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ssvanka2005
Apr 17, 2007, 01:01 PM
I work in NJ on contract and live in NJ but my employer is in NC. I pay NC taxes and not paying NJ taxes.

Is it ok?
AtlantaTaxExpert
Apr 24, 2007, 09:27 AM
Negative.

Since you live and work in NJ, you should be paying NJ taxes, NOT NC taxes.

NJ will eventually figure out that you are a NJ resident and come looking for their "pound of flesh". That could be a rather unpleasant experience.
ssvanka2005
Apr 24, 2007, 11:57 AM
My employer told me that....since I am on H1 and not sure how long the contract is going to be in NJ...so did taxes in NC. We are going to change it now to NJ. As I got W2 for NC in 2006, is there any issue with 2006 filing?
AtlantaTaxExpert
Apr 24, 2007, 02:07 PM
IMHO, you need to file NJ taxes and amend your NC tax return to get ALL of the withheld NC taxes back.

NJ has a legal claim to the tax you owe them; NC does NOT, since you did NOT work or live in NC.