topic I got a stipend from an org in NY for an internship in NJ. Which state do I file taxes for? in State tax filing

I got a stipend from an org in NY for an internship in NJ. Which state do I file taxes for?

Be Kay — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:13:00 GMT

What state are you from?

DanielV01 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:13:01 GMT

What state are you from?

I live in NY

Be Kay — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:13:03 GMT

I live in NY

Stipend was paid for by an organization in NY, but the wo...

Be Kay — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:13:04 GMT

Stipend was paid for by an organization in NY, but the work was in NJ

If the stipend is taxable (not all stipends are), the sti...

DanielV01 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:13:06 GMT

If the stipend is taxable (not all stipends are), the stipend is taxable in both states. New York may tax you as a resident, and New Jersey as a nonresident, but NY will provide you a credit for the tax you pay to NJ on this income. In this case, you file a NJ nonresident return, and then a NY resident return. This way, the credit for taxes paid to NJ will transfer over to your NY return.

Another reason to prepare the NJ return first is to see if they actually tax the income. If you have a $0 tax liability in NJ, that would mean you don't have to file there, and you would only file a NY return in that case.