Please see below for eligibility requirements for the New Jersey Property Tax Credit:
You are eligible for a property tax deduction or a property tax credit only if:
- You were domiciled and maintained a principal residence as a homeowner or tenant in New Jersey during the tax year; and
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Your principal residence, whether owned or rented, was subject to property taxes, that were paid either as actual property taxes or through rent; and
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If you rented your principal residence, it had its own separate kitchen and bathroom that you did not share with occupants of other units in the building, if there were other units;
- If your principal residence was a unit in a multi-unit property you owned, the property had no more than four units and no more than one of those was a commercial unit;
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Your gross income is more than $20,000 ($10,000 if filing status is single or married/CU partner, filing separate return), or you (and/ or your spouse/civil union partner if filing jointly) were 65 or older or blind or disabled on the last day of the tax year.
Note: Residents with gross income of $20,000 or less ($10,000 if filing status is single or married/CU partner, filing separate return) are eligible for a property tax credit only if they were 65 years or older or blind or disabled on the last day of the tax year.
https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/proptaxdeduc_credit.shtml
If you qualify, in the New Jersey state section of TurboTax, you will see a screen called About the Homestead Rebate and Property Tax Deduction. This screen will start the questions necessary to generate the NJ Property Tax Credit. (see screenshot)
