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Home address on W2 is in the wrong state

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April 19, 2023
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My wife and I both live and work in DC, but the address on her W2 is an old address, in MD. How do I solve this? Clearly MD has withheld taxes, but those funds need to be returned entirely and we need to pay taxes in DC. I know we need to file state taxes in DC, but have no clue how to get the funds back from MD. Does anyone know how to solve this?

DMarkM1

You will need to file an MD nonresident return and allocate zero income to MD. This will refund the withholding. Be sure to update the state withholding with your employer to stop MD and start DC withholding.

In the "My Info" section scroll down to "Other State Income" and indicate you earned income in another state and select MD. This will generate the nonresident forms. In the MD interview you will be asked to allocate each of the income sources. Allocate zero to MD.

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strakajagrAuthor

Thanks for this quick response. How do I handle the DC portion?

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BrittanyS

You will file a resident return for DC. If for some reason MD non-resident return doesn't refund the taxes withheld entirety you will claim a credit for taxes paid to another state. For more information, see the link below:

Multiple States

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