Worked in New Jersey for 6 months but lived in New York the whole time

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March 25, 2020
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I worked in New Jersey for 6 months but lived in New York the whole time. When filing New Jersey state taxes both New York and New Jersey incomes are listed which total more than my federal income. Do I just keep New Jersey or the bigger of the two?

Best answer by MayaD

So on my non resident new jersey taxed I should drop NY with a check mark to delete it from my new jersey calculations?

Yes. On NJ non-resident return, check the box to remove NY wages.

ReginaM

Level 12

When you are adding your State Returns, add your New York state return first and then add your New Jersey return. This triggers the state questions to be asked in the correct order for TurboTax to make sure that your return(s). To make sure these are added in the correct order, delete your state returns by following these steps.

While in your Tax Home,
Select State,
Select Continue,
Select Delete next to the State of New York,
Follow the same procedure for the State of New Jersey.

Add your state returns by following these steps:

While in your Tax Home,
Select State,
Select Continue,
Select Add a state.
Add New York first, answer the on-screen prompts to get through this section.
Add New Jersey next, answer the on-screen prompts to get through this section.

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Zebnarz22Author

Level 2

but everything I read says do non resident state first then do your resident state second

DavidD66

Level 15

I recommend you prepare the non-resident state first. This ensures that the resident state will properly calculate any credit for taxes paid to the other state, that you may be eligible for. This prevents you from being double-taxed on the same income.

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