sorry to ask again but there are two boxes on the 1040NR form
29A Income from all sources. NJ instructions say to include all income and to take the figure from box 16, the State wages box. This is higher since monies were given to a 403B and this figure in Box 1 is lower
The NJ instructions are as follows:
Line 15 – Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc. Column A
Enter the total of State wages, salaries, tips, bonuses, commissions, etc., from all employment both inside and outside New Jersey. Take the amount from box 16 of your W-2 (see sample below). Include all payments whether in cash, benefits, or property.
My question is for line 29B , which is "Amount from New Jersey Sources"
In this box, do I enter Box 1 (the smaller figure), or Box 16 (which includes as you note, income regardless of the fact that a portion of it was directed into a 403B.
thanks again
I work in New Jersey but live in NY. But by entering the lower number from Box 1 in 29B, my total state tax liability is oddly 10% lower so it wd be advantageous to list Box 1 in line 29 B.
Thanks again for your help.
