NJ-1040EZ 2004: State of New Jersey Income Tax-Resident Return
NJ-1040EZ 2004: State of New Jersey Income Tax-Resident Return
NJ-1040EZ 2004: State of New Jersey Income Tax-Resident Return
Fill in if application for Federal extension is enclosed Round down all amounts less than 50 cents. Round up all amounts of 50 through 99 cents.
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2004 or enter confirmation #_________________________________
↓ IMPORTANT! YOU MUST ENTER YOUR SSN (s). ↓
DO NOT ENTER CENTS.
Last Name, First Name and Initial (Joint filers enter first name and initial of each. Enter spouse last name ONLY if different)
16. NJ Gross Income (Add Lines 13, 14a, and 15).....
16 ,
(See instructions)
Home Address (Number and Street, including apartment number or rural route) 17. Total Exemption Amount (From Line 12e).............
17 ,
18. Medical Expenses (See instructions) ....................
18 ,
City, Town, Post Office State Zip Code
19. Taxable Income (Line 16 minus Lines 17 and 18)
19 ,
20. Property Tax Deduction (See instructions) ............
20
,
FILING STATUS (Fill in only one)
1. Single 21. NEW JERSEY TAXABLE INCOME.......................
21 ,
(Line 19 minus Line 20)
2. Married, filing joint return 22. Tax (From Tax Table, page 33).............................. 22 ,
3. Married, filing separate return - must file Form NJ-1040
4. Head of household 23. Use Tax Due on Out-of-State Purchases ..............
If no Use Tax, enter a ZERO (0)
23 ,
5. Qualifying widow(er) 24. Total Tax (Add Line 22 and Line 23) ..................... 24 ,
EXEMPTIONS
6. Regular Yourself Spouse Domestic
Partner
6 25. NJ Income Tax Withheld (Enclose W-2)................ 25 ,
ENTER
7 26
7. Age 65 or Over Yourself Spouse ....................... NUMBERS 26. Property Tax Credit (See instructions)...................
HERE
8. Blind or Disabled Yourself Spouse .......................
8 27. Estimated Payments/Credit from 2003 return ....... 27 ,
Fill in if Form NJ-2210 enclosed
9 28
9. Number of your qualified dependent children ......................... 28. New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit .............
10 Complete schedule on Page 2
10. Number of other dependents .................................................. 29. Total Payments and Credits (Add Lines 25 - 28) .. 29 ,
11
11. Dependents attending colleges ..................................
12. Totals (For Line 12a - Add Lines 6, 7, 8, and 11) 12a 12b
30. AMOUNT OF TAX YOU OWE (See instructions) .....
Fill in if paying by e-check or credit card.
30 ,
(For Line 12b - Add Lines 9 and 10)
31. OVERPAYMENT....................................................
(See instructions)
31 ,
Exemptions: 12c. . . . . . . . Line 12a______x $1,000 = ____________
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS FUND (If you fill in the Yes oval(s) it will not increase your tax or reduce FAIR REBATE APPLICATION (FOR TENANTS)
your refund)
Do you wish to designate $1 of your taxes for this fund?
→ Yes
→ No 1. On October 1, 2004, I rented and occupied an apartment or other rental dwelling in New Jer-
If joint return, does your spouse wish to designate $1?
→ Yes
→ No sey as my principal residence. Yes
→ No
→
If “No,” STOP. You are not
eligible for a rebate as a tenant and you should not file this application. See instructions, page
DEDUCTIONS FROM OVERPAYMENT 30.
Division
Use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Under the penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this income tax return and FAIR rebate application, including accompanying schedules and Pay amount on Line 30 in full.
statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete and that I occupied the rental property for which I am applying for the Write social security number(s) on
check or money order and make
FAIR rebate as my principal residence on October 1, 2004. If prepared by a person other than taxpayer, this declaration is based on all information of which payable to:
the preparer has any knowledge. STATE OF NEW JERSEY - TGI
° Your Signature Date ° Spouse’s Signature (if filing jointly, BOTH must sign)
Mail your check or money order with
your NJ-1040EZ-V payment voucher
and your return to:
NJ Division of Taxation
I authorize the Division of Taxation to discuss my return and enclosures with my preparer (below) If you do not need forms mailed to you next year, fill in Revenue Processing Center
PO Box 641
Trenton, NJ 08646-0641
IF REFUND:
NJ Division of Taxation
Revenue Processing Center
Paid Preparer’s Signature Federal Identification Number PO Box 640
Trenton, NJ 08646-0640
You may also pay by e-check or credit
card. For more information go to:
www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation
Firm’s Name Federal Employer Identification Number
FAIR Property Tax Relief Program
for HOMEOWNERS
Last year the rebate checks got bigger.
This year the number of rebate applications you have to file gets smaller.
You won’t find your rebate application in this booklet. The homestead rebate and NJ SAVER
rebate applications are being combined into one FAIR rebate application! Now all eligible
homeowners file one application – everyone receives one check.
How to apply:
• FAIR rebate applications will be mailed after the end of the income tax filing
season in April
• You will need the following information to complete the application
Social security number(s)
Birth year(s)
Filing Status as shown on your 2004 NJ-1040
Your 2004 New Jersey Gross Income amount from your NJ-1040
• File by phone or online
for TENANTS
If you were a tenant on October 1, 2004, and meet the eligibility requirements, complete the
FAIR rebate application on the back of Form NJ-1040EZ in this booklet to apply for a rebate.
See page 29 for more information.
4 2004 NJ Charitable Funds
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Line 2 - New Jersey — Endangered Wildlife Fund…
Help keep NJ’s wildlife in our future! Over 73 endangered and threatened species struggle for survival in NJ, the
most densely populated state in the nation — and each day brings them closer to extinction. You can help stem the
tide of species and habitat loss when you “Check Off for Wildlife” this year. Your donation goes directly to
conservation, research, restoration, and education — real dollars that help the Endangered & Nongame Species
Program protect imperiled animals such as the bald eagle, bobcat, and bog turtle, plus over 400 other nongame
species in NJ. We receive no state-dedicated funding and rely on your support, so this year please “Check Off for Wildlife.” Thank you!
Please visit www.NJFishandWildlife.com/ensphome.htm for more info. For a free subscription to our newsletter, please write to
Conserve Wildlife Foundation, PO Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400, or contact Patricia Shapella at 609-292-3707.
