It is a term that means "How much of your income was actually earned in NY"? If you were a NY nonresident, all of your income can be reported to NY, because that is what the state requires of NY employers. However, if not all of the income was actually earned inside of NY, you must use the allocation screens to state how much was earned in NY, and tell the method you used to determine that amount.
If all of your income reported to NY is earned and therefore taxable in NY, you will not need to allocate.
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