If you lived in NJ the entire tax year, and worked in PA, your W-2 wages are not subject to PA taxes. The only reason you’d have to file a non-resident PA return is if your employer mistakenly withheld PA taxes, or if you had PA income other than W-2 wages, such as rental income from a property located in PA.
Do I have to file pa local taxes?
Do I need to file local tax in PA (Berkheimer)? Yes, if you live in Pennsylvania the state law requires all taxpayers to file a Local Earned Income Tax Return. Berkheimer is one of the local PA Tax Collectors who will file the Local Earned Income Tax Return.
Do you have to file PA-40 if you live in NJ?
The following is from the instructions for Pennsylvania Form PA-40. “A resident of one of these reciprocal states whose employer withheld PA income tax must file Form PA-40 reflecting no compensation on line 1a and the PA tax withheld on line 13.
Do you have to file PA tax return when you work in NJ?
Fill it out and submit to your employer so they will start withholding taxes for the state of NJ instead of PA. In the meantime, you will need to first file a PA non-resident return and then a New Jersey resident tax return. You will get credit in NJ for the tax paid in PA.
Can a nonresident file tax return in Pennsylvania?
Nonresidents are taxed only on the income they receive from sources within Pennsylvania, and cannot qualify for the credit for taxes paid to other states. A Pennsylvania resident is either domiciled in Pennsylvania or domiciled in another state or country but qualifies as a statutory resident.
When do you have to file a PA-40 tax return?
Who Must File Every resident, part-year resident or nonresident individual must file a Pennsylvania Income Tax Return (PA-40) when he or she realizes income generating $1 or more in tax, even if no tax is due (e.g., when an employee receives compensation where tax is withheld). Refer to the below section on TAXATION, for additional information.