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2004 NJ Charitable Funds 5
Contributions - continued
For more information write to: New Jersey AIDS Services Fund, c/o Positive Connection,
1514 Palisade Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087, or call 973-485-6596.
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Contributions - continued
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2004 NJ TeleFile Instructions 13
Form NJ-1040EZ
Although you have been selected to receive this form, not everyone qualifies to file Form
NJ-1040EZ. If you answer “Yes” to any of the questions below, you cannot file Form NJ-1040EZ.
Yes
Yes
Were you a New Jersey resident for only part of the year
2004? Do you wish to use the Pension Exclusion or the Other
Is your filing status married, filing separate return? Retirement Income Exclusion to reduce your taxable
income?
Do you have income other than wages, interest, and
Do you wish to deduct alimony and/or separate
dividends?
maintenance payments you made?
Is your return filed on a fiscal year basis?
Do you wish to claim a property tax deduction/credit and
Are you filing on behalf of a deceased person?
you:
Do you wish to claim a credit for taxes you paid to another — lived in more than one qualified New Jersey residence
jurisdiction? during the year?
Are you self-employed? — shared ownership or rent with someone other than your
Did you receive a capital gain distribution from a mutual spouse?
fund or other regulated investment company? — owned a home that contains more than one unit?
Did you have two or more employers and wish to claim a Do you wish to claim a FAIR tenant rebate and you shared
credit for excess UI/HC/WD or DI contributions withheld? rent with someone other than your spouse?
Did you make a withdrawal from your IRA during 2004? Did you have income below the minimum filing threshold
Did you receive taxable pension and annuity income or (see page 14), have no overpayment, and wish to file only
early retirement benefits? to claim a FAIR tenant rebate?
If you checked “Yes” to any of the above, you do not qualify to file Form NJ-1040EZ. Please see back cover for information about
other filing options. For information on how to obtain forms, publications, or other assistance, see page 43.
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14 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ
Use the following chart to determine which New Jersey income tax filing
FILING method you may use. This chart is a guide only and may not cover every
situation. For information on NJ WebFile or electronic filing, see back
INFORMATION cover. If you need assistance, contact the Division’s Customer Service
Center (609-292-6400).
Who Must File
As a New Jersey resident you MUST FILE a New Jersey resident income tax return if–
Your filing status is: Single Married, filing joint return
Married, filing separate return Head of household
and Qualifying widow(er)
Your gross income from all sources for
the entire year was more than: $10,000 $20,000
How Should I File? Form NJ-1040EZ TeleFile (By phone) Form NJ-1040
Full-year NJ resident in 2004
Full-year NJ resident in 2004 AND Full-year or part-year NJ resident in
Residency Status
Filed 2003 NJ resident return 2004
Limited to: Filing status (which must be the same Any filing status
Single as on 2003 return) limited to:
Filing Status Married, filing joint return Single
Head of household Married, filing joint return
Qualifying widow(er) Head of household
Qualifying widow(er)
All personal exemptions and Limited to: All personal exemptions and
Personal Exemptions/ dependents you are eligible to Regular exemption for taxpayer dependents you are eligible to claim
Dependents claim and spouse
Dependent children, other
dependents, and dependents
attending colleges
NOTE: Taxpayers age 65 or older or
blind or disabled, or taxpayers claiming
an exemption for a domestic partner
cannot TeleFile.
Limited to: Limited to: All sources of income
Wages Wages
Income Sources Interest Interest ($2,500 or less)
Dividends Dividends and capital gains distri-
butions ($2,500 or less, combined)
Amount of NJ Gross No limit Limited to: No limit
Income Gross income of $500,000 or less
Limited to: Limited to: All deductions you are eligible to
Deductions Medical expenses and Archer Property tax deduction claim
MSA contributions
Property tax deduction*
Limited to: Limited to: All credits you are eligible to claim
Credits Property tax credit* Property tax credit
NJ earned income tax credit NJ earned income tax credit
Excess UI/HC/WD or disability
insurance contributions
Limited to: Limited to: Withholdings from all sources
Withholdings shown on W-2s Withholdings shown on W-2s Estimated tax payments for 2004
Payments Estimated tax payments for 2004 Credit forward from 2003 NJ
Credit from 2003 NJ return return
Payment made with extension Payment made with extension
FAIR Rebate Eligible tenants* All eligible tenants All eligible tenants
*Residents who had more than one New Jersey residence during the year, shared ownership or rent with someone other than a spouse, or whose
principal residence had more than one unit CANNOT use Form NJ-1040EZ. continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ 15
When to File Form NJ-630 must also be filed by the check or money order, electronic check
original due date if you are required to (e-check), or credit card.
In general, your New Jersey income tax make a payment to satisfy the 80%
return is due when your Federal income requirement. Check or Money Order. You will find a
tax return is due. For calendar year filers, payment voucher (Form NJ-1040EZ-V)
the 2004 New Jersey income tax return is Extensions Beyond Four Months at the front of this booklet. If you owe tax
due by April 15, 2005. If you have requested and been granted a and are sending the payment with your
four-month extension, you may apply for 2004 return, enter the amount of tax due
You cannot use Form an additional two-month extension before in the boxes on the payment voucher. Do
NJ-1040EZ if you file the original four-month extension ex-
on a fiscal year basis.
not make changes to any information pre-
pires. You must file Form NJ-630 if you printed on the payment voucher. Instead,
Postmark Date. All New Jersey income require an extension of more than four make any necessary changes on Form
tax returns postmarked on or before the months for New Jersey purposes and you NJ-1040EZ. For information about mail-
due date of the return are considered to are not requesting an additional two- ing forms, see “Where to Send Your Re-
be filed on time. Tax returns postmarked month extension for Federal purposes. turn” on page 16.
after the due date are considered to be Otherwise, enclose a copy of your Fed-
filed late. When a return is postmarked eral application for an additional two- Make check or money order payable to
after the due date, the filing date for that month extension with your NJ-1040EZ State of New Jersey – TGI. Write your
return is the date the return was received when filed. Taxpayers who file Form social security number on the check or
by the Division, not the postmark date of NJ-630 will not receive an approved money order. Use social security numbers
the return. Interest on unpaid liabilities is copy. We will notify you only if your re- of both husband and wife for a joint
assessed from the due date of the return. quest is denied. return. Send your payment for the bal-
ance due with the payment voucher in the
If you fail to satisfy the requirements same envelope with your tax return.
Extensions outlined for extensions, or you fail to
Extensions of time are granted only to file your return by the extended due If you are paying a balance due for the
file your New Jersey resident income tax date, your extension will be denied and 2004 tax year and are making the first in-
return. There are no extensions of time to penalties and interest will be imposed stallment of estimated tax for 2005, please
pay tax due. Penalties and interest are from the original due date of the re- use separate checks or money orders for
imposed whenever tax is paid after the turn. See “Penalties, Interest, and Col- each payment. Send your 2005 estimated
original due date. lection Fees” on page 17. tax payment with an NJ-1040-ES voucher
to the address on that payment voucher.
