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    littleJ84 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 2, 2009, 03:15 PM
    Live in GA worked in WA where to file?
    I have an awkward situation that I can't really get any solid answers on.
    I started working straight out of college on January 9th 2008. I worked and lived in the state of GA until 4/6/08 then was "temporarily" moved to WA until 3/16/09. I have worked in WA for the past 11 months. I have also lived in WA for the first 3 months in a hotel then in an employer provided apartment and am now living in a hotel again.

    I went to somewhere to do my taxes and filled out all the paperwork. The person that was helping said I could save about $2000 if I could get my employer to split my W2 into two different ones. One that was for the work I did in GA and the other for the work I did in WA.

    So my questions are:
    Is splitting a W2 possible?
    Is there a way of doing my taxes so that I don't have to pay GA state tax for the time I was living and working in WA?

    Thanks in advance
    -John
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    Mar 2, 2009, 07:05 PM

    The income earned while in GA is to be reported to GA.
    Income earned while in WA is to be reported to WA.

    If you are present in a state, then any income earned during this period, must be reported to the state. Read: Your U.S. Tax Return: Working or Living in Two or More states
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