time period as well.
This helps so much Jan THANK YOU. My income for the year was roughly $31,000. I am now living in MA, when I file for both states with Turbo tax it still says I owe nothing to NY. Which still really concerns me. For the first 8 months I was in NY and feel there would be something I owe. It asked for what income I made in NY and I entered 0 because technically I did not earn anything that state. Would you recommend entering in my MA income? If I do process this return as is, and I get audited is there anything I should be concerned about?
Thank you again Jan-Extremely helpful.
Hi Catherine,
You’ve got one of the most complicated situations. You lived in both states, but worked in one. And it can mess things up.
First question. Where do you live right now? Do you live in New York? or Do you live in Massachusetts?
If your address is Massachusetts and you have no New York income, I would just file a Massachusetts tax return and forget about New York. New York taxes are generally higher than Massachusetts, but if your taxable income was at $11,300 or less, your credit for tax paid to Massachusetts would wipe out your New York income tax anyway. (Taxable income means your income minus any deductions that you’re allowed to take.)
Now if you live in New York now, (or your taxable income is much higher than $11,300) then you really need to file a New York tax return.
Technically, even though you worked in Massachusetts, the money you earned in Massachusetts while you lived in New York is attributed to New York. You take a credit for the tax you paid to Mass, but your Mass income is taxable to New York for the time that you are a resident there.
Bottomline, if your New York taxable income is $11,300 or less, you should not have a balance due there because of the credit for taxes paid to Massachusetts. If your income is higher–there should be some tax.
I hope that helps–it’s a pretty geeky topic. (It’s the kind of question my husband would ask when he’s having trouble sleeping!)
I lived part year in NY and MA. For the whole year i worked in MA. My turbo tax is telling I do not owe NY anything nor do they owe me. i fear this can not be right and that I should owe them something. When it asked for the income for NY I put 0 because I didn’t earn in that state. Was the wrong? Should i put what my W2 says for the MA income? I am very concerned about this. Can you please provide me with any insight?
Hi Jim,
On behalf of Missouri, I invite you to come live in St. Louis. But here’s some things to think about.
1. You are an Indiana resident and an Illinois non-resident. No matter where you get that apartment, that’s how you should file your taxes.
2. But be careful of the St. Louis thing–if you get an apartment in St. Louis City, and you list St Louis City as your address, your company will be obligated to withhold city of St. Louis earnings taxes from your paycheck. So you want to make sure that your company knows you are an Indiana resident.
3. If you are living in Missouri for over 6 months–Missouri is going to want to claim you as a resident even if you maintain a residence in Indiana–so if you’re going to be here for awhile, be prepared to pay Missouri taxes.
That said, it probably won’t hurt you as your income will be from Illinois. You see, even though the Illinois tax rate is only 5% and Missouri’s is 6%–Missouri allows more deductions, so many people are finding the Missouri taxes to be lower than Illinois anyway.
If you become a Missouri resident, your wife is still an Indiana resident–it’s a little funky, but you’ll just file a split residency return. (Not as unusual as you might think.)
At the end of the day, the primary taxes will be going to Illinois. Indiana and Missouri both would give you a credit for the Illinois taxes and I think you’d pay little or nothing in either Missouri or Illinois. It all depends upon your deductions, so you’d want to run the numbers.
I think for you, the more important issue will be the commute–do you want to cross the river every day going to and from work? For me, that would drive me crazy. (My total commute now is less than the length of the bridge.) For some people though, that commute is like therapy. It’s hard working at a job away from your family. Do whatever will be the least stressful for you.
Hi Jan,
I am thinking about taking a position at a company in Illinois. I have my permanent residence in Indiana and have no plans to sell it. In fact my wife will stay there almost full time and I will come home on weekends and vacations. I am going to rent an apartment near where I work and have the option to stay in Illinois or have the apartment in the saint Louis area. How would I have to pay taxes in either scenario?
Hi Devon,
I’m thinking that if claiming 2 exemptions has been working for you in the past, it’s a good idea to continue that when you move to North Carolina.
Now, that said, you may be able to claim some serious deductions from living in NC–but since it might not be a big deduction, I figure you’re better off continuing claiming the way you claimed before.
But here’s what I want you do do–keep track of all of your out of pocket expenses for you temporary job in NC. Your rent, your meals, your mileage. Anything that your company is not reimbursing you for during this temporary employment may be a deductible expense.
Those expenses would go on a form 2106 and are subject to being reduced by 2% of your adjusted gross income (lots of rules, but you want to claim the deduction if you qualify.)
