I only earned wages in CT, but owe taxes in MA, which is my resident state. Got a popup about Earning Money in other states and that it will not double, why is it?

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
April 11, 2024
1 reply
0 views

I work in CT and live in MA, but earn no wages in MA. Why do I owe taxes there? Its not a large amount but seems wrong and am not sure why its doing this.

TurboTax Deluxe Online

JohnB5677

Your resident state s the state that your home address is in. It sounds like that would be Massachusetts.

If you earned money on Connecticut and live in Massachusetts, you will have to file both tax returns.
Prepare the Connecticut return first.
You will owe the full tax there.
Then prepare Massachusetts.
- You will have a question " Taxes Paid to other States."
- Post the amount paid to Connecticut here
- You will get credit for the taxes paid (Up to the amount you would have paid to Massachusetts.)

Please contact us again with any additional questions or to provide some additional details.

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

mlholmes7310Author

Hi John - Thank you for the quick response. I did enter that information but it says that my allowable credit for income taxes paid in CT is $4,248 even though I paid $5,089.35. My MA 5% income tax is $4265 and the Income tax paid in other states is $4248, which is causing me to owe MA. I dont understand why the amount I paid in CT is being reduced.