Wife forgot to change address with employer after we moved. NJ taxes were withheld for one month before it was taken off. How to file taxes?

[mmathis138]

We never lived in NJ during 2019. Taxes were only taken out in January for NJ. Income tax collected from NJ was only $57. Do I have to file a return with NJ because of this? It's my understanding that I should be able to claim this money back because I never lived in NJ in 2019 and taxes were improperly taken.

I'm trying to file through TurboTax, but it's telling me I owe taxes to NJ. What's the best way to go about this? I'm happy to just not file if that's an option as well.

[fanfare]

get the NJ-1040NR forms online at nj taxation website and file manually.

You had no NJ income but tax withheld so you are due a refund of $57.

[fanfare]

If your W-2 show NJ income, you can report that if the NJ tax stays at zero.

Otherwise you may need to get a corrected W-2 from your employer.

[mmathis138]

Her W-2 shows $3188 in state wages as the paycheck was for the whole month of January. Can I still file with 0 income as she didn't actually earn this income in NJ or do I need a corrected W-2?

[fanfare]

The way NJ 1040NR works it looks like you would owe tax on that NJ income.