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11-08-2008, 09:09 AM
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State taxes
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows what happens if you live in NH, but work in MA. Do you have to pay MA Sate tax?
Thank you
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11-08-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by blessedme
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows what happens if you live in NH, but work in MA. Do you have to pay MA Sate tax?
Thank you
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you pay Ma Income tax - search the NH board, there are many previous threads on this same issue, but the short answer is yes you pay the MA tax, as well as if you live in Maine, you pay the Maine income tax. |
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11-08-2008, 09:25 AM
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Probably ought to ask that in the MA forum but I'd say yes. Most gov'ts greedy enough to steal your income want it if you work there & live elsewhere or live there & work elsewhere.
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11-08-2008, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Tin Knocker
Probably ought to ask that in the MA forum but I'd say yes. Most gov'ts greedy enough to steal your income want it if you work there & live elsewhere or live there & work elsewhere.
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I know for a fact they pay the MA taxes, I just don't know all the details on it. Maine takes in account the spouses income, whereas, I don't think MA does - that's the kind of details I'm not positive on. |
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11-08-2008, 10:17 AM
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Thank you all. This just sucks!!!!!!!!!
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11-09-2008, 07:25 AM
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As explained to me by my employer...
You will pay MA taxes on YOUR income but at your joint RATE if you file jointly, and ONLY on the number of days actually worked in MA. For example, if you work from home in NH 2 days a week and in MA 3 days a week, you pay MA taxes on those 3 days only.
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11-10-2008, 05:14 PM
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Yes, I pay them. Live in NH, work in MA. I have had the opposite situation (live in MA and work in NH) and paid MA then as well. You can pro-rate the days as notdancingqueen stated. You meet a lot of sales people and pilots that live in NH.....
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11-10-2008, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by notdancingqueen
As explained to me by my employer...
You will pay MA taxes on YOUR income but at your joint RATE if you file jointly, and ONLY on the number of days actually worked in MA. For example, if you work from home in NH 2 days a week and in MA 3 days a week, you pay MA taxes on those 3 days only.
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That's interesting. But what is the legality of that? I guess an accountant would know best or a tax laywer. Could you conceivable arrange that you are only paid for the days you work in NH? Lol, I suppose you could do this, if the state of MA actually allows pro-rating in such a fashion. Interesting question. |
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11-11-2008, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by movingover
That's interesting. But what is the legality of that? I guess an accountant would know best or a tax laywer. Could you conceivable arrange that you are only paid for the days you work in NH? Lol, I suppose you could do this, if the state of MA actually allows pro-rating in such a fashion. Interesting question.
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Why would I work in MA for free? |
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11-11-2008, 12:28 PM
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you are taxed on your total joint income - so if I worked in Boston and my spouse worked in NH, we would pay taxes on the total income reported to the feds - the total is calculated to a percentage
so if spouse's income was 50% of mine than the total income is adjusted by 25%....it's not really fair. it's taxation without representation - but ME does the same thing to the spouse's income that is not earned in that state
as far as notating which days are worked in the two states, the W-2/4 must reflect the different states for income. It used to be a real pain when I would work in half a dozen states and calculating how much to send to each state for income tax
thankfully I'm retired, so the MA income tax is no longer an issue for me
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