Hi,

If you live in NJ and work in NY and did not recieve a W2 for NJ, how do you file taxes for NJ. (There is no income at all from NJ)

Thanks,
Santa

johncat

I am dealing with a related issue in a question I have posted. I understand that you are required to file a return in your State of residency because it is the requirement of most States. I have found detailed answers on State websites in the recent past to questions such as yours.

SantaClaus

Can you please post the link to the thread/post you have added.

Thanks,
Santaclaus

johncat

Hi SC,

Well, I'm not sure, now that you ask. I had thought that if I have a residence in a State (or, for example, had a corporation in a State, which is in essence the same as being a person with an address) that I would have to file a return even though I might not have had any income. If you're a resident of a State but had no income in that State then you would file a return stating that you had no income.
Apologies for my post, I had tried to edit it to state someof what I just wrote but for some reason the edit didn't work. My edited answer was a little better than the one that you saw. At any rate, I am not an accountant and I don't really know the answer to your question. I had found in the past that the State websites do have the answers to those types of questions. So it may be worth your looking up the NJ State website up and hunting around in the section on taxes. Or even just calling them directly.

Thank you.

The thread I posted can be found here.
I would be thrilled if someone had some experience with my topic. I'm actually seeking to change my State of residence but retain my worker status here in NY State for a number of reasons one of which I get into in my thread.

MukatA

SantaClaus:
You must file tax returns for both NY and NJ states. First you will complete NY tax return as nonresident.
Then you will complete NJ tax return as resident or part year resident. On your NJ return, you will claim credit for taxes paid in the NY.