Live in MA, Student in NY: Full-Time/Part-time/Non-Resident?

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Mar 10, 2008, 10:21 AM

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Live in MA, Student in NY: Full-Time/Part-time/Non-Resident?

Hi-
I am a 21 year old student attending a college in New York. Last summer (2007) I stayed on campus - as opposed to coming home and living with my parents in Massachusetts - and worked/earned an income through the school. However, the previous winter break, which ended in middle-January 2007, I did live at home and worked in Massachusetts. Which state tax forms should I be filing? NY Non-resident, or part-time resident? MA part-time resident or full-time resident?
Thanks very much.

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Apr 28, 2008, 12:34 PM	#2

AtlantaTaxExpert Senior Tax Expert Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 13,323	You are a full-time resident of Massachusetts and, by law, a non-resident of New York. However, you still have to file a NY state income tax return and pay taxes on income earned while in NY state. Massachusetts will also tax that NY state income, but they will give you a credit for the taxes paid to NY state to avoid double taxation.