FangxiaL
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State tax filing

If you are not a NYC resident, then you don't pay NYC  tax. When you file your NYS return, the taxes withheld are part of the total payments, which are used to offset your NYS tax liability. So the NYC withholdings are properly counted, not forfeited. 

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