Monday, February 1, 2010

Live in Florida but work in New Jersey - Refund on state taxes


Live in Florida but work in New Jersey - Refund on state taxes?
I live in Florida but work in New Jersey four to five days a week. I don't stay there on the weekends. My employer has been taking state taxes out of the check. Is there a way to get a refund on the state taxes being withheld at the end of year?
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1 :
The money you earn in NJ will be taxable in NJ. You may get a refund if you have overpaid or you may owe if you have underpaid. You certainly won't get it all back just because you leave the state on weekends.
2 :
Since you work in NJ, you must pay NJ income taxes. You must file a non-resident NJ return. You might get a refund, but you won't get all of the taxes refunded. Actually, you may be treated as a NJ resident as that is where you return at the end of the workday most of the time. It would not be hard at all to argue that NJ is actually your tax home under the law. That probably won't affect your tax bill unless you have other income earned outside of NJ. If you do, NJ can make a convincing case to tax that as well.






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