Four-Month Extension Military Extensions
Do not include the estimated tax pay-
You may receive a four-month extension Special rules apply to members of the
ment with your 2004 income tax return.
of time to file your New Jersey resident Armed Forces of the United States and ci-
income tax return if at least 80% of the vilians providing support to the Armed Electronic Check (e-check). You may be
tax liability computed on your Form Forces. For more information see the in- able to pay your 2004 New Jersey in-
NJ-1040EZ when filed is paid in the form struction booklet for Form NJ-1040 or Tax come taxes or make a payment of esti-
of withholdings, estimated, or other pay- Topic Bulletin GIT-7, Military Personnel. mated tax for 2005 by e-check. This
ments by the original due date, and option is available on the Division’s Web
How to Pay site (www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/).
1. Federal extension filed. A copy of The balance of tax due must be paid in Taxpayers who do not have Internet ac-
your Federal Application for Auto- full by the original due date of the return. cess can make a payment by e-check by
matic Extension is enclosed with your If you owe less than $1, no payment is re- contacting the Division’s Customer Ser-
final return and the oval at the top of quired. You may make your payment by vice Center at 609-292-6400. Do not
the NJ-1040EZ is filled in (if the ex-
tension application was filed by phone
or online, your confirmation number is You will need your bank’s
entered in the space provided at the 9-digit routing number
top of Form NJ-1040EZ); or and your account number
to make a payment by
2. No Federal extension filed. You file a e-check. Do not enter the
check number as part of
request for a four-month extension on
the account number.
Form NJ-630, Application for Exten- N OTE : The routing and
sion of Time to File New Jersey Gross account numbers may be
Income Tax Return, by the original in different places on your
check.
due date of the return.
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16 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ
How to Pay - continued
send in the payment voucher if you pay 1. Remove all labels along perforations
Credit Card Payment
your taxes by e-check. from envelope flap; and
Sample Convenience Fees
When using e-check on the Web, you will 2. Choose the correct label for your
Transaction Convenience Total
need your social security number and Amount Fee Amount
return.
date of birth to make a payment. Be sure $ 100.00 $ 2.50 $ 102.50
Mail Returns Requesting a Refund (or
the social security number you enter 200.00 5.00 205.00
With No Tax Due) to:
matches the first social security number 400.00 10.00 410.00
600.00 15.00 615.00 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
shown on the form for which you are DIVISION OF TAXATION
making your payment, and the date of 1,000.00 25.00 1,025.00
1,400.00 35.00 1,435.00
REVENUE PROCESSING CENTER
birth you enter is the date of birth for that PO BOX 640
2,000.00 50.00 2,050.00
person. TRENTON NJ 08646-0640
2,700.00 67.50 2,767.50
NOTE: 3,500.00 87.50 3,587.50 Mail Returns Indicating Tax Due
(1) If you do not enter your social security 4,400.00 110.00 4,510.00 Together With Payment Voucher and
number and date of birth properly, you 5,400.00 135.00 5,535.00 Check or Money Order to:
will not be able to pay by e-check. 6,400.00 160.00 6,560.00
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
7,400.00 185.00 7,585.00
(2) If you are filing a New Jersey return DIVISION OF TAXATION
8,700.00 217.50 8,917.50 REVENUE PROCESSING CENTER
for the first time, or your filing status is
10,400.00 260.00 10,660.00 PO BOX 641
different than the filing status on your 13,000.00 325.00 13,325.00
2003 return, you may not be able to pay TRENTON NJ 08646-0641
17,400.00 435.00 17,835.00
by e-check. 21,000.00 525.00 21,525.00 3. Moisten and affix only the correct label
28,000.00 700.00 28,700.00 on the front of the large return
Credit Card. You may pay your 2004 36,000.00 900.00 36,900.00
New Jersey income taxes or make a pay- envelope.
45,000.00 1,125.00 46,125.00
ment of estimated tax for 2005 by credit 55,000.00 1,375.00 56,375.00 Do not staple, paper clip, or tape your
card. Pay by phone (1-800-2PAYTAX, 66,000.00 1,650.00 67,650.00 check or money order to the voucher.
toll-free) or directly over the Internet 77,000.00 1,925.00 78,925.00
(www.officialpayments.com) and use a 88,000.00 2,200.00 90,200.00 Refunds
Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or
Discover/Novus credit card. You may be NOTE: Fees are subject to change. A return must be filed to claim a refund
asked to enter a jurisdiction code to make For payments above $100,000, please contact for overpayment of tax. If the refund is
the Official Payments Corp. Special Services $1 or less, you must enclose a statement
your payment. The code for New Jersey
Group at 1-866-621-4109
is 4000. Do not send in the payment specifically requesting it.
voucher if you pay your taxes by credit
♦ You entered into a written agreement Time Period for Refunds. You have
card.
with the Division extending the time to three years from the date the return was
There is a convenience fee of 2.5% paid make an assessment; filed or two years from the time tax was
directly to Official Payments Corporation paid, whichever was later, to claim a re-
based on the amount of your tax payment. ♦ You omit more than 25% of your gross fund. If you and the Division agree in
income on your New Jersey income tax writing to extend the period of assess-
Time Limit for Assessing Additional return; or ment, the period for filing a refund claim
Taxes. The Division of Taxation has will also be extended.
♦ An erroneous refund is made as a result
three years from the date you filed your
of fraud or misrepresentation by you. Interest Paid on Refunds. If the Divi-
income tax return or the original due date
of the return, whichever is later, to send sion takes more than six months to send
you a bill for additional taxes you owe.
Where to Send Your Return you your income tax refund, you have a
There is no time limit if you did not file Your packet contains a large envelope. right to receive interest on that refund.
your tax return, or if you filed a false or Use the large envelope to mail your Interest at the prime rate, compounded
fraudulent return with the intent to evade NJ-1040EZ along with related enclo- annually, will be paid from the later of:
tax. The time limit may be extended if: sures, payment voucher, and check or
♦ the date the refund claim was filed;
money order for any tax due. On the flap
♦ You amended or the IRS adjusted your ♦ the date the tax was paid; or
of the large envelope you will find pre-
Federal taxable income or your Federal ♦ the due date of the return.
printed address labels with different ad-
earned income credit; dresses for different categories of returns. No interest will be paid when an over-
♦ You amended your New Jersey taxable To ensure your return is mailed payment is credited to the next year’s tax
income; properly: liability, or on an overpayment or portion
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2004 Form NJ-1040EZ 17
Refunds - continued
of an overpayment which consists of a Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Indi- amount 50 cents or more to the next
New Jersey earned income tax credit. viduals, Estates or Trusts. Complete Form higher dollar.
