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July 3, 2020
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I need to change the auto file for the state in my turbo tax

  • July 3, 2020
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I lived in Virginia 10 months of 2019 and yet Maryland is coming up as my state. I would like Virginia to be my primary state and I will add Maryland if need be.

How do I do this?

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    SteamTrain
    Employee
    July 3, 2020

    You really haven't provided enough information for anyone to advise you.

     

    1)  You were in VA for 10 Mo......but which 10 Mo.  Jan-thru-Oct? or Mar-thru-Dec?

     

    2)  What state did you move to?  or From?   Was it to or from MD? or some other state.

     

    3)  What state did you actually physically work in during the 10 mo and 2 months?

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    Thinking ahead somewhat when guessing at the above:

    If you moved between MD and VA, you will have two part-year tax returns for both states to fill out. The state you were a resident of on 31 Dec 2019 will become your primary state for 2020, but 2019 there would kind-of be a neither situation, since both are part-year tax returns......and you have to delineate what sub portion of the Federal income belongs to each state during each state's part-year interview process.    And, if you were a W-2 employee all year, and worked in only one of those two states for the entire 12 Mo of the year, then it gets complicated since MD and VA are reciprocal tax states.  But none of this may be appropriate if you move into-or out of VA from some other state.

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    Or....forging ahead without any advice:

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-delete-my-state-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25895

     

    ____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*