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    kelund333 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 24, 2011, 10:44 AM
    Work in ny and live in nj. Employer taking out nj tax. Is this correct?
    I work in NY and live in NJ. Employer is deducting NJ state taxes as the payroll supervisor says I pay the taxes of the state in which I live. I believe it's the other way around. I asked to have NY state taxes deducted instead. She says she can't stop the NJ state tax tax deduction, but will take out NY state taxes also, if I insist. Whose right?
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    Jan 24, 2011, 10:55 AM

    It depends on the reciprocity laws between NY and NJ (no I'm not familiar with what they are).

    For example , I work in DC and live in VA. I pay VA taxes, not DC taxes... (thank god). I am sure there are locations the inverse applies to.
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    Jan 24, 2011, 11:51 AM

    Kelund - you are correct. Since you work in NY, you should have NY tax withheld from your paycheck, not NJ. There is no reciprocity agreement between NJ and NY.
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    Jan 26, 2011, 09:11 PM
    You withheld for taxes in the state where you WORK, because the residence state will give you a tax credit for the taxes paid to the working state.
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