# Quick tax question (live in NJ, but worked in NYC)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655 "2005-01-07T22:54:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655/1 "2005-01-07T22:54:49Z")

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I earned my first taxable wages this year, working in NYC over the summer; yet I live in New Jersey. I should have a couple hundred dollars coming back in the form of a tax rebate. Do I need to file the NY state forms, the NJ forms, or both? I’m hoping to use the [free version of TurboTax](http://www.taxfreedom.com/) online, but maybe I need a more sophisticated program that will handle multiple states?

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**Author:** ![Cillasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@Cillasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cillasi)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655/2 "2005-01-07T23:49:37Z")

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In general, you would file 1 federal return and 2 state returns (NY and NJ). However, if you did not earn enough money in 2004 to be required to file tax returns, just file the federal EZ and file for the refund in the state(s) taxes were deducted for.

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655/3 "2005-01-08T00:00:07Z")

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In particular, if you made less than $10,000, you don’t have to file NJ state tax (it’s in the beginning of the instructions).

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-tax-question-live-in-nj-but-worked-in-nyc/283655/4 "2005-01-10T03:24:35Z")

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Isn’t there also a NYC income tax? It would appear on your pay stub.

Peace.