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How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

abhijaypatne — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:45:28 GMT

Question: Our NJ state income is different than federal income. How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

Context: I stayed in NJ and worked in NY state in 2024. My wife worked in a different state for the entire 2024 and doesn't have any income from NJ sources. I filed my NJ state taxes as "married filing separately", but NJ state is counting my wife's income while calculating taxes.

I have received a notice from the NJ state that I owe taxes; they are calculating taxes on the combined income that we used for federal filing. After contacting them, they suggested that I amend the return to include only my income during the filing period. When I try to amend the return on Turbotax, I don't see an option to update my income. It's still pulling in our combined income.

How do I update the gross income so that it only counts my NJ income and doesn't add my wife's income?

Note that I've already selected I am not filng with the same marital status as I used on my Federal return.

TIA! Please let me know if any additional details will be helpful.

Re: How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

fanfare — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:19:06 GMT

"Income Lines 15–26
Gross income means all income you received in the form
of money, goods, property, and services unless specifically
exempt by law. You must report taxable income from everywhere,
whether from inside or outside the State." --- NJ

Use Schedule NJ-COJ to get credit for income tax paid to another state.

@abhijaypatne

Re: How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

abhijaypatne — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:27:28 GMT

Thanks for the reply, @fanfare! Is that applicable for all scenarios, though?

I was following this, which says otherwise

https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/pubs/tgi-ee/git4.pdf

→ Married/CU couples: One is a resident and one is a nonresident If you and your spouse reside in different states for the entire year and only one of you lives in New Jersey, the resident spouse can file a resident return using the filing status Married/Civil Union Filing Separately, even if you are filing a joint federal tax return. The resident spouse calculates income and exemptions as if they filed a separate federal return.

Re: How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

fanfare — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:22:51 GMT

If "One is a resident and one is a nonresident", which I did not infer from your original post, that changes things.

@abhijaypatne

Re: How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

abhijaypatne — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:51:10 GMT

Do you have any suggestion on how to fix (modify) the income being reported?

@fanfare

Re: How do I update gross income for amending NJ state tax return?

fanfare — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:11:25 GMT

Since 2024 e-Filing season has ended (that includes TurboTax Online). your pathways are limited.

I suggest you contact TurboTax Support to petition for a download of 2024 TurboTax Desktop with State .

My understanding is you can get it if you paid the filing fee under TurboTax Online.

@abhijaypatne