Questions tagged [state-income-tax]
For questions relating to state income taxes. For most questions, a state-specific tag should also be included.
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As non-resident of NJ, should I mention all my earnings on NJ tax return?
I am confused. If anyone's from New Jersey and knows this please answer. On the NJ-1040NR form, the income needs to be stated at line 14 in two columns, one earned in state and one from everywhere. ...
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Do tax preparers have to report findings of illegal activities to any IRS?
Do tax preparers have to report findings/suspicions of illegal activities —e.g. failure to file for multiple years— of clients or even potential clients (seeking advice) to either Federal and/or any ...
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What's the proper way of dividing income/deductions wages between two states?
I started 2014 living in WA and working there. Starting on March 15 2014 I got a new job in CA and started working there. However for about three more month my family was still living in WA and was ...
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Where to find information about taxes in order to compare job offers?
I've been offered a few jobs in the U.S., and being a foreigner I really don't know how to calculate my take-home pay. One is a job offer in NYC with a base salary of 100k, a yearly target bonus of 15%...
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Paid extra tax. Do I need to get a corrected 1099G?
I got a state income tax refund for tax year 2013 from the state of Maryland last year (2014). That refund is correctedly stated on the 1099G I received. However, subsequent to getting the refund, ...
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How do I deduct state tax overpayment when going from "married filing jointly" to "single"
In 2013 I was married filing jointly. We had underpaid our state taxes by $24,000 so we wrote a check to the state for $24,000.
In 2014 we divorced, and are filing separately. The $24,000 can be ...
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Can I deduct the full amount of a rental loss in two states?
Last October I moved from California to Connecticut, converting my primary residence to a rental. I didn't get it rented out until December, so I ended up with a loss for the year. My California ...
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State tax issues for NJ resident with DC tax withheld, and likely refunded
Please help this NJ resident with a state tax question. I live, own property, am employed and vote in NJ. In 2014 I traveled to & worked in DC about 70 business days, always staying in hotels. ...
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Potential to live in one of two states: Which is better for optimizing income?
I have accepted a new job on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that I will start this summer, but I will have the option to live in either Maryland or Delaware (about the same commute either way). I'll be ...
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Not receiving a tax refund because local taxes weren't withheld on my paycheck?
For instance, if the local New York City tax wasn't taken out of my paycheck, does that directly affect my tax refund?
From what I understand the calculation for a tax refund is dependent on whether ...
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Is state tax based on work location or home location
I live in NJ but work in NYC. Which state tax should I pay? Is there a separate city tax as well?
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Working from home in Vermont as W2 employee for employer in California. Need I file a CA tax return?
I work for a company registered in CA; they have no offices in my state. I'm a W2 employee and they are withholding taxes for VT, where I reside. Will I need to file a CA income tax return?
This ...
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Should I treat HSA as taxable or non-taxable in deciding on bonds if my state does tax it?
If my home state of California taxes the gains in HSA, should I use tax-efficient investments (for example Muni bonds), or should I assume that the market arbitrage on the taxable accounts so using ...
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Calculating underpayment penalty for Maryland state taxes
I am trying to determine if I am going to owe an underpayment penalty on my Maryland state taxes for tax year 2014.
Form 4502UP (http://forms.marylandtaxes.com/current_forms/502up.pdf) states that the ...
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College 529 plan and state taxes
I live in PA, do you know if I enroll in 529 plan before the end of the year and contribute some amount, will I get State tax refund in 2014?
I usually owe 0$ on state taxes. I understand if I owed ...
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Live in Florida, but work 100% remotely for a Virginia company. Do I owe VA state income tax?
I am moving to Florida in a couple weeks. I will be working 100% remotely for a company that is based in Virginia. Will I still have to pay state income tax to Virginia? Do I have to notify my ...
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Am I required to file a Georgia tax return?
I've been employed by a Georgia-based company since 2009, but living in Kansas and working from home. All this time I have only ever filed a Kansas (and Federal) tax return. However, an answer to ...
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Do I live in a state for tax purposes if my permanent home is in another state?
I lived in New Jersey for 20 years, but relocated to New York on 9/1/2013. I still own my house in NJ, my car is registered there, and almost all of my business for 2013 (except health insurance) is ...
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Do you have to pay New York State Income Tax if you live in New York but work remotely for a Florida based company?
If an employee lives in New York, works independently on project for a Florida based company.
No state tax in Florida. Does employee have to pay New York State tax?
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Owing state tax Interest and a result of living in Maryland and working in Virginia
In 2013 I've worked in Virginia and lived in Maryland the entire year. My wife worked in Maryland.
My employer withheld state taxes for Virginia (I asked my employer whether he could withhold my ...
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How are part-year California resident income taxes calculated?
For the sake of simplicity, let's suppose that a person's total yearly income is $100,000, all as W2 wages from the same employer. That person lived in one state from January 1 - June 30, and then ...
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When is money in a private stock sale considered income for tax purposes?
I am planning on moving outside of New York state, and I am also selling some shares of stock.
The actual papers were submitted and dated before I will leave New York, but the actual wire transfer of ...
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US Tax: Can I modify my state tax return after submitting?
This is the situation I find myself in:
I'm a student on F-1 visa, and my wife has been staying with me on a F-2 visa since the last year
I wanted to file a married tax return, so as to get the tax ...
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I gave an incorrect account number to pay my income taxes
I used TurboTax to prepare and e-file my federal and New York State tax returns. I owed money on both and I elected to have the amounts debited from a savings account. When the transactions never ...