NJ-2210 to determine if interest is due
New Jersey law requires that any money and if so, calculate the amount. If you Penalties, Interest, and
owed to the State of New Jersey, any of complete and enclose Form NJ-2210 with
its agencies, or the Internal Revenue
Collection Fees
your return, fill in the oval below Line 27.
Service be deducted from your refund or Penalty and interest should be included
credit before it is issued. FAIR rebates with the payment of any tax due.
Amended Returns
may also be affected. These debts in-
clude, among other things, money owed If you received an additional tax state- Late Filing Penalty
for past due taxes, child support due un- ment (W-2 or 1099) after your return was 5% per month (or fraction of a month) up
der a court order, school loans, hospital filed, or you discovered that you made to a maximum of 25% of the outstanding
bills, and IRS levies. If the Division ap- any error or omission on your return, file tax liability when a return is filed after
plies your refund, credit, or rebate to any an amended New Jersey resident return, the due date or extended due date. A pen-
of these debts, you will be notified Form NJ-1040X. alty of $100 for each month the return is
through the mail. late may also be imposed.
Changes in Your Federal Income Tax
or Federal Earned Income Credit. If Late Payment Penalty
Deceased Taxpayers you receive a notice from the Internal 5% of the outstanding tax balance may be
You cannot use Form Revenue Service that they changed your imposed.
NJ-1040EZ if you are reported income, and that change altered
filing on behalf of a Interest
your New Jersey taxable income, or if
person who received 3% above the prime rate for every month
you receive a notice that your Federal
income in 2004 but died before filing a or fraction of a month the tax is unpaid,
earned income credit has been changed,
return. compounded annually. At the end of each
and that change alters your New Jersey
calendar year, any tax, penalties, and in-
earned income tax credit, you must notify
Estimated Tax terest remaining due (unpaid) will be-
the Division of the change in writing
come part of the balance on which
Estimated tax means the amount which within 90 days. File an amended tax re-
interest is charged.
you estimate to be your income tax for turn and pay any additional tax due.
the taxable year after subtracting pay- Collection Fees
ments, withholdings, and other credits. If you file an amended Federal return
In addition, if your tax bill is sent to our
which changes your New Jersey taxable
collection agency, a referral cost recovery
TAX TIP You are required to make income or your Federal earned income
fee of 10% of the tax due will be added
Social Security Number county and municipality of your current You cannot use Form
residence. The county and municipality NJ-1040EZ if your fil-
Your social security number(s) is not codes in these instructions are for Divi- ing status is married,
printed on your name and address label. sion of Taxation purposes only. filing separate return.
You must enter your social security
number(s) in the space provided on the ************************************************************ If you meet the requirements to file as
return, one digit in each box. If your fil-
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX head of household for Federal income tax
SMIT 1111
ing status is married, filing joint return, SMITH JOHN & JANE
purposes, you may file as head of house-
remember to report both spouses’ num- 123 MAIN STREET County/Municipality Code hold for New Jersey. Certain married in-
TRENTON, NJ 08611 dividuals living apart may file as head of
bers in the order in which the names are 123123123900
listed on the return. household for New Jersey if they meet
Name and Address the requirements to file as head of house-
If you (or your spouse) do not have a so- hold for Federal purposes.
cial security number, file Form SS-5 with Place the peel-off label at the front of this
the Social Security Administration to ap- booklet in the name and address section NOTE: You may use the filing status “Mar-
ply for a social security number. Taxpay- at the top of the return. Do not use the ried, filing joint return” only if you and your
ers who are not eligible for a social label if any of the information is incor- spouse were married on the last day of the
security number must file Form W-7 with rect. If your label contains inaccurate in- tax year. If you were a member of a do-
the Internal Revenue Service to obtain an formation or you do not have a label, mestic partnership registered in New Jer-
individual taxpayer identification number print or type your name (last name first), sey, you are not considered “married” and
(ITIN). Enter on Form NJ-1040 the same complete address and zip code in the you may not use this filing status.
number (social security number or ITIN) spaces provided. Also include your
spouse’s name if filing jointly. Your re- For more information on filing status,
that you entered on your Federal income
fund and next year’s form will be sent to order Tax Topic Bulletin GIT-4, Filing
tax return.
the address you provide. Status.
County/Municipality Code If your legal residence and the address on Exemptions - Personal
Check the county/municipality code on the return differ, enclose a statement of (Lines 6 - 8)
your label (see example below). Do not explanation to avoid a delay in processing.
The exemptions claimed on Line 6 apply
use the label if any of the information
to you and either your spouse or domestic
is incorrect. If your label contains inac- Filing Status (Lines 1 - 5)
partner. The exemptions claimed on
curate information or you do not have a In general, you must use the same filing Lines 7 and 8 apply only to you and your
label, enter your four-digit code, one status on your New Jersey return as you spouse. The exemptions for age and dis-
digit in each box, from the table on do for Federal income tax purposes. Indi- ability are not available for a domestic
page 31. If the local name of the place cate the appropriate filing status. Fill in partner or for your dependents.
where you live is not listed, enter the only one oval.
code for the municipality to which you pay
property taxes on your dwelling. (Go to If spouses file a joint Federal income tax
Line 6 - Regular Exemptions
www.state.nj.us/infobank/locality.htm for return, they must also file a joint New As a taxpayer you may claim a personal
a listing of local names in the State and Jersey income tax return. If spouses file exemption for yourself, even if you are a
the county and municipality in which they separate Federal returns, separate State minor who is claimed as a dependent on
are located.) This code identifies the returns must also be filed. your parents’ return. For your conven-
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2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 19
Line 6 - Regular Exemptions - continued
ience, “Yourself” is already filled in. If Exemptions - Dependency ♦ Student must attend full-time. “Full-
you are married and filing a joint return time” is determined by the institution.
with your spouse, fill in the spouse oval
(Lines 9 - 11)
♦ Student must spend at least some part
as well. The exemptions claimed on Lines 9, 10, of each of five calendar months of the
and 11 apply only to dependents. The ex- tax year at school.
