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April 19, 2022
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Under-Graduate: What state do I file in?

  • April 19, 2022
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Non Dependant, Arizona resident going to undergrad university in Connecticut.
They had a virtual internship with a California company which was done virtually from CT.  State CT Taxes were withheld.

 

What state do we file in ?  CT and AZ or Just AZ?

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    Hal_Al
    Employee
    April 19, 2022

    CT and AZ. assuming the internship was a regular W-2 job, not a 1099-NEC.

     

    This is the general rule: The income is work state (WS) source income since it was earned there. Resident States (RS) tax all their resident's income, regardless of where earned. You will file a non-resident tax return for the WS and report the WS income. You will file a full year resident return for the RS, reporting all your income. The RS will give you a credit, or partial credit for any tax paid to the WS.

     

    For state filing requirements, the WS does not, usually, go by what you earned in their state but by your total income . For example, if WS has a $10,000 filing requirement and your total income for the year was $15,000; you would be required to file even though you may have had only had $300 of income in that state. But if your total income was $9,000 you would not need to file.

     

    Filing Requirements: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903200-do-i-need-to-file-a-state-return