[ALINOH]

Hi. I've recently moved to CT from NY and I was wondering if anyone familiar with taxes or in the same situation could help out. I contacted my employer about my address change and had my state W-4 changed. Now income tax is taken out from my paycheck for NY state, New York City AND Connecticut. My question is, will I get back money from NY at tax time? And would I have to file a separate return for NYC or is a NYS return sufficient? My employer said that NY and CT are not "reciprocal" for income taxes so that is why NY is still being taken out. Thanks.

[arielmina]

I am pretty sure that NY and CT are reciprocal so that doesn't sound right. I'm a CT employer but we have NY employees and we always take out CT for them which they get credit for on their NY return.

NYC I can't tell you anyting about...although I know you do have to pay city taxes if you work there.

[dazzleman]

I assume you live in Connecticut and work in New York. I do too.

You should only be having taxes withheld for New York from your paycheck. Effectively, the only income tax you will pay to Connecticut will be for income earned outside of New York, such as investment income (or income that derives from any work you may do in Connecticut).

You will have to file both Connecticut and New York state returns. Your New York State return (non-resident) will divide your income between what is earned in New York and outside New York. You'll pay New York only on income earned in New York. Then, your Connecticut return will proportionately reduce your Connecticut tax by the percentage of your income earned in New York. So if you earned 90% of your income in New York, then you will pay Connecticut 10% of the tax you would have owed if your entire income had been earned in Connecticut.

[Slipperman]

sounds like all has been covered but here's an older thread which may have more info..

//www.city-data.com/forum/conne...ml#post7815058