Hello,
I received my 2025 W-2 today and I believe it may have wrong information. I am hoping that a member of the community can help me understand New York state tax requirements.
In 2025, I lived and worked in North Carolina until the end of July. (I had submitted my resignation letter in mid-July and my final day of employment in North Carolina was July 24th.) About a week later, I relocated to New York.
My former employer included income for both North Carolina and New York on my W-2. These amounts are listed in box 16 (one on top of the other). However, I never worked for the company while living in New York. That said, I did receive my final bonus after separation (from a prior quarter). The amount of the bonus was significantly less than the state wage amount shown in box 16 for New York.
I called HR at my former company and was told that even though I never worked for the company while living in New York, they have to report the North Carolina source income to New York now that I live here.
Can someone confirm if this is accurate?
Thanks in advance!
