Joe T.

NJ responded, and gave this reason for a $0 tax: "If your gross income is below the filing threshold for the appropriate filing status, you do not have a tax liability, and you should only be filing a return to obtain a refund of withholdings, credits, or previously made estimated payments or forwarded credits from your prior-year return. If you meet the eligibility requirements, your property tax credit will automatically be included with your Homestead Benefit." Something like these changes seem...

NJ responded, and gave this reason for a $0 tax: "If your gross income is below the filing threshold for the appropriate filing status, you do not have a tax liability, and you should only be filing a return to obtain a refund of withholdings, credits, or previously made estimated payments or forwarded credits from your prior-year return. If you meet the eligibility requirements, your property tax credit will automatically be included with your Homestead Benefit." Something like these changes seem...

NJ responded, and gave this reason for a $0 tax: "If your gross income is below the filing threshold for the appropriate filing status, you do not have a tax liability, and you should only be filing a return to obtain a refund of withholdings, credits, or previously made estimated payments or forwarded credits from your prior-year return. If you meet the eligibility requirements, your property tax credit will automatically be included with your Homestead Benefit." Something like these changes seem...

IGNORE: I subsequently received a response from NJ. Unfortunately, I did not get a complete response from the state. Although they seemed to agree with my understanding for my particular situation, they have not told me how they calculated a zero tax due on Taxable Income of 3,383. Now when I attempt to ask that question in a followup, both through their website and by responding to their e-mail, I just get stock e-mails saying "For the most up to date information regarding tax returns and due dates,...

Unfortunately, I did not get a complete response from the state. Although they seemed to agree with my understanding for my particular situation, they have not told me how they calculated a zero tax due on Taxable Income of 3,383. Now when I attempt to ask that question in a followup, both through their website and by responding to their e-mail, I just get stock e-mails saying "For the most up to date information regarding tax returns and due dates, please visit the Division's website at https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/"....

I suggest this be put on hold for a while, until I get back an answer from the New Jersey Division of Taxation (their automated reply said I would get an answer in "up ro 15 days"). I tried the NJ Tax Online entry system, and it also seemed to apply a Property Tax Deduction, so I sent them basically the same question as above. I did not complete the NJ Tax Online, but got far enough to see that the tax calculated was 0, which makes me think there should be no NJ tax of a minus amount, like OTS c...

NJ State assumes eligibility for Propery Tax Deduction in a case when it shouldn't