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I tested this and the NJ medical deduction calculated properly for me.
It was tested a few different ways
I would remove all medical expenses and then add them back in.
Thank you for your recommendation. I tried what was suggested and I am still not seeing it calculating the right way. Can it do something with living in state of NJ but all income coming from working in NY State? The amount also does not meet the Federal Medical deduction of 7.5% threshold but does exceed 2% NJ threshold.
Thank you for the additional information. I was able to recreate this.
Here's what happens.
When you have more in medical expenses you have less in NJ taxable income.
This lowers the credit for the tax you paid to NY.
When you have less in medical expenses you have more in NJ taxable income.
This increases the credit for the tax you paid to NY.
The very slight movement that you see is the difference in tax rates.
Thank you. Just to confirm then, the calculations across the 2 states are correct then? Rate difference in my tax bracket between NY and NJ is 6.57%-6.37%=.2%
For every $1000 over the 2% threshold equates to $2. I verified with $1000 increments to confirm.
That would be correct. I hope this explained it.
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