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It looks like this is mostly correct.  Here are the steps you should take: You should have filled out the information on your nonresident New York return first.  If you didn't, go back to Your State Returns on the left side menu in TurboTax Online, delete the NJ return, then go through the NY nonresident return.  Make sure that none of any of your other income items are being allocated to New York. The allocation of you wage income of 8 months to New York would be correct. Once your New York return is finished, go back and add the New Jersey return. When you get to screen in New Jersey that states "Let's Confirm Your Taxable State Wages from [employer]", you will want to remove the New Jersey wages as they are a duplicate amount and not the New York wages. I realize this may seem to be incorrect, however, states will typically tax all your income regardless of where it was earned, then give a credit if you pay taxes to another state on that income.  Since your New York wages in box 16 equal your box 1 wages, then the wages in box 16 for New Jersey will need to be removed as they are duplicating the amount for New York.   Assuming that you will work in New York all of next year and still live in New Jersey all year, you will still be filing returns from both states.

81070 is the code for Lincoln Consolidated School District.  To preview your return: In the desktop program, switch to forms mode. If you are using the online version: Go to the state return and enter go to Tax Tools, then select Tools, select View Tax Summary, you should see your state summary, if not, look on the left side and select it. To view your entire return and all worksheets: For online: On the left side, select  Tax Tools Select Print center Select Print, save or preview this year's return If you have not paid, select pay now.

I appreciate your insight, thank you. I looked at “TurboTax Home & Business + TurboTax Advantage” and its ‘benefits’ section, similar to what you have, I think. Can TurboTax Premier fully support a U.S. single-member LLC (which you disregarded), or other US entity, that owns a Colombian rental — i.e. prepare Schedule E with depreciation, Form 1116 (foreign tax credit) and Form 8938 entries (if needed)? Also: does TurboTax provide any FBAR (FinCEN 114) filing help/guidance, or must that be done separately at FinCEN.gov? Finally, confirm TurboTax does not handle complex foreign-entity filings (e.g., Form 5471) — I’ll hire a CPA for those. Thanks. @pk 

both these shows availability today in the forms tool (= at some point today, later, maybe tomorrow, maybe not - these are estimates not guarantees and could still move around) and have been switching in and out of available or 1/23 this week during the release of the retirement section this week.  So presumably there is some open question preventing them being released for filing.  This all due to the big bill and other forms changes from IRS.  you'll just have to wait a little longer if you are actually ready to file - IRS isn't accepting returns til 1/26 anyway except for early test batches.   https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

MY RETURN IS IN PENDING—what does that mean?   You will not get any information from the IRS refund site while your return is in pending.  The IRS does not have your return yet.   Did you e-file?  Did you click that big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”  If so, your return is now in “pending” on a server.  Do not try to change anything while your return is in pending.On January  26  the IRS will begin to accept/reject e-files.  The IRS accepts a FEW returns in test batches ahead of January 26—-but that is very random.   Watch your emails—including your spam folder—for the notice about whether your e-file has been accepted or rejected.  If your return is rejected you will be able to make corrections before re-filing.   If the return you e-filed is accepted you will have to wait until it has been fully processed and then amend it to fix any mistakes or omissions.  It has been taking the IRS four to six months—sometimes longer—to process amended returns.   If you e-filed your state return there will be another email later that tells you if the state was accepted or rejected.   WARNING:   Do not try to change anything on your return while it is pending.   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-first-day-of-2026-filing-season-online-tools-and-