rjs
Level 15
Level 15

State tax filing


@fanfare wrote:

@rjs   "enter the amount you actually paid plus the Homestead Benefit"

Doing this would be taking a deduction for taxes you did not pay. That's a no-no.


@fanfare  It is explicitly allowed on the New Jersey tax return. The instructions tell you to do it that way. The following is from the instructions for Form NJ-1040, page 24.

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