Hi Jan …I have a similar issue. I live and work in South Carolina at present but I just recently accepted a position in North Carolina. I am going to rent an apartment and temporarily live and work in North Carolina for 6 months while my wife and son remain here in South Carolina at our home. My wife works in SC by the way.
My question is centered around my W4. At present, living here in SC I claimed 2 on Fed and 2 for SC. Should this be done differently now with my new circumstances described above?
Hi Tish,
The letter from IL is correct when is says you must use the actual tax liability, not the amount withheld on your W2s. Now, the City of St. Louis taxes withheld on your W2s is almost always the exact amount that you pay (you don’t even need to file a return unless it’s different.) But your Missouri state tax return liability amount is the number you use as the Missouri state taxes paid when claiming the credit on your Illinois return.
If you used the W2 amount on your 2012 return, you may as well file an amended return now and get that out of the way. Otherwise you’ll just get a letter from them later.
My husband and I both live in IL. I work in IL and he works in MO. We have always filed our IL state taxes with a credit using both Stl taxes withheld and MO state taxes withheld. For the 2012 tax year, we received a letter my the IL DOR stating we owe taxes in the amount of $1200. They said we cannot use the state and local withhold amount from W2’s, instead we must use MO’s income tax amount. Is this correct? Do I only claim our MO tax liability amount from MO 1040, or am I able to claim the payroll withheld amount? They have accepted 2012’s return as I have always prepared, but are making the changes to our 2011.
I know you have answered many similar questions, but it has never been clarified if the withhold or tax liability is the correct number to use.
Thanks so much for all you help.
Hi Scott,
When a person joins the military, the state they are living in when they enlist is the home of record. Your son has Minnesota withholding because it will be his home of record and that will be the state he pays his taxes to.
Hi Karen,
because you are a military spouse, you are protected under the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act (MSRRA). (It’s a good thing there’s no letter Y in there or the acronym would sound like misery.)
Basically, you have the choice of claiming your husband’s domicile (Oklahoma) or claiming the state you are residing in as your residence.
Generally, North Carolina tax rates are higher than Oklahoma rates, but you might want to run some sample returns using your personal information to see how they turn out.
You mentioned that you might want to incorporate. Depending upon what type of work you do, incorporating might not be your best strategy. Meet with a local tax specialist to see if that’s really what’s best for you. (My knee jerk reaction is that you’re probably in a personal service category and the corporate tax rate is 35%, but I’m guessing you’d do an S corp to avoid that.)
Hello – I work from home for a company based in California. We were stationed in Mississippi for 3 years & then Okinawa the past 2.5 years. The company I work for incorporated in Mississippi in order to process my payroll and I paid taxes in Mississippi the last 5.5 years. We just got orders to North Carolina and I will continue to work from home. My husband is active duty military and I believe the law now allows my legal residence to be the same as his home state of record – which is Oklahoma. That is where I hold a legal driver’s licence. I need to know where I will owe taxes now? North Carolina or Oklahoma? I need to change my address with my payroll service and the company where I work will most likely need to incorporate in the appropriate state. Any advice is greatly apprecaited as I am at a loss. Thank you in advance.
Hi Linds,
You’re going to put the income you earned in Missouri while you lived in Illinois in the income earned in Illinois. Only enter the income you earned from January through September because after that, the income will be taxed to Missouri.
Hi Art,
As a sole proprietor you’re filing a personal income tax return. You have reciprocity so you will just file a West Virginia state income tax return.
If you find that you owe tax to West Virginia you’ll want to make estimated tax payments. You’ll pay those quarterly.
Hi. I am looking to find some answers for my son who joined the military in May 2012. Prior to he lived and worked in Minnesota. He has been in basic training and advanced training in California. His W2 from the military has had Minnesota withholding only. No California taxes have been withheld. Is this accurate for military personnel? Does he file a California State tax return? The W2 lists a California address for him.
Thanks for your input and advice.
Hi, I don’t think this has been asked yet (if so, I apologize in advance!) :
I lived part year in Illinois (January through September 2012) but moved to Missouri in Sept. to be closer to my job. I worked in MO for all of 2012. When completing the IL Schedule NR as a part-year resident, what is the correct way to respond to filling in column B (Illinois portion) when it asks for wages, salaries, tips, etc.? Do I enter $0.00 because the income was never from Illinois, do I enter the portion I received from my job in Missouri from only January through September, or do I enter everything I received from the Missouri job for the whole year?
I look forward to hearing your input. Many thanks in advance!
Hello, for 2013 I am a business consultant (sole proprietor) living in West Virginia and I currently have one customer in Maryland (I go to this location in MD about 75% of the time and telecommute from WV the other 25%). This will end up being 99% of my income for the year…about 50k. I know WV and MD have a reciprocal agreement but how does business income apply? When and where do I file? Do I have to file/pay monthly with WV or just pay MD a non resident tax on April 15, 2014? Thanks.
