Yes.
New Jersey requires anyone who files a tax return and has won money from New Jersey sources to file a New Jersey non-resident tax return to report it. If you haven't filed yet I recommend deleting your New York return, doing the Jersey return and then adding the New York return back in. New York will give you credit for the taxes paid to New Jersey.
I’m a NY State resident and have not filed a tax return in New Jersey before because I never had any income that was earned in New Jersey. I’m only an occasional visitor to New Jersey. Why would I file a New Jersey tax return when I don’t live there and my gambling losses were more than my winnings in 2021?
Even if your gambling losses were greater than your winnings, you would still have to report them separately on a tax return. The IRS and the State of New Jersey do know about your gambling losses, but they do get a copy of your gambling winnings on Form W-2G. Therefore, your losses must be reported in order to offset your gains.
Per New Jersey, gambling winnings from a New Jersey location are taxable to nonresidents. You may use your gambling losses to offset gambling winnings from the same year as long as they do not exceed your total winnings. You must claim zero income for net gambling winnings.
Lastly, you may be required to substantiate gambling losses used to offset winnings reported on your New Jersey tax return. Evidence of losses can include your losing tickets, a daily log or journal of wins and losses, canceled checks, notes, etc.
ok , so I have $XX,XXX in W-2G winnings but more than that in losses. So do I enter -0- in the income box and attach a copy of my W2G and my win/loss statement and mail it in? I'm a bit confused as I don't see anywhere to enter my loss.
No. You have to enter all of your winnings from your W-2G forms and then enter your losses separately. Losses can be deducted up to the amount of winnings, but only if you itemize your deductions on Schedule A.
To enter Form W-2G (Certain Gambling Winnings) in TurboTax, please follow the instructions below:
After you've finished entering all of your gambling winnings, TurboTax will ask about any losses you may have had.
The information entered above on the federal screens will flow directly to your state return.
For more information, please see Can You Claim Gambling Losses on Your Taxes?
[Edited 3/30/22 l 11:24AM PST]
@bholzhauer1
Thats what i thought however it keeps tellung me i owe a few hundred dollars i assumed it would be 0??
According to awesome Turbo Tax Expert KatrinaB in her Turbo Tax post, you don't need to file a NJ non-resident return if your winnings are $10,000 or less. Did you win more than $10,000?