Hello. Married couple, both NY residents, one works in NJ. From NJ's site:
"Married/CU couples both nonresidents: Only one has New Jersey income
If you and your spouse were nonresidents for the entire tax year, and only one of you has income from New Jersey sources, the spouse with income from New Jersey may file a nonresident return using the Married/Civil Union Filing Separately status. The spouse may also use that status, even if you filed a joint federal return. You have the option of filing a joint nonresident return, but you will have to combine your income and deductions."
This makes it seem like the spouse who doesn't have any NJ income has to file as well, but that doesn't make sense...can anyone clarify? Thanks!