Jan,
Thanks very much for your prompst response. Much appreciated!
Hi Greg,
You live in Missouri and Kansas is just where you have a second job–file the Kansas first, then the Missouri.
Hi Susan,
You will file as an Illinois resident and a Missouri non-resident. You will claim a credit in Illinois for taxes paid to Missouri. Your Missouri return will not include your Illinois income.
I don’t know if you’ll get a refund or not. Don’t expect a refund from Missouri unless you withheld more than you owe.
Hi. Question for you on dual state filing. I reside in Missouri and my main job is in Missouri. However, I have a part time job in Kansas. When filing, my state taxes (after the federal form is filled out), will I file first in Kansas, then Missouri? Or in Missouri first? Tax software seems to indicate to file in Missouri first.
Hi Miss. Roberg,
I have lived and worked in KS all my life, until Sept 2012. I continue to work in KS, but am now renting an apartment across the state line in MO. (I do not own a house in either state.) I changed my address through the post office, and notified my employer, but they are only taking out KS state taxes. Additionally, I have not changed my driver’s license or vehicle registration from KS to MO as I have every intention of moving back within the next few months here in 2013. I utilized an online tax prep program, where it listed me as a resident of KS and a part-year resident of MO. It currently shows that all of the KS state taxes I paid will be refunded to me, and I won’t have to pay any taxes at all to MO. This doesn’t seem right since it basically says I wouldn’t have paid any state taxes in 2012. Could you give me some direction?
Thank you!!
I live in Illinois but worked in Missouri 6 months and only made $14,695. How do I go about getting a refund ?
I’m having to file late State Income Tax returns.
I lived in Missouri but worked in Kansas.
As a result all the earnings and taxes are related to Kansas W-2. Also I ended up with a tax liability each time in Kansas, typically less than $500.00.
However I have a problem, and I’m not sure if I’m doing this correct, specially based on all the excellent information you’ve posted here. If you don’t mind please read below what I’m doing, something seems odd, but its what happens each time.
I’m using Form 1040 Long Form
Line 24 : I enter my taxable income
Line 25 : I enter the calculated tax from the instructions.
Line 26 : I enter the Kansas Tax Liability because its the lower number on MO-CR from line 10 on the MO-CR
Line 27 : 1005
Line 28 : I subtract Line 26 from Line 25
Line 29 : always zero
Line 30 : same as line 28
Line 31 : same as line 30
Line 32 : I enter taxes withheld in Kansas
In every case Line is always greater than Line 31 which indicates an over payment.
How is this possible ?
I never owe Missouri anything, in fact they would owe me. But how can they
owe me a refund when I never worked in Missouri, I just lived there.
Any help or comments would be greatly appreciated.
In each years case I did the Federal First, Kansas second with the schedule S since I was a non-resident but its always 100%, no split taxes, followed by doing Missouri last.
What is odd is that it asks for my Tax Liability on Line 10 of the MO-CR form, not the taxes withheld in clear print. When I put the liability in its always going to be the smaller amount and it gets put on Line 26 page 2 of the 1040 Long Form for Missouri. The difference is always less than the amount withholding tax paid in Kansas.
thanks for reading, hope I explained it correctly.
Hi Gary,
It’s possible, but my gut reaction is no.
First thing to check–you are filing as an Illinois non-resident. Make sure that you are only paying tax in Illinois on the amount of money you earned in Illinois.
Second thing to check–the credit to Indiana for the tax you paid to Illinois. Use the amount of your tax liability–not your withholding, to figure the credit.
Good software should do this automatically–but make sure you’ve input all your numbers correctly.
It’s possible that you really owe that much. Do you normally owe that to the state though? I’m guessing the answer is no. If those two suggestions don’t help, try taking your completed returns to H&R Block and have them do one of their free reviews that they advertise on TV. It will at least give you a second pair of eyes to tell you if it’s right or not.
Hi Eileen,
So you rolled over your 401(k) to a ROTH IRA in 2010 but never reported it on a form 8606? So my first question is: did you already pay the tax then? Because if you didn’t do the 8606 where you could postpone the tax payment, then you probably paid the whole thing in 2010.
Now if you cashed out the 401(k) and didn’t do the 8606 but didn’t pay the tax–then you’ll need to fix that. (I’m surprised the IRS hasn’t already come after you.)
I’m thinking that you might not want to be doing your own return. Either you already paid–or you need to be amending prior year returns.
