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February 24, 2021
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Both myself and wife live in Washington State she worked in Oregon and collected unemployment, will we need to file a Oregon state return?

  • February 24, 2021
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do we need to file a Oregon state return if both me and my wife live in Washington state. but my wife worked in and collected unemployment  for this tax year.

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February 24, 2021

You do need to file a return with the state of Oregon since your wife has wages and unemployment from there. It is recommended that you fill out the return for the nonresident state first.

 

Once you've determined that you need to file a nonresident state return, the first thing you want to do is make sure you've filled out the Personal Info section correctly:

  1. With your return open, select My Info in the left-hand menu.
  2. Then, on the Personal info summary screen, scroll down to Other State Income, and select Edit.
  3. At the Did you make money in any other states? question, answer Yes and make sure your nonresident state(s) are selected from the drop-down.
  4. Select Continue to return to your Personal info summary.

After you finish your federal return, you'll automatically move to the State tab, where you'll see your nonresident state(s) listed in addition to your resident state.

Tip: To ensure accurate calculations, always complete the non-resident return first if filing in multiple states because your resident state might give you a credit for any taxes paid in that situation.

Also:

  • Select the long form (if the option is available) even if TurboTax defaults to the short form.
  • Only report the income attributable to the nonresident state.
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