If you were a member of emption for dependents attending col-
a domestic partnership ♦ The educational institution must main-
leges is not available to you, the taxpayer,
that was registered in tain a regular faculty and curriculum
or your spouse or your domestic partner.
New Jersey on the last and have a body of students in
day of the tax year, you may claim an ex- attendance.
Line 9 - Dependent Children
emption for your domestic partner only if Enter the number of exemptions for your
he or she does not file a New Jersey in- You may claim an exemption for each de-
qualified dependents attending colleges
come tax return. You must enclose a copy pendent child who qualifies as your de-
in the box on Line 11.
of your New Jersey Certificate of Domestic pendent for Federal income tax purposes.
Partnership the first time you claim the Enter the number of your dependent chil-
dren in the box on Line 9. Line 12 - Totals
exemption, and you may be asked to pro-
vide additional information at a later Add Lines 6, 7, 8, and 11 and enter the
date. If you are claiming this exemption, Line 10 - Other Dependents total in the box on Line 12a. Add Lines 9
fill in the domestic partner oval. and 10 and enter that total in the box on
You may claim an exemption for each
Line 12b.
other dependent who qualifies as your de-
Add the number of ovals filled in and en- pendent for Federal income tax purposes.
ter the result in the box on Line 6. Lines 12c - e - Exemption
Enter the number of your other depen-
dents in the box on Line 10. Amount
Line 7 - Age 65 or Older Calculate your total exemption amount as
If you (or your spouse if filing a joint re- Line 11 - Dependents follows:
turn) were 65 years of age or older on the Attending Colleges From Line 12a _____ ! $1,000 = _______
last day of the tax year, you (and your
You may claim an additional exemption From Line 12b _____ $1,500 = _______
spouse if qualified) are eligible for an ad- !
for each dependent under age 22 who is a
ditional exemption. You must enclose Line 12e - Total Exemption Amount _______
full-time student at an accredited college
proof of age such as a copy of a birth
or postsecondary institution for whom Enter the number of exemptions from
certificate, driver’s license, or church
you paid one-half or more of the tuition Line 12a, Form NJ-1040EZ. Multiply the
records with your return the first time
and maintenance costs. Financial aid re- number by $1,000 and enter the result on
you claim the exemption. Fill in the ap-
ceived by the student is not calculated Line 12c. Enter the number of exemp-
propriate oval(s). Add the number of
into your cost when totaling one-half of tions from Line 12b, Form NJ-1040EZ.
ovals filled in and enter the result in the
your dependent’s tuition and mainte- Multiply the number by $1,500 and enter
box on Line 7.
nance. However, the money earned by the result on Line 12d.
students in College Work Study Programs
Line 8 - Blind or Disabled is income and is taken into account. Re- Add together the exemption amounts cal-
If you (or your spouse if filing a joint re- member, to claim this additional ex- culated above and enter the total on
turn) were blind or disabled on the last emption, each dependent must have Line 12e and Line 17, Form NJ-1040EZ.
day of the tax year, you (and your spouse already been claimed on Line 9 or 10.
if qualified) are eligible for an additional Income (Lines 13 - 15)
exemption. “Disabled” means total and Requirements
permanent inability to engage in any sub- ♦ Student must be under 22 years of Gross income means all income you re-
stantial gainful activity because of any age for the entire tax year. ceived in the form of money, goods,
physical or mental impairment, including property, and services unless specifically
blindness. You must enclose a copy of the
doctor’s certificate or other medical New Jersey gross income also includes the following which are not subject to
records with your return the first time Federal income tax:
you claim the exemption. This infor- ♦ Interest from obligations of states and their political subdivisions, other than
mation need not be submitted each year New Jersey and its political subdivisions
providing there is no change in your con- ♦ Income earned by a resident from foreign employment
dition. Fill in the appropriate oval(s). ♦ Certain contributions to pensions and tax-deferred annuities
Add the number of ovals filled in and en- ♦ Employee contributions to Federal Thrift Savings Funds, 403(b), 457, SEP, or
ter the result in the box on Line 8. any other type of retirement plan other than 401(k) Plans
continued
20 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions
Income (Lines 13 - 15) - continued
exempt by law. As a New Jersey resident Enter the total of State wages, salaries, may cause your State wages figure to be
you must report all taxable income you tips, etc. from all employment both inside higher than your Federal wages figure.
receive, whether from New Jersey or not, and outside New Jersey. Be sure to take
on your return. the figure(s) from the “State wages” Federal Statutory Employees. If you
box on your W-2(s). See sample W-2 be- are considered a “statutory employee” for
You cannot use Form
low. All W-2(s) must be enclosed with Federal income tax purposes, you may
NJ-1040EZ if you had not deduct your business expenses unless
income other than
your tax return. Do not staple W-2(s) to
your return. you are self-employed or an independent
wages, interest, or contractor under New Jersey law. The
dividends.
NOTE: The “State wages” figure on W-2(s) Federal label of “statutory employee” has
NOTE: For a listing of taxable and tax- you received from employment outside no meaning for New Jersey gross income
exempt income, order Tax Topic Bulletin New Jersey may need to be adjusted to re- tax purposes. Business expenses may
GIT-11, New Jersey Resident Return flect New Jersey tax law. only be deducted from the business in-
Examples. come of a self-employed individual.
You cannot use Form
NJ-1040EZ if you paid If you are a self-
Line 13 - Wages, Salaries, taxes to another juris- employed individual,
Tips, etc. diction on the wages you cannot use Form
entered on this line and wish to claim NJ-1040EZ.
Enter the total amount you received dur- a credit.
ing the taxable year from wages, salaries, Meals and/or Lodging. You may ex-
tips, fees, commissions, bonuses, and Retirement Plan Contributions. Under clude from the amount reported on
other payments received for services per- New Jersey law, contributions to retire- Line 13 meals and/or lodging reported as
formed as an employee. Include all pay- ment plans (other than 401(k) Plans) are wages on your W-2 provided that:
ments you received whether in cash, included in the State wages figure on the
benefits, or property. W-2 in the year the wages are earned. This 1. The meals and/or lodging were fur-
nished on the business premises of
your employer; and
Sample W-2 (This form is for illustration only and is not reproducible.)
a Control number For Official Use Only
22222 Void OMB No. 1545-0008
b Employer identification number 1 Wages, tips, other compensation 2 Federal income tax withheld
c Employer’s name, address, and ZIP code 3 Social security wages 4 Social security tax withheld
d Employee’s social security number 9 Advance EIC payment 10 Dependent care benefits
e Employee’s first name and initial Last name 11 Nonqualified plans 12a See instructions for box 12
14 Other 12c
UI/HC/WD - $103.28
DI - $121.50 12d
DI P.P. #(Private Plan No.)