Hi A Barnes,
So right now you are Illinois residents and NC non-residents. If he winds up with a permanent job in NC then he will be a NC resident. (Yes, some couples have different state residencies.)
If you move to NC, then you will become a NC resident also.
Hi Lynelle,
If your husband was employed on a temporary basis–which it sounds like he was, then you will be able to deduct his temporary living arrangements, the travel between his home and his work, and you can also claim his meals.
You’ll want to file a form 2106-for employee business expenses.
Hi Mike,
It seems to me that if possible, you would like to be a Florida resident and a NY non-resident. If you can really be considered to be a Florida resident–that’s best because your pension income is taxed to the state you live in.
But if you can’t be considered as a Florida resident full time–then the next best scenario is for you to be a part year resident for each one. That way your pension is only taxed in New York for half of the year. (Also interest, dividends, and capital gains are all taxed to the state you reside in.)
So you see where I’m going here. The less time you can be considered a NY resident, the less tax that you pay.
Hi, I live in Indiana. I spent 127 days last year performing consulting work for my company in IL. I understand that I need to file a non-resident IL return as well as my resident IN return. However, I’m finding that I am going to be paying an extra $1,500 in state taxes! Can this really be right? Thanks.
Hi Ning,
Efile them! Or if you are mailing them, use the address on the return instructions.
Hi Ning,
I think that for this year you should file as an Illinois resident and a Georgia non-resident. Maybe next year you would be you as Illinois resident and our husband as a Georgia resident if you keep this situation up. But for this year, do the Illinois resident and claim a tax credit for taxes paid to Georgia on your Illinois return.
Ok, so We live in Illinois (have a mortgage/residency), but my husband just took a job on contract (6mo contract to direct hire)..he is renting a house down in NC. He is getting per diem as long as he maintains primary residency in IL. So my question is….how will that work on our taxes? Will we be paying to both states on his income? We file married-jointly. I live in IL and work in IL. I would like to be down three with him….but I also do not know how it would work if I get employment in NC? Would that make me a NC resident or would I too remain an IL resident working in NC? Mainly, I know we would file federal taxes first, but which state do we start with and how do I get the credit amount to the other state? Thank you and sorry for the confusing living situation and tax situation…
Hi,
My husband and I are residents of Minnesota and I am employed full time in Minnesota. My husband was employed in California from September 2011-July 2012. He rented an apartment while employed, from October 2011-July 2012. He has since found employment in Minnesota and has been employed here since August 2012.
Last year I filled state returns in both Minnesota and California (NR). This year I plan to file in both states again but was wondering if on my federal return I can claim any of his living or travel expenses on our itemized deductions. Can I also amend last years to include his living expenses from September 2011-December 2011?
Would any travel to and from our primary residence in Minnesota be included?
I really appreciate what I have read about this topic to other readers.
I recently retired and now I live in NY 6 months and FL 6 months. I have a NY State Pension and work as a Sales Rep for 2 companies. I earned money in NY and one company uses my FL address on W-2. I also earned money in NY and a different company uses my NY address on 1099 Misc. My State Pension uses my NY address, but no State taxes are withheld. What is the proper course of action? Thank you
Sorry. I have an additional question. Which address we should use for both IL and GA state returns?
Thanks so much.
Ning
Wow. Thanks for the useful info.
My husband and I live in IL, along with our children. My husband worked in IL for the first quarter of 2012 and after that worked for a different company in GA for the second half of 2012. I’m a housewife. My children and I live in our house in IL for whole year of 2012 while my husband lived in a rental apt. in GA.
How would we file our state tax return? Which is the resident state and non-resident state? Is it based on him because he is the taxpayer for the family? Can we get tax credit from one of the states?
Thanks
Ning
Hi David,
Bottom line–you were working in Missouri so you should have been taxed in Missouri. It sounds to me like Tyson did it right.
Your new company should be withholding for Missouri since you go to work in Missouri. So why aren’t they withholding for Missouri? Are they licensed to do business there? That’s always the first question that pops up. You can’t withhold state tax if you’re not licensed to do business there.
If they’re properly licensed–then do they realize that you work in Missouri? That your work site is Missouri?
You’ll only get an answer from your human resources department. But if you start your route in Missouri and end it there–that’s where you work.
Sorry Nikki,
But your husband will have to pay taxes for the states that he worked in. That’s just the way it is.
Hi Nancy,
Been there done that! It’s a little bit of a surprise finding out you moved to Ohio isn’t it? (Mine was Kansas City, surprise!)
What you do is file an Ohio non-resident return showing no income earned in Ohio. What you’re doing is essentially asking them to refund the tax withheld by your employer for Ohio that shouldn’t have been withheld in the first place.