Taxes Withheld in More than 3 Non-Resident States

[hfluss]

Under federal personal deductions and credits, for tax withholding, it looks like only information for 3 states can be entered. I have invested in a multi-state real estate partnership, and fortunately, only 3 states withheld taxes (this year).

For my resident NJ return, each state entered feeds into a NJ-COJ schedule to get credit for the tax paid.

Is there a way to enter withholding for more than 4 or more non-resident states? If not, and I have to aggregate states to get the total right for federal purposes, do I have to manually add NJ-COJs? is there a TT limit there?

Thanks!

Harold

[ErnieS0]

Yes. State withholding not entered on a W-2 or 1099 is limited to three states in Other Income Taxes Paid in 2021.

You can have more than three states in the Summary of Taxes Paid to Other States in New Jersey. To add additional states tap Add Another State or Jurisdiction.

Entering withholding for four of more states would depend on the states. The amounts from federal would transfer to the individual state returns, so you could not, for example, lump all the withholding into New York.

For many states, there is no option other than the federal section to enter tax paid on your behalf without overriding the actual forms.

You may be able to enter the withholding in another category such as Balance due on your 2020 state taxes paid in 2021. It depends on the flow of the individual state.

You can manually adjusted NJ-COJ.