Do you get anything back in taxes if you live in washington and work in oregon?

Answer 1

You will have to file in Oregon... usually you get some back, but not a good as everyone might tell you. The advantage is to own property here in Oregon.
Consider making the move if you are already working here.

Answer 2

I agree with the prior answers with the exception of if you are self-employed you may be able to take an allocation on your Oregon income to pay lower taxes. (for work you may have done outside of Oregon) This also applies to work done inside and outside of Multnomah Country and the Tri-Met district.

If you are a W-2 employee, you're probably stuck paying all the Oregon taxes as a non-resident. It's a common complaint, I hear it all the time. Look on the bright side, at least you can come over here and buy goods sales tax free :-)

Answer 3

You'll have to file an OR non-resident return, listing only the OR sourced income. WA doesn't have an income tax so there's nothing to worry about there. Since you work in OR, you must pay income taxes in OR. Whether you get anything back or not will depend upon how much tax was withheld from your wages and what your OR tax liability works out to. Sorry, but that's just the way that it is.

Congress has no say in state income tax procedures, that's a states' rights issue.

Answer 4

I have been a tax accountant for 27 years. With all due respect, unless I am not reading your question properly, it seems to me that previous responses have missed the main point of your question.

If you live in one state and work in another, I would ask whether your work assignment is temporary. If so, you may be enitled to "mega-deductions" for living and travel expenses on your federal return. But, if this is merely a case of commuting over state lines for regular employment, that would present an entirely different set of circumstances. But, since your question focused only the 2 state issue, I will not attempt to read your mind.

Answer 5

you need to file an Oregon non-resident return and follow the instructions.

In general, the answer is "nothing special". Congress has not deigned to take notice of those few folk who live in one state and work in a different one as far as taxing their income is concerned. [You'd think that 50% of the 'usual' tax to each state would be fair in such cases, but Congress won't act -- California is a big abuser of this and their delegation is large.]


sry it isn't a better situation.