Do i have to pay mass state income tax?

Question

I live and office in texas but will be coving an area in Mass. I will spend approx 9 nights in mass every month over the remaining 4 months of the year. Do i have to pay mass state income tax?

Answer 1

Possibly.  MA may decide that you're working in their state during the time that you're, well, working in their state, and require an allocation of income.

Massacusetts source income (what they will tax) is computed as (if you are on salary):

"Gross income, determined as if the nonresident were a resident, wherever earned, is multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days spent working in Massachusetts and the denominator is the total working days. Total working days does not include weekends, holidays, sick days, vacations, and paid or unpaid leave."

If you are on commission, they suggest:

"Gross income, determined as if the nonresident were a resident, wherever earned, is multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of sales made within Massachusetts and the denominator of which is the amount of sales made everywhere."

(Alternatively, if you can track it, the commissions directly related to MA sales would probably be acceptable.)

In other words, multiply your income by the percentage of the relevant factor (working days, or sales) that you  were in MA.

Answer 2

no, because your residents  in texas... that's who will be getting your  taxes.... don't you love the way that works...:(

Answer 3

Most states that have income tax tax you on the income you earn in the state and the income you earned while you lived in the state.

For example: If you live in Massachusetts and work in Connecticut, You would need to file a MA resident return and a CT non-resident return. MA would give you a credit for taxes paid to CT. The credit would be equal to the lower of the taxes charged in MA or the taxes charged in CT.

You would have to allocate your income based on the number of days you worked in the state to calculate certain items on the tax return.