Need Tax Advice (State Taxes)?
I live in Idaho, but did an internship back east this summer. I rented an apartment in Maryland for 10 weeks, but actually worked in Virginia during that time (Virginia was my duty station but I was a civilian employee). I can't figure out if and where I would need to file a non-resident tax return, Maryland or Virginia? I lived in Maryland but worked in Virginia, and I would be considered a non-resident of both states. My thinking is that since I earned the income in Virginia, I should file a resident return for Idaho and a non-resident return for Virginia, but I don't want Maryland coming back on me claiming that I should have filed the return with them. This is all very confusing - please help!
Public Comments
- Since you were a non resident earning income in VA that is where you should file a non resident or part year resident return for the amount you earned in VA. In addition you must file an Idaho resident or part year resident return. State tax returns are based primarily on where you live, sometimes you may be required to file a return in a state earned income but resided in another state.
- Your legal residence didn't change from Idaho so you'll still file a resident return there, claiming all income world wide. You'll file a part year non-resident return in VA claiming the income earned there. You'll get a credit on your ID return for any tax paid to VA, at least up to the amount of tax that you would have paid on the income had it been earned in ID. Since you did not become a legal resident of MD, they are irrelevant to the tax situation as you didn't earn any money within MD.
