TomD8
Level 15

State tax filing

You owe NJ income tax because you're a resident of NJ.  Your resident state can tax ALL your income, regardless of where you earn it.

 

The NJ-PA reciprocity agreement simply means that a NJ resident who earns W-2 wages or salary in PA is taxed on that income only by their home state of NJ.

 

If you haven't already done so, submit PA Form REV-419 to your employer to declare exemption from PA withholding.  Here's a link to the form:

https://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications/FormsforBusinesses/EmployerWithholding/Documents/rev...

 

If your employer mistakenly withheld PA taxes, you'll have to submit a non-resident PA tax return, on which you declare zero PA income, in order to obtain a refund.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.