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Amend 540 to 540NR (California State Tax)
A few of my friends and I are on F1 Visa and had to file our 1040NR and 540NR tax return forms.
We used the e-file option at https://www.ftb.ca.gov/ to file our state tax and it had generated a 540 ...
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K-1-P (or Equivalent) from Multiple States
In 2012 and 2013, I worked for a company (LLC) that awarded me shares in the company as a form of compensation (edit: the shares were issued in early 2013). I have since left the company and they ...
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Do I have to pay state taxes on income not earned while living or working in that state?
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I moved to Pennsylvania, from Maine, last June 1st. I ceased all residency and employment in Maine on the 31st of May.
In doing my taxes this year (using HR Block ...
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How do I properly file state income taxes for a 1099-B that has an out-of-state address?
I have a brokerage account with my old address on it from a different state (New York) than my current residence. Therefore the 1099-B and 1099-DIV were issued with the old address on it and I assume ...
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Why do I have to pay Georgia state tax when I work in South Carolina?
I live in Georgia and worked in South Carolina. When I did my tax return, it says I get a refund from South Carolina but have to pay a state tax in Georgia. Can somebody explain this please?
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What is my take home salary in Chicago for 110K annual?
What will be my take home salary in Chicago if I file as married jointly and I have no children. I am the only income earner. What is the effective tax rate and how much federal/state allowances do I ...
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California state taxes on Health Savings Accounts
I recently started an HSA. For federal income taxes this is a great deal because I get to contribute pre-tax and take tax-free distributions for medical expenses, or after age 65 I can take ...
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Can you legally refuse to accept out-of-state income after quitting a job?
When you get income, you are required to pay taxes to a certain state. What if you worked on a W2 job, then quit and moved out of state, and then the accounting department pays you some symbolic ...
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I had to pay an adjustment and interest on an old state tax return. How do I account for this on my later return(s)?
I received a letter from my state's department of revenue saying I owed them an extra $200 because of an error in an old tax return. They also tacked on about another 10% interest for the nearly 2 ...
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Moving mid-year to a no-state-income-tax state (Indiana to Washington)
It is my understanding that if you move from one state to another mid-year, then, depending on the states and the details of the move, in each state, you are generally either taxed only on the exact ...
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Which state do you pay taxes in if you work in a different state than your employer? Specifically, if you live DC and work for a company in New York?
I've been doing some research on paying state taxes while working remotely and I will be consulting a tax advisor or CPA in regards to the matter; however, I love the StackExchange and I wanted to see ...
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Can a non-California resident have CA licence plates & driver's licence without risking being deemed a resident for tax purposes?
I'm a California resident and I'm moving out of state to the East Coast for a new job which is a 2-year contract. I'll most likely end up in California again after the said two years.
Do I have to ...
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Do I owe state taxes for a temporary (4 month) residence in California?
During 2012, I spent the first 4 months living in California while in a startup accelerator program. I had a California apartment lease with my name on it during that time. I earned income during ...
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Filling State taxes with different Wages in different states
I am international student and was working in two different states (CA, NJ). I want to fill out both state taxes. In forms they asked me about "Total Wages". Should I put only the wages I got form ...
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Effect of community state laws on nonresident aliens when Married Filing taxes separately?
We are a married couple from India working in CA and we are nonresident aliens for the purpose of taxes for 2012. From what I understand, married people living in a community state like California, ...
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Filing taxes in two states with combined income of over $106,800
A friend of mine resides in CA full time but has two jobs and received a W-2 from California and one from Utah (he never lived in or had residency in Utah). His W-2 from each state was around $70,000.
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Which state do saving interests come from?
Suppose you have a banking account opened in state X and you live in state Y. If you earn interests with the account opened in state X, can that be considered income from state X, or should it be ...
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Paid part of my state refund back last year; now must declare the initial amount as income?
Sorry for the terse title, here is a more fleshed out explanation:
When I filed my 2011 taxes last year, I received a refund from my state of residence (Arkansas). Later last year I had to amend my ...
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Ohio school tax
My mother recently got a letter from the state of Ohio saying she didn't pay a school tax that was active for her 2010 return. She filed through H&R Block so went there thinking they should be ...
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How to deduct taxes already paid from taxable income on 1040 and 540
I have the following income and taxes paid for 2011
AGI 10000
Fed 800
State 150
SS 80
Medicare 30
CA DIS/SDI 100
ASE-UAW: 25 (Academic Student Employee (ASE) http://www.uaw2865.org/)
Neither ...
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What special things should I do if I move from one state to another, and if I have reported income from both states to report to the IRS?
Should I just get my parents to mail the IRS forms from my old address to my new address (when the forms finally come), and then everything will be taken care of?
Or are there more steps I need to ...
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How do I recognize full-year gains and losses when I am a part-year resident of a state?
I had a partnership which went bankrupt, and I have 1231 losses from this year. I moved to Oregon in June, and because the losses aren't broken down by month, I just took 7/12 of the losses on my ...
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Is freelance income earned by a U.S. citizen while living abroad subject to state income tax?
My wife is a freelance web developer, formerly residing and paying taxes in NY. She left her job in December 2011. We moved to Italy (where I am employed by the U.S. government) in January 2012.
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My state didn't withdraw income tax from my paycheck. What can I do about it?
I started a new job and today I received my first paycheck. However, I noticed that the state (Utah in this case) didn't withhold income tax, even though the Federal withholding was applied. I asked ...
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