Getting our tax back: Murphy, Legislature offer 3 proposals to fight unfair taxation by other states

The Issuessue, which has gained significance in work-from-home reality, addresses workers being taxed by other states even though they work in N.J.

Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature, taking up a taxing issue that others have been pushing since shortly after the pandemic, announced late Thursday afternoon the proposal of bipartisan legislation designed to provide relief to New Jersey residents facing unjust taxation from other states where their employer is based.

The legislation, which is designed to confront the longstanding issue of tax credits New Jersey provides to residents who pay taxes to other jurisdictions, came to the forefront during the opening months of the pandemic — when New Jerseyans now working from home were still taxed as if they were working in another state.

Click here to read more.