MA resident working in CT NR/PY 2024 form

If your income is all from the w2, that is 5% income but not the taxable amount. You can look at the MA return for taxable income.

Follow these steps to locate your tax liability for MA 

1. Log into your return
2. Select state taxes
3. Enter the non-resident MA  for which you need the liability
4. On the left, go to Tax Tools
5. Select Tools
6. Select View Tax Summary
7. You will see Summary of your MA Return at the top.
8. Locate the line that says Taxable Income
9. Locate the line that says Total Tax
10. Note those numbers

Some states tax income the federal does not. For example: NJ taxes money you set aside in your retirement plan. Each state has different rules. 

You get credit for the lower state tax on the lowest taxable amount.

• Each state calculates taxable income differently. 
• Each state has its own tax rate/ system.
• You get the lowest of both categories as a tax credit.