12345678901234567890123
12345678901234567890123
f Employee’s address and ZIP code 12345678901234567890123
15 State Employer’s state ID number 16 State wages, tips, etc. 17 State income tax 18 Local wages, tips, etc. 19 Local income tax 20 Locality name
NJ 234-567-890/000 32,250.00 525.00
continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 21
Line 13 - Wages, Salaries, Tips, etc. - continued
2. The meals and/or lodging were fur- provides those benefits in addition to 1. The payments must be compensation
nished for the convenience of your your regular compensation. for wage loss which results from ab-
employer; and sence due to injury or sickness of the
If the commuter transportation benefits employee; and
For lodging only: you received exceed the maximum ex-
cludable amount, the excess amount is 2. The payments must be due and pay-
3. You were required to accept the lodging
taxable and is included in your gross in- able under an enforceable contractual
as a condition of your employment.
come. Your W-2 form will show both the obligation under the plan; and
If you exclude the value of meals and/or taxable and nontaxable benefit amounts. 3. The payments must not relate to sick
lodging from your wages, you must en- The taxable benefits are included in the leave wage continuation, the taking of
close a signed statement explaining how “State wages” figure on your W-2, while which is largely discretionary and the
you have met these conditions. If the the nontaxable benefits are not. payments are made regardless of the
statement is not enclosed, your wages reason for absence from work.
will be adjusted to represent the full An employee who receives money to-
amount shown on your W-2. wards commuter transportation benefits If such payments are included in the State
must provide his/her employer with suit- wage figure on your W-2, you must file
Food and maintenance payments made to able proof (receipts, ticket stubs, etc.) to Form NJ-2440 with your New Jersey re-
New Jersey State Police officers as part show that the employer-provided money turn to exclude them.
of their union contract cannot be ex- was used for an alternative means of
cluded from gross income. These pay- commuting.
Line 14a - Taxable Interest
ments do not meet the criteria above.
Moving Expenses. Moving expenses are Report on Line 14a all of your taxable
Employee Business Expenses. Em- not deductible for New Jersey gross in- interest from sources both inside and
ployee business expenses are not deduct- come tax purposes. However, you may outside of New Jersey from your Form
ible for New Jersey gross income tax exclude from the amount reported on 1099 statement(s). Include all taxable
purposes. However, you may exclude Line 13 reimbursements for the following interest income even if you did not re-
from the amount reported on Line 13 moving expenses if the Federal require- ceive a Form 1099. New Jersey taxable
reimbursements for employee business ments to claim moving expenses were interest income includes interest from the
expenses reported as wages on your W-2 met and the expenses were included in following:
provided that: wages on your W-2.
♦ Banks
1. The expenses for which you are reim- 1. The cost of moving your household ♦ Savings and loan associations
bursed are job-related expenses; goods and personal effects from the ♦ Credit unions
old home to the new home. ♦ Savings accounts
2. You are required to and do account for
these expenses to your employer; and 2. The actual expenses incurred by you ♦ Earnings on nonqualified withdrawals
for traveling, meals, and lodging when from qualified state tuition program
3. You are reimbursed by your employer accounts, including the New Jersey
moving you and your family from
in the exact amount of the allowable Better Educational Savings Trust Pro-
your old residence to your new
expenses. gram (NJBEST) accounts
residence.
♦ Distributions from Coverdell educa-
If you receive excludable reimbursements
Reimbursements for any other moving tion savings accounts (ESAs), but only
for employee business expenses which
expense may not be excluded from the earnings portion
are included in your wages on your W-2,
income. ♦ Checking accounts
enclose a statement explaining the
♦ Bonds and notes
amount you are excluding and your rea- If you receive excludable reimbursements ♦ Certificates of deposit
sons for excluding this amount. Also en- for moving expenses which are included ♦ Ginnie Maes
close a copy of your Federal Form 2106. in your wages on your W-2, enclose a ♦ Fannie Maes
statement explaining the amount you are ♦ Freddie Macs
Commuter Transportation Benefits.
excluding and your reasons for excluding ♦ Repurchase agreements
Certain amounts you receive from your
this amount. Also enclose a copy of your ♦ Life insurance dividends
employer up to $1,265 for using an alter-
Federal Form 3903. ♦ Obligations of states and their political
native means of commuting (such as pub-
lic transportation, carpools, vanpools, Compensation for Injuries or Sickness. subdivisions, other than New Jersey
etc.) may be excluded from your New Certain amounts received for personal in- ♦ Any other interest not specifically
Jersey gross income. Commuter trans- juries or sickness are not subject to tax. exempt
portation benefits may not be excluded You may exclude from the amount re- Forfeiture Penalty for Early With-
from gross income unless your employer ported on Line 13 such amounts included drawal. If you incur a penalty by with-
as wages on your W-2 provided that:
continued
22 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions
Line 14a - Taxable Interest - continued
drawing a time deposit early, you may able portion of the distribution, if any, is Line 16 - New Jersey Gross
subtract the amount of the penalty from reported as dividends on Line 15. By
your interest income. February 15, shareholders should be noti-
Income
fied by the New Jersey qualified invest- Enter on Line 16 the total of Lines 13,
If your taxable interest income on ment fund of the portion of their distribu- 14a, and 15.
Line 14a is more than $1,500, enclose a tion that may be excluded from income.
copy of Schedule B, Federal Form 1040, Contact your broker to determine whether TAX TIP If you were a New Jersey
or Schedule 1, Federal Form 1040A.
continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 23
Line 18 - Medical Expenses - continued
your deduction for medical expenses/Ar- Worksheet A
cher MSA contributions. Deduction for Medical Expenses
Allowable Medical Expenses. Medical (Keep for your records)
expenses means nonreimbursed payments 1. Total nonreimbursed medical expenses ................................ 1. _____________
for physicians, dental and other medical 2. Enter Line 16, NJ-1040EZ_______________! .02 = ......... 2. _____________
fees, prescription eyeglasses and contact 3. Medical Expenses Deduction. Subtract line 2 from
lenses, hospital care, nursing care, medi- line 1 and enter result here. If zero or less, enter zero ......... 3. _____________
cines and drugs, prosthetic devices,
4. Enter the amount of your qualified Archer MSA
X-rays, and other diagnostic services
contributions from Federal Form 8853 ................................ 4. _____________
conducted by or directed by a physician
or dentist. In addition, medical expenses 5. Total Deduction for Medical Expenses. Add lines
may also include amounts paid for trans- 3 and 4. Enter the result here and on Line 18, Form
portation primarily for and essential to NJ-1040EZ. If zero, enter zero here and make no entry
medical care and insurance (including on Line 18, Form NJ-1040EZ .............................................. 5. _____________
amounts paid as premiums under Part B
of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, through rent, qualify for either a deduc- taxes must have been paid on that resi-
relating to supplementary medical insur- tion or a refundable credit. dence either as actual property taxes or
ance for the aged) covering medical care. through rent; and
The property tax deduction reduces your
As a general rule, medical expenses al- Your rented dwelling must have its
taxable income. Your tax benefit varies ♦
lowed for Federal income tax purposes own separate kitchen and bath facili-
depending on the amount of your taxable
will be allowed for New Jersey income ties; and
income, the amount of your property
tax purposes.
