***NOTE: I am reframing a question I asked last night because I may have inadvertently buried the lede.***
Fidelity issued a W-2 to my previous address in NJ. I resided in CT all year. No taxes were withheld; HOWEVER, boxes 15, 16, and 17 identify this income as NJ state wages rather than CT state wages. Because I didn't live in NJ at any time during 2024, I will not be filing a NJ state return. How should I handle this?
***A previous response (before I noted the problem with boxes 15, 16, and 17) indicated that the address shown on the W-2 is irrelevant and I shouldn't worry about this issue. But I hadn't specified that boxes 15-17 show these as NJ State wages, and I don't know if that changes the answer.***
Since I'm e-filing, I could overwrite the incorrect address; in that case, the address would be correct but it wouldn't match the W-2. Alternatively, I could leave the incorrect address; but if I do so, even if the IRS doesn't flag my return because of the difference between my W-2 address and my filing address, won't the State of NJ be looking for taxes?
(The entire year's payment was < $2,000, so my primary concern isn't the amount of taxes due--it's the risk of being audited by NJ for non-payment of taxes or by the IRS for an incorrect W-2.)
Thank you!
