I moved to NJ in late december from TX and only received a W-2 for TX. I lived in NJ for the last 12 days of 2016. What do I include in other wage adjustments w2 nj?

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

It depends.  If you did not get paid for any work you did in NJ during 2016, you will not need to make any adjustments, because you will not need to file a state return.  Only income earned in NJ and paid to you in 2016 will be taxable, and it seems like you would likely not have any (or very, very little).

You will file a NJ resident return on your 2017 tax return (filed next year).  

[jimmanchisi]

Thank you for the quick response!  I believe that I have to claim 12/366 of my income for 2016 since I became a NJ resident on 12/20/2016 and transferred to my company's NJ office.  Are there any other items (for example, from my W-2, box 12) that also need to be prorated?

[jimmanchisi]

Thank you for the quick response!  I believe that I have to claim 12/366 of my income for 2016 since I became a NJ resident on 12/20/2016 and transferred to my company's NJ office.  Are there any other items (for example, from my W-2, box 12) that also need to be prorated?

[DanielV01]

That 12/366th is what was left in the year, but you probably pay even less than that.  You can use that if you choose, but, in reality, you only pay tax on income that you earned in NJ and was paid before the calendar year.  Very, very rare that the last week of the year is paid out before the year is over; it is usually paid in following year.  You can use that fraction if you wish (and do so if there's no tax anyways), but it's probably accurate to have an even lower number.  I don't see you having very much tax to pay in NJ this year, if you have to pay at all.

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