taxes or rent, and your filing status. To ♦ Your gross income on Line 16 is more
NOTE: Do not include on line 1, Work- determine the actual tax benefit you will than $20,000 ($10,000 if filing status
sheet A, contributions you made to an Ar- receive (how much you will reduce your is single) or you or your spouse were
cher MSA or any amounts paid or disbursed tax liability) when claiming a property 65 years of age or older or blind or
from an Archer MSA that have been ex- tax deduction, you must calculate your disabled on the last day of the tax year.
cluded from gross income. tax liability both with a deduction and
without a deduction. The property tax Taxpayers who were not 65 years of age
Archer MSA Contributions. Enter on credit reduces your tax due. The credit or older or blind or disabled on Decem-
line 4, Worksheet A, the amount of your increases the total payments and/or cred- ber 31, 2004, with gross income of
qualified Archer MSA contributions from its on Line 29, Form NJ-1040EZ. These $20,000 or less ($10,000 if filing status is
Federal Form 8853. New Jersey follows payments and/or credits are subtracted single) are not eligible for a property tax
the Federal rules for this deduction. Your directly from your tax liability. Taxpayers credit.
contribution may not exceed 75% of the who do not reduce their tax liability by
amount of your annual health plan deduc- $50 or more when claiming the property Principal Residence. A principal resi-
tible (65% if you have a self-only plan). tax deduction should claim the property dence means a homestead, either owned
Enclose Federal Form 8853 with your re- tax credit instead. or rented, actually and continually occu-
turn. Excess contributions that you with- pied as your permanent residence. No
draw before the due date of your tax For recorded information on the property property tax deduction or credit is al-
return are not taxable. However, you tax deduction/credit, call our automated lowed for a vacation home, a “second
must report the earnings associated with TaxTalk service from a Touch-tone phone home,” or property which the owner rents
the excess contributions you withdraw as at 1-800-323-4400 (toll-free within New to someone else.
wages on Line 13. Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Dela-
You cannot use Form
ware, and Maryland) or 609-826-4400.
NJ-1040EZ if you lived
Line 19 - Taxable Income Eligibility Requirements. To be eligible at more than one
for a property tax deduction or credit: qualified New Jersey
Subtract Lines 17 and 18 from Line 16 residence during the year, shared
and enter the result on Line 19. If Line 19 ♦ You must have been domiciled and ownership or rent with someone other
is zero or less, make no entry. maintained a principal residence as a than your spouse, or you owned a
homeowner or tenant in New Jersey residence containing more than one
Property Tax Deduction/ during 2004; and unit and you wish to claim a property
Credit (Lines 20 and 26) tax deduction/credit.
♦ Your principal residence, whether
Eligible homeowners and tenants who owned or rented, must be subject to Homeowners. You may claim a property
pay property taxes, either directly or local property taxes, and property tax deduction or credit for the home in
continued
24 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions
Property Tax Deduction/Credit (Lines 20 and 26) - continued
New Jersey that you owned and lived in a 100% exemption from local property duction or credit if you share a kitchen or
as your principal residence provided it taxes are not eligible for a property bathroom with others in the building.
was subject to local property taxes. tax deduction or credit. If any portion
of the dwelling is rented to a tenant Mobile Homes. If you own a mobile
Condominiums and Co-ops. A con- and property taxes are paid by the dis- home which is located in a mobile
dominium unit or a unit in a cooper- abled veteran owner on the rented por- home park, you qualify for a property
ative housing complex or mutual tion, any tenant may be eligible for a tax deduction or credit as a tenant. For
housing corporation is considered a property tax deduction or credit, but more information on mobile homes,
single-family dwelling for purposes of the property owner is not eligible. contact the New Jersey Division of
the property tax deduction or credit. Taxation Customer Service Center.
Life Tenancy. You are also a home-
Continuing Care Communities. As a owner if you have life tenancy rights Tax-Exempt, Subsidized, and Cam-
resident in a continuing care retire- or hold a lease for 99 years or more. pus Housing. Tenants living in dwell-
ment community, you may qualify for ings which are not subject to local
a property tax deduction or credit as a Tenants. You may claim a property tax property taxes are not eligible for a
homeowner if the continuing care con- deduction or credit for a home or apart- property tax deduction or credit. This
tract requires you to bear the propor- ment you rented in New Jersey and lived includes tenants living in tax-exempt
tionate share of property taxes in as your principal residence, provided housing or other dwellings owned by
attributable to your unit. that the building is subject to local prop- the State, County, Municipal, or Fed-
erty taxes and your dwelling unit contains eral government; students living in
Disabled Veterans. Totally and per- its own separate kitchen and bathroom. on-campus apartments at State col-
manently disabled veterans who have You do not qualify for a property tax de- leges and universities; and tenants liv-
continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 25
Property Tax Deduction/Credit (Lines 20 and 26) - continued
ing in dwellings owned by religious, ($10,000 if filing status is single), and ♦ Are not eligible for a FAIR rebate be-
charitable, or other nonprofit organi- you satisfy the eligibility requirements, cause on October 1, 2004, you were
zations (including on-campus apart- you qualify for a property tax credit in neither a homeowner nor a tenant, you
ments at private nonprofit colleges the amount of $50. may complete Form NJ-1040EZ and
and universities), if the property is claim the property tax credit on
exempt from local property taxes. Do If you are eligible for a property tax
Line 26.
