Should I have paid Pennsylvania Income Tax?

Question

I currently live in Connecticut but last year I lived in Ohio for four months. During that time I worked in Pennsylvania and paid income tax for both Ohio and Pennsylvania. From the research I've done it looks like I should not have paid any tax to PA. Does anyone have any idea as to how I might go about getting a refund? I realize this is a very confusing situation so any help would be great.

Ohio and Pennsylvania have a reciprocal tax agreement therefore anyone who lives in Ohio is not liable to pay PA income tax but must pay Ohio tax. The reverse is true for residents of PA who work in Ohio. I would just like to know who I would request a refund from PA for the tax I paid to them.

Ohio and Pennsylvania have a reciprocal tax agreement therefore anyone who lives in Ohio is not liable to pay PA income tax but must pay Ohio tax. The reverse is true for residents of PA who work in Ohio. I would just like to know how I would request a refund from PA for the tax I paid to them.

Answer 1

Googling "Pennsylvania Income Tax" leads to the immediate knowledge that yes, Pennsylvania has income taxes for individuals. Ohio and Connecticut do as well.

The 'usual' rule is that you are liable for income taxes in both the state where you work and the state where you live. Each state has a set of rules about how to divide the tax when you work in one and live in another.

Congress (the Federal government) has, so far, refused to enact any law providing some sensible division of the right to tax people such as yourself [work in one state and live in another]. It seems obvious that the simplest would be to allow the state you work in to levy 1/2 its regular tax and the state you live in to levy 1/2 its regular tax.

But ask for an extension of time to file immediately [Federal Form 4868 from the irs.gov website] and mail a copy of your Federal request to each of the various states you lived in or worked in. Most of the states will accept a Federal request for extension as a similar state request. The addresses needed are usually found in each state's income taxes webpages.

That'll get you until October to figure out the nasty details.

Answer 2

just get you w2 file and include you travel cost and a deduction gas and food i mean lunching with clintes