I work in New Jersey but live in Florida. I filled out NJ state income tax but don't see a refund. It's just showing NJ refund $0 but I paid $3,014 in NJ state taxes.

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June 21, 2025
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rjs

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Do you physically work in New Jersey, and commute from Florida, or do you mean that you work remotely (telecommuting) in Florida for a company that is located in New Jersey?

Are you an employee who gets a W-2?

How did you pay $3,014 in New Jersey tax? Do you mean that $3,014 was withheld from your pay and is shown in box 17 of your W-2?

Did you fill out a New Jersey resident tax return, Form NJ-1040, or a New Jersey nonresident tax return, Form NJ-1040NR?

Hal_Al

Level 15

As @rjs says, it depends on more information.

NJ does not tax telecommuters. If you never physically worked in NJ, you are not subject to NJ tax. You do not, normally, even need to file am NJ return. But, if NJ tax was withheld, you will need to file a non-resident return to get a refund. Ask your employer to stop withholding NJ tax (they may be unwilling to do do that, because they think they are required to).

To get a refund, you have to allocate your income as NJ source or not, in the TurboTax interview. Allocate your W-2 income as not NJ. If you did work a few days in NJ, you will have to prorate the W-2 income between NJ and not NJ.