I live in NJ but have had 2 PA jobs in 2019, one of which is in Philly. 1 W2 has PA in box 15 and the other has NJ in Box 15 but Philly Non-Resi in box 20, what to do?

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February 4, 2020
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W2 #1:
Box 15: PA
Box 20: PA (local)

W2 #2:
Box 15: NJ
Box 20: 510101 (philly non-resident)

Note: there's also an amount in box 17 that went to NJ (I had them stop this in Jan of 2019)

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DaveF1006

Level 15

The information in Box 20 is information you need to fill out a Philly City Tax return as a non-resident. Turbo Tax does not support filing a Philadelphia city Tax Return but that information is there for you for future reference. It is safe to assume you do not need to include this in your W2 information. Please review this link for further information on filing Philadelphia City Returns.

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onegloryAuthor

Level 2

Hi, Thanks!

My questions are:

for W2 #1 do I need to select "Pennsylvania" in "Other state income" in "My info" for this?
for W2 #1 do I need to file a PA return?
for W2 #2 I don't believe I need to file a PA return for Philly Non-Resident (wage) taxes/local. Or do I? I should be doing the credit section when I'm doing the NJ return correct?

It's just a bit confusing what selections I should be making and what forms I should be doing.

AmyC

Level 15

1. Yes, you do have PA state income because it was incorrectly withheld. NJ and PA are reciprocal states. You should not have had PA state tax taken from you at all. You are supposed to give Rev-419 to your employer. Here is the link for reciprocal states with more information.

2. You will have to file a PA return on those PA wages showing you are a NJ resident.

3. You worked in Philadelphia so you pay taxes there. Since it came out of your wages, you do not need to file a city return.

4. You will file a credit on your NJ return for the PA tax liability. The program requires you create your PA return first and then your NJ for figures to calculate correctly.

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