For a few years I worked out of NJ in a 100% travel job. I rented an apartment in Atlanta to keep my things, but didn't work in Georgia. My employer deducted payroll taxes for NJ and said I didn't need to pay taxes in Georgia since I didn't work there and was there only some weekends throughout the year.

Now Georgia says I need to pay taxes there in addition to those I paid in NJ and is threatening legal action. Can they tax me on all my income if I never worked there and spent maybe 10% of each year in the state? When my NJ license came up for renewal I did have to get a GA license. Does that make me a resident?

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You need to file a GA return. You will get a credit for the taxes paid to NJ, resulting in littleor no balance due.

Lon

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Originally Posted by Lon

you need to file a GA return. You will get a credit for the taxes paid to NJ, resulting in littleor no balance due.

Lon

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HELP! I calculated the amount of tax for 1996-1998 as about $2200 (based on 2003 tax tables). The state of Georgia says they are going to take me to court for $16000 because of interest, penalties, and collection fees! Can you recommend a good tax attorney in Georgia?

Also, do you know where I could find tax forms for those three years so I can fill out the forms and send them to them? They calculated my tax liability as $8500 for those 2.25 years. That's obviously wrong.

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I'm surethat AtlantaTaxExpert can help you find somebody. You may want to send him a PM.

For the period when you lived in NJ you do not owe income taxes in GA, even though you kept an apartment there - assuming that you lived in NJ for at least 184 days for each of the years in question. That's the threshold that makes you an NJ resident. Your GA apartment is then a second home, not your primary residence. I suggest that in your correspondence with GA you provide documentation that you were not a GA resident - copies of your NJ lease agreements, your NJ tax returns, etc.