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    Mar 28, 2012, 11:34 AM
    Considered nys resident but all income was in ma last year, do I file nys return?
    I am a college student in MA but considered a NYS resident. Last year all my income was in MA. Do I have to file a NYS return even if I have no NYS income?
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    Mar 28, 2012, 11:45 AM
    If you are a NY resident but eaned income in MA then you must file a return in NY as well as MA. It works like this:

    1. First complete a non-resident MA tax return, where you report your income earned in MA. You will pay MA income tax on this.

    2. Then complete a resident NY State tax return, on which you report all income for the year, including the MA income. You calculate a preliminaryNY tax based on that total income, but then take a credit for taxes paid to other jurisdictions (namely MA), which will have the effect of making your final NY tax bill essentially zero. If you owe a little buit to NY it would be because NY's tax rates are a bit higher than MA's, so you would have to pay the difference to NY.
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