Non resident state tax return

You have to file a New Jersey nonresident tax return if your total income from everywhere, not just from New Jersey, was more than $10,000 if your filing status is single or married filing separately, or more than $20,000 for any other filing status. You will have to pay New Jersey tax on the income you earned in New Jersey. You will get a credit on your New York tax return for part or all of the tax that you pay to New Jersey. The credit on the New York tax return is called the Resident Credit. Prepare your New Jersey nonresident tax return first, then your New York resident tax return.