Do you have to pay taxes in LA if you work out of state for entire year?

Not a CPA, but did you file your return in Louisiana? If you were a resident of Louisiana, I would think you have to file in both states where you lived & worked. Then you get credits for the taxes paid in the other states.

Talk to your CPA.

First, there are problems with the amnesty letters. LDR has suspended the program while they sort it out so it's possible the letter was a mistake.

Second, there is no box to check saying you worked in other states. If you were still considered an LA domiciled resident, then there should have been an LA return filed, taking an other state tax credit which may have eliminated most if not all of LA tax.

Third, did you talk to the CPA after you got the first letter?

LDR Taxpayer Education on Residency and Domicile

Not that I know anything about anything, but that's part of the LDR Website's taxpayer education section. It should somewhat help you understand what is needed, but as I'm not a professional nor anything else that's just a guess.

If you did not establish residency in CA or GA, then you did not become a nonresident of LA for 2013 from LA's perspective. As such, you should have filed a LA individual income tax return and nonresident returns for CA and GA claiming a credit for taxes paid to CA and GA. The likelihood is that you will owe LA nothing if the tax rates in CA and GA are equal to or higher than LA.

I'd contact the CPA who prepared your 2013 returns and ask if he will correct this matter, and what the costs involved will be. Let him know that you relied on his professional expertise, and there is the possibility that mistaken advice will cost you money. He should feel a sense of obligation to minimize the costs to you.

If I had to guess, he prepared returns for CA and GA claiming part-year or nonresident status. So those returns should not require amendment. All that will be necessary is filing the LA return with copies of the CA and GA returns attached to support the credit for taxes paid to other states.

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I know you probably can't say anything, but I'd love to hear your inside view on what the heck happened with the Amnesty Letters.

You have to file a tax return for South Carolina. How payments are reported to your husband will determine how they have to be reported on the South Carolina tax return. I don't have enough information to answer your question with any confidence that I'd be providing you with useful advice. Sorry.