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PigpenMcKernan t1_j1f1brv wrote

My wife and I work in MA but live in RI. She is remote and occasionally goes to her office in MA. I go to work in MA every day.

If you live in one state but work in another, usually the state you physically work in takes out your deductions then you file in both states but only pay in whichever state you would owe more in. You might get a refund, you might owe. This is what I have to do.

Because my wife is classified as remote, even though her employer and office after in MA, she only has to file in RI.

I believe that if you have a set schedule, say 1/4 of your days in the office and the remaining 3/4 remote, you have to file in both states and your employer will have to do the same. This was a big factor in my wife’s employer making her 100% remote.

We won’t file jointly this year but probably will next year. We’ll also probably hire an accountant at that point.

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jrprov1 t1_j1f3t6u wrote

I make a different hourly rate, but I will say that when I pay MA income taxes in full, the state of RI says that I have not yet paid enough and I need to send them some extra funds. I work from home most days, but that would not really change the equation for me, since RI costs more in taxes no matter where I work.

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le127 t1_j1flqzd wrote

I do not and have no idea what the answer is but I did want to say I enjoyed your throwback shout out to grammar in your title.

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Hot-Asparagus613 t1_j1fuuf5 wrote

I live in RI and work in MA, working remotely from my house in RI two days a week on average. I file taxes in both MA and RI. There’s some sort of tax reciprocity arrangement between the states that I don’t pretend to understand, but it works out where I don’t end up owing RI anything at the end of the year.

I think my MA taxes end up being slightly higher because I file as a non resident so I can’t claim deductions for things like rent. But I also pay way less in rent here than I would in MA, so it’s probably a wash overall.

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March_Latter t1_j1ifxw7 wrote

Replying to PigpenMcKernan (#1,028,387)

Be extremely careful of any reciprocity idea brought to you by your corporation. Most of these HR people have no idea about individual state tax laws and I almost got nailed for their lack of knowledge.

From experience I can say RI taxes are slightly higher for income for a middle class bracket. This may lead to you giving them a small amount of money depending on possible deductions.

If she is paying out of RI make sure she is paying TDI as my old company screwed that up for years and that removes the need for short term disability to an insurer.

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