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On April 14, 2020 Governor Murphy signed into law the "COVID-19 Fiscal Mitigation Act" (P.L. 2020, c.19). The Act automatically extends certain tax filings and payments originally due on April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020.
Individual Gross Income Tax, Partnership, and Corporation Business Tax calendar year filers now have until July 15 to file and pay these taxes, including estimated tax payments due on April 15. Penalties and interest will not be imposed on the balance of tax due between the original due date and the extended due date for returns and/or payments submitted by July 15, 2020. All other returns and payments are due on their original due date (including 2nd quarter estimated tax payments for calendar year filers).
Information about the Federal Economic Impact Payment – Stimulus Check
This payment is from the federal government and is sometimes referred to as a “stimulus payment.” These payments are automatic for most taxpayers who meet the income guidelines. No further action is needed by taxpayers who filed tax returns in 2018 and 2019, including most seniors and retirees. No State or federal taxes will be taken out of your stimulus check, and any stimulus money received does not affect your 2020 tax return.
New Jersey cannot provide any information about the amount, eligibility, or when you may receive a payment. Please visit the IRS website for more information.
NJ Income Tax – Part-Year Residents
If you became a resident of New Jersey or you moved out of the state during the tax year, you are considered a part-year New Jersey resident. Part-year residents may be required to file a New Jersey tax return.
Since New Jersey does not have a special form for part-year filers, you must use the regular resident return, Form NJ-1040. The return provides a line for you to show the period of your residency in the state.
As a part-year resident, you report only the income you earned or received while you were a New Jersey resident. You must prorate all the credits, exclusions, exemptions, and deductions for which you qualify. That means you can take only that part of the full deduction, credit, exclusion, or exemption that represents the amount of time you were a resident of the state.
If you continued to receive income from New Jersey sources after you moved out of the state, or if you received income from New Jersey sources prior to moving to the state, then you also will have to file a New Jersey nonresident tax return, Form NJ-1040NR. In this case, you will file both a part-year resident return and a part-year nonresident return.
You must file a return and pay tax on the income you earned if:
your filing status is:
and your gross income from everywhere for the entire year was more than the filing threshold:
Single
Married/CU partner, filing separate return
$10.000
Married/CU couple, filing joint return Head of household Qualifying window(er)/surviving CU partner
$20,000
More information about the filing requirements for part-year residents is available in Tax Topic Bulletin GIT-6, Part-Year Residents
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