[vnetta]

Hello All - I'm at a loss, I work in NY but live in NJ and my company just explained to me that the amount of taxes taken out should be higher in NY not NJ. But when I file my taxes, I end up owing NJ and getting a refund from NY. The person that does my taxes told me that the company should have taken out more money in taxes for NJ - Help - I don't know what to do.

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

If you work in NY and live in NJ and if the NY income is your only source of income, then you should be paying ZERO NJ taxes.

REASON: NY has a higher tax rate, and NJ gives you a credit for taxes paid to another state like NY. The only way you should have paid ANY taxes to NJ is if you had other sources of income that is NJ-based, like perhaps your wife's salary.

If not, then your tax guy does not know what he/she is doing and you need to get another tax person.

If you want my help to review your 2006 tax return, contact me at the email address below. I will review your return at no charge to determine if it needs to be fixed.

[odette santiago]

I work for HHC NYC Hospital for a period of 20 years My title is except, Human Resources has made an error stating ihave to pay commutors taxes and Yonkers but I live at Peekskill Westchester County I've called every where I known my Title is limited so where is this listing of Excepts

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

Try the NY state department of taxation.