[SantaClaus]

Hi,

I live in NJ and work for a company which was located (not sure if incorporated is correct term!) in NY (NYC) and later moved the office to NJ. For the duration the company office was in NYC I was taxed by NY state tax laws and later by NJ state tax laws.

Would I be able to claim refund from NJS for the period I was taxed by NYS tax laws.

Thanks,
Santaclaus :)

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

Where the COMPANY is located is irrelevant.

What matters is where YOU are working and where YOU live to determine your state tax liability.

You owe taxes to the state where you LIVE on all of your salary, regardless of where it was earned.

You owe taxes to the state where you work as well. You can claim a credit on your home state tax return for the taxes paid to the working state so you do not get double-taxed.

Based on what you have said, you would have to file NY AND NJ state tax returns.

[NJ]

I worked for a company with an office in NYC for the first 2 months of the year in 09. My department was granted work from home access and we all work out of our homes now. I live in NJ.

When filing with NY, do I only report the wages I earned during the time that I worked from NY or do I have to file the entire year's wages to NY even though I live and worked in NJ for most of the year? My W2 shows just about my full salary for both states in box 16.

I'm incurring a tax liability in NY because obviously most of my taxes for the year were taken out in NJ. Any suggestions?

[AtlantaTaxExpert]

If you have not already figured it out, you would file a New York returnfor the income earned in New York for the first two months, then file a NJ return for the rest of the year.