Q: I live in NYC, my employer is in Boston, MA. I work 1 week per month in Boston and rest from NYC. How to file state tax
A:
Since you live in New York City but work part of the time in Boston for a Massachusetts-based employer, you will need to file taxes in both states:
1) Federal taxes: You will file your regular federal income tax return reporting all your income from your job.
2) New York state/city taxes: You will file a New York state tax return reporting all your income. You will owe New York state and New York City taxes on the income you earned while working remotely from NYC.
3) Massachusetts taxes: You will need to file a Massachusetts Form 1-NR/PY non-resident tax return to report the income you earned while physically working in Massachusetts. You will owe Massachusetts state income tax on any income earned from the work days spent in MA.
Your employer should withhold Massachusetts taxes from your paycheck for the days you worked in Boston. You may need to make additional tax payments if needed to pay your full MA tax liability.
You will also need to claim a tax credit on your New York return for taxes paid to Massachusetts to avoid double state taxation on the income. This credit will reduce your New York taxes.
Basically, you end up filing resident returns in both places due to it being split between different states during the year.
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