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I live in NJ but work in PA. My only income comes from PA. From what I understand, Pa and Nj have a reciprocity agreement so do I still need to file as a nonresident for Pa

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February 5, 2020
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No, as long as your employer has only withheld state tax from your resident state of New Jersey, you don't need to file a Pennsylvania return.

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JLD1

i live in nj work in Philadelphia. the w2 shows taxes withheld in PA not NJ. Do i have to file a PA and New Jersey return?

Also i do not see any mention in the rey=turn regarding Philadelphia wage tax (which witholding was taken out)

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MAK70

Yes, if you did not tell your employer to withhold NJ tax instead of PA, you will have to file a nonresident Pennsylvania return and a New Jersey Resident return. Because of the reciprocity agreement, you can choose to file zero income for PA to get a full refund of withholding OR nonresident with PA source income and get the credit for taxes paid to another state on NJ resident return.