New Jersey Tax Division Publishes Information on Individual Income Tax Filing Status

The New Jersey Division of Taxation Jan. 1 published information on individual income tax filing status. Taxpayers’ state filing status must match their federal filing status unless they meet an exception or have special circumstances. The publication provides information on filing status options and exceptions, as well as special circumstances for civil unions or married couples, nonresident aliens, and domestic partners who use a different filing status for state returns. The information includes: 1) taxpayers must follow federal filing status guidelines when completing their state returns even if they don’t submit a federal return; 2) taxpayers in a civil union ...