The simple answer is yes. New Jersey residents who work in New York State must file a New York Nonresident Income Tax return (Form IT-203) and a New Jersey Resident Income Tax Return (Form NJ-1040).

Do you pay NYC tax if you work in NYC?

As a resident, you pay state tax (and city tax if a New York City or Yonkers resident) on all your income no matter where it is earned. As a nonresident, you only pay tax on New York source income, which includes earnings from work performed in New York State, and income from real property located in the state.

Do you pay New York City tax if you live in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn is part of New York City and is subject to the same sales tax, property tax and income tax levied against the other four boroughs, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. If you live in one of the five boroughs of New York (both Brooklyn and Manhattan are boroughs), then you pay NYC taxes.

Do you have to file taxes if you live in NJ and work in NY?

If you live in New Jersey and work in New York, you have to file tax in both states. According to TurboTax, if you work in New York and live in New Jersey you have to file an income tax return for both states. You must pay New York State income tax on any income you earned while you were working in that state.

What happens if you work in New Jersey and live in NJ?

If you live in New Jersey and work in New York, you will have to file income taxes in both states. Generally, New Jersey will give you a credit for the tax that you paid to New York, but you may still owe additional tax to New Jersey as well.

Can you get a NJ tax refund if you work in New Jersey?

Yes. If you are due a refund from New Jersey you will receive it. Because you live in one state and work in another you are required to file 2 state tax returns; A non-resident tax return for New Jersey, (link below,)

Do you get tax credit if you live in New Jersey?

Again, the answer is yes. But not on the same income. “New Jersey residents will receive a tax credit on their New Jersey return for any tax paid to New York, or another state, on income earned in and taxed to both states,” says Julie Sforza-Smith, JD, State Program Manager, The Tax Institute at H&R Block.