I live in NYC but work in CT and am therefore subject to state taxes in both. I pay 1) NY state tax 2) NYC city tax and 3) CT state tax.
My question is twofold: 1) Is it the case I can just apply my CT state tax as a credit against my NY state tax? Given NY is always higher, if, for example, I owe $15 in NY and $10 in CT, I would just owe $5 to NY?
and 2) Is there a way to change my withholding with my employer so as to avoid my current massive withholding percentages (ie my withholdings are for all three taxes described above). My employer has others in my same situation, so I have reached out to HR as well.
