Check "Remove These Wages" for each state wage line that is a duplicate. Live in NJ, work in NY. Do I remove the NY line?

[Erica]

On my NJ state return, under “Let's Confirm Your Taxable State Wages“, I have 2 lines.  I work in NY & live in NJ.  It states "Remove Wages for each state wage line that is duplicate".  Do I remove the NY line?  Thanks!

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

Yes.  Because of state programming requirements, TurboTax includes both income lines as part of the NJ income, which doubles the amount of income that is taxable to NJ.  The next screen is titled Let's Confirm Your Taxable State Wages from (Employer).  Click on the NY box so that those reported wages are not included on New Jersey's return.

[kessafi]

I am in the same situation (I work in NY and live in NJ). However, the W2 shows both lines as NY. Note that one of the amounts has "State Income Tax" in box 17 and the other one doesn't.

[AmyC]

You don't need the NY line twice, delete one. Be sure to prepare the NY return first since it is non-resident, then do NJ.

@kessafi

[marisol2]

regarding the question live in NJ and work in NY, what about if it's vice versa, live in NY and work in NJ, which state wage do I have to take out of the state taxable. Should I take out NJ as I only work there and live in NY.

[kessafi]

Thank you. Which one do I delete. They have different amounts (one has tax paid next to it and the other one doesn’t).

[VictoriaD75]

Do they have the same dollar amount? It is possible there was an error on your W-2 from your employer if it had the same state in boxes 15-17. You should check with them prior to deleting any information from your return.

Income is taxed in the state where earned. But, the income will also likely be taxed in your resident state. In the case of NY/NJ. If you work in NY and live in NJ, you must complete a nonresident return for the state of NY, and a resident return for the state of NJ. You should complete the nonresident return first so you can receive credit for taxes paid to other states on your resident return. If the opposite is true, you live in NY and work in NJ, the same rules apply. NY will tax your income as a resident, and NJ will tax income earned in its state.

NY and NJ do not have a state reciprocal agreement. A state reciprocal agreement can allow you to withhold only for your home state. You must have a form on file with your employer. 

​State Reciprocal Agreement​​​

[rfritz48]

The solution sounds simple but I do not get that screen asking me to confirm my New Jersey taxable wages. What do I do now?

[AmyC]

You should be seeing where to enter NJ income in NJ return.

@rfritz48

• On a part year return, NJ asks how much of your wages was earned in NJ. Enter the correct amount.
• The non-resident NJ asks Did you earn all of your wages in New Jersey? Select NO and a drop down box appears and asks how much was earned in NJ.

[rfritz48]

The response was, "

You should be seeing where to enter NJ income in NJ return.

On a part year return, NJ asks how much of your wages was earned in NJ. Enter the correct amount. The non-resident NJ asks Did you earn all of your wages in New Jersey? Select NO and a drop down box appears and asks how much was earned in NJ."

The problem is I am not getting the question whether I earned all of my wages in New Jersey or the appropriate drop down box. The program is taking me straight to the bottom line, saying I owe a large amount. When checking the recap, I see that my earnings are almost double actual earnings. I've determined that the reason is that my New York taxable income is being added to my New Jersey taxable income. How do I correct this when the question and drop down box  are not appearing?

[AmyC]

Ohhhhh! Follow these steps. You have something stuck somewhere that should not be.

Please do these things:

1. Delete the state and all forms with it:
   1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax.
   2. In the left menu, select Tax Tools
   3. then select  Tools.
   4. In the pop-up window named Tool Center,
   5. choose Delete a form.
   6. Select Delete next to the form/schedule/worksheet in the list and follow the instructions.
2. Log out of your return.
3. Try one or more of the following:
   • Don't use Internet Explorer.
   • Clear cookies and cache, instructions on the links.
     • Google Chrome
     • Microsoft Internet Explorer
     • Safari
   • Sign in using a different browser.
   • Sign in using a different device.
4. Log back into your return.
5. Enter the form again.

If there is still something wrong, you may want to contact a specialist that can work through that section of the return with you.

@rfritz48

[rfritz48]

Thanks. I was able to open up the form in the tools section and make the correction directly to the form. I then had to close down the program and reopen it.  I had previously tried this to no avail, but this time upon reentering the Turbo tax program, all of the messages and boxes you mentioned appeared and the problem has been resolved.

[DawnC]

Glad you got it resolved!  Sometimes things get 'stuck' and the only way to resolve it is to exit the program and re-open it.  

[Sraia15]

Do I check this box if I only worked in NJ? 

[ErnieS0]

@Sraia15 If you lived and worked in New Jersey, there will be no duplicate wage box to check. Your NJ wage amount should be the same as Box 16 state wages on your W-2. And your W-2 should only have a NJ row.