Hi,
During this year, I lived in Texas then I moved to NJ and am working in NY (later this year).
So I have two W2 from Texas and NY.
After I filled in the federal tax and NY state tax, I went over to fill in the NJ state tax.
My W2 wages are the TOTAL (TX W2 + NY W2) so when I go to fill in the NJ state tax, I answer the question of how much of this TOTAL amount did you earn while living or working in NJ by adding the NY W2 amount only. Now when I continue through to the Income and Deductions Summary, I see that my total income 2k less than the amount I added earlier (NY W2 amount).
Since NY W2 amount is the total income I got while living in NJ, shouldn't the summary have that same total amount? why is it 2k less?
For instance, when I move through the filing part to check and print my tax forms, I get the following:
1. Income properly taxed by both New Jersey and other jurisdiction. (Instructions page 33) Jurisdiction Name: New York. Do not combine the same income taxed by more than one jurisdiction. (The amount on line 1 cannot exceed the amount on line 2.): $40,000
2. Income subject to tax by New Jersey (From line 29, NJ-1040): $38,000
In this case, shouldn't line 2 be the same amount as line 1? why is it showing 2k less amount?
