Hi,

I was MA resident till July 07 after which I moved to GA through the same company. Do I have to pay state taxes to both states, or how does it work?

Thanks

Kumar

Yes - you pay taxes to MA or the time you worked in MA, and to GA for the time you worked there. You need to complete part-year resident returns for both states.

Yes - you pay taxes to MA or the time you worked in MA, and to GA for the time you worked there. You need to complete part-year resident returns for both states.

Thanks, but if my company has given me only one W-2 for MA inadvertently or otherwise do I need to do my own math about how much I take out of MA to pay the GA portion or related calculations?

If your employer continued to withhold taxes for MA even though you worked in GA at the time, then when you calculate your MA taxes for 2007 you should get a big refund. Unfortunately, when you do your GA taxes you will find that you owe them a lot (since no taxes were withheld for them). So you will have to write GA a big check by April 15. The bad news is that you will probably not get your MA refund until sometime after the GA taxes are due, so you will have to come up with the cash.

Check with your HR department and make sure that they are now properly withholding GA taxes, so this isn't an issue for 2008.

If your employer continued to withhold taxes for MA even though you worked in GA at the time, then when you calculate your MA taxes for 2007 you should get a big refund. Unfortunately, when you do your GA taxes you will find that you owe them a lot (since no taxes were withheld for them). So you will have to write GA a big check by April 15. The bad news is that you will probably not get your MA refund until sometime after the GA taxes are due, so you will have to come up with the cash.

Check with your HR department and make sure that they are now properly withholding GA taxes, so this isn't an issue for 2008.

Thanks. Yes they are withholding it properly for 2008. I don't know why they missed it in 2007. One last question since your answers have been helpful. Thanks again,

If my employer has an office in MA will it still hold good that I can pay taxes only to MA.. as they have indicated although after moving I don't have an address in MA and I have registration on my new car.. rented appt in.etc. in GA. Would, not paying the GA taxes amout to evasion of taxes in GA?

Sorry? The determination of which state you pay taxes to is dependent on (a) where you work, and (b) where you live. I assume you live and work in GA, and so you owe taxes only to GA, not MA. Or are you commuting each week to work in MA?

Sorry? The determination of which state you pay taxes to is dependent on (a) where you work, and (b) where you live. I assume you live and work in GA, and so you owe taxes only to GA, not MA. Or are you commuting each week to work in MA?

I lived in MA for 6 years until July 2007 and then moved to GA for the remaining 5 months and for good. Ideally my employer would have issued me two W-2, one for MA (7 months) and other for GA (5 months). But it seems they didn't update my move details because of which now I don't have any W-2 for GA and no withholding either.. in such a case is it possible to just file MA for 2007 and for just GA going forward?