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W-2 has 2 states

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January 28, 2021
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My daughter lives in and works in Massachusetts but uses my NY address for her mailing address. Her employer used my NY address so she received two w-2. The w-2 for NY show the wages she earned even though they were earned in Massachusetts but no taxes were withheld. Does she have to file and pay NYS taxes even though she didn't live in NY? And how would add the NY return for her? I can't check the box for earned income in another state because she didn't earn this income in NY and I can't select part time resident because she didn't live here at all during the year. I'm guessing the solution is having her employer correct her address and get an updated w-2. Any other options?

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Best answer by DaveF1006

It doesn't matter what her mailing address is. If she doesn't live or work in New York, she doesn't need to pay New York income taxes. In Turbo Tax, she may use your address as a mailing address but where it asks "tell us the state you live in." She would declare this as Massachusetts. She will not need to file a NYS return.

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It doesn't matter what her mailing address is. If she doesn't live or work in New York, she doesn't need to pay New York income taxes. In Turbo Tax, she may use your address as a mailing address but where it asks "tell us the state you live in." She would declare this as Massachusetts. She will not need to file a NYS return.

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