not enter a figure on Line 20 or credit, and you:
Line 26 of the tax return. If you are ♦ Are eligible for a FAIR rebate, file Line 20 - Property Tax
not sure whether the dwelling you your completed FAIR rebate applica- Deduction
rent is subject to local property tion and your credit will automatically
taxes, contact your municipal tax be sent to you with your rebate. Do If you satisfied the eligibility require-
assessor for information. The Divi- not complete Line 20 to claim a prop- ments, you may deduct 100% of property
sion of Taxation audits returns to erty tax deduction or Line 26 to claim taxes due and paid or $10,000, which-
ensure that only qualified appli- a property tax credit. However, you ever is less. For tenants, 18% of the rent
cants claim the property tax deduc- cannot use Form NJ-1040EZ to apply paid during the year is considered prop-
tion or the property tax credit. for a FAIR tenant rebate unless you erty taxes paid. Complete Schedule 1 on
have an overpayment on Line 31. In page 24 to determine the amount of your
Seniors or Blind/Disabled Persons. If property tax deduction and whether you
that case you must file Form TR-1040
either you or your spouse were 65 years should elect to take the property tax
or use another filing method (see back
of age or older or blind or disabled on the credit on Line 26 instead of the deduction
cover).
last day of the tax year, and your gross in- on Line 20.
come on Line 16 is $20,000 or less
Completing Schedule 1
Line 1 - Property Tax/Rent If you are eligible for a property tax re- Line 5 - Taxable Income After
imbursement for 2004 and file your ap-
Enter on Line 1 your property taxes (or plication on Form PTR-2, enter on Line 1
Property Tax Deduction
18% of rent) due and paid during 2004 the amount of your base year property For each column, subtract Line 4 from
on your qualified residence. taxes as reported on Line 11 of your 2004 Line 3 and enter the result on Line 5.
You cannot use Form Property Tax Reimbursement Applica-
NJ-1040EZ if you lived tion, Form PTR-2. (For mobile home Line 6 - Tax on Line 5
at more than one owners this is 18% of base year site fees.)
For each column, enter on Line 6 the
qualified New Jersey
amount of tax on the income shown on
residence during the year, shared Line 2 - Property Tax Line 5. Use the Tax Table on page 33 or
ownership or rent with someone other
than your spouse, or you owned a
Deduction the Tax Rate Schedules on page 42 to
residence containing more than one Enter the amount from Line 1 or $10,000, calculate the amount of tax.
unit and you wish to claim a property whichever is less. Also enter this amount
tax deduction/credit. on Line 4, Column A. Lines 7 and 8 - Deduction/
Credit Determination
TAX TIP Property Tax Reim-
Line 3 - Taxable Income
D bursement (Senior
Freeze) Applicants. If
you are eligible for a property tax reim-
bursement for 2004 and file your applica-
For each column, enter on Line 3, Sched-
ule 1 the amount from Line 19, Form
NJ-1040EZ.
To determine whether a property tax de-
duction or a property tax credit is more
beneficial to you, subtract Line 6, Col-
umn A from Line 6, Column B and enter
tion on Form PTR-1, enter on Line 1 the the result on Line 7. If Line 7 is $50 or
amount of your 2003 property taxes as Line 4 - Property Tax more, you will receive a greater benefit
reported on Line 14 of your 2004 Prop- Deduction by taking the property tax deduction. If
erty Tax Reimbursement Application, Line 7 is less than $50, you will receive a
Enter on Line 4, Column A the amount greater benefit by taking the property tax
Form PTR-1. (For mobile home owners
from Line 2, Schedule 1. credit. Follow the instructions on Sched-
this is 18% of 2003 site fees.)
ule 1 for completing Lines 20, 21, 22,
and 26, Form NJ-1040EZ.
continued
26 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions
Line 21 - New Jersey Taxable Individual taxpayers report and remit use Step 3
tax by either completing and filing the Total use tax due. Add the amounts de-
Income Use Tax Return (Form ST-18) within 20 termined in Steps 1 and 2. Enter the re-
Subtract Line 20 from Line 19. If zero or days after property is brought into New sult on Line 23, Form NJ-1040EZ.
less, make no entry. Jersey or by reporting any use tax due on
Line 23 of their resident income tax re- If you do not owe use tax, you must enter
Line 22 - Tax on Amount on turn, Form NJ-1040EZ. See page 43 of “0” on Line 23.
Line 21 this booklet for information on how to
obtain Form ST-18 and other forms. Line 24 - Total Tax
Compute your tax by using one of the fol-
lowing methods. Enter on Line 24 the total of Lines 22
TAX TIP If you owe use tax and are and 23.
Tax Table. If your New Jersey taxable in-
come is less than $100,000, you may use
the New Jersey Tax Table on page 33 or
D remitting it with Form
NJ-1040EZ, compute the
amount of use tax due as follows:
Line 25 - New Jersey Income
Tax Withheld
the New Jersey Tax Rate Schedules on
Step 1 Enter on Line 25 the total New Jersey in-
page 42 to find your tax. When using the
Items or services costing less than come tax withheld, as shown on your
tax table, be sure to use the correct col-
$1,000 each. If you know the amount of W-2 statement(s). The W-2 must indicate
umn. After you have found your tax, en-
your purchases in this category, calculate the amount of New Jersey tax withheld
ter the amount on Line 22.
the exact amount of use tax due by multi- and the “State” box must indicate that the
Tax Rate Schedules. You must use the plying your total purchases by 6% (.06). tax withheld was New Jersey income tax.
New Jersey Tax Rate Schedules on page OR, if you have incomplete or inaccurate See sample W-2 on page 20. Enclose the
42 if your New Jersey taxable income is receipts for your purchases, you may use state copy of each W-2.
$100,000 or more. Use the correct sched- the Estimated Use Tax Chart to estimate
the amount of use tax due. Do not include on Line 25 amounts with-
ule for your filing status. After you have
held as New Jersey unemployment insur-
calculated your tax, enter the amount on
NOTE: Using the Estimated Use Tax Chart ance/health care subsidy fund/workforce
Line 22.
to determine the amount of use tax you re- development partnership fund contribu-
tions (shown on the W-2 as UI/HC/WD,
Line 23 - Use Tax Due on port on Line 23 does not preclude the Divi-
sion of Taxation from auditing your account. if combined, or UI, HC, and WD if stated
Out-of-State Purchases separately) or New Jersey disability in-
New Jersey does have access to records
If you were a New Jersey resident and maintained by out-of-State businesses, and surance contributions (may be shown as
you purchased items or services that were if additional tax is due, you may receive an DI). These are not New Jersey income
subject to New Jersey sales tax, you are assessment for the amount of use tax owed, tax withholdings and may not be used as
liable for the use tax at the rate of 6% of plus applicable penalties and interest. credits on Line 25.
the purchase price if sales tax has not
For 2004, the maxi-
been paid. If sales tax has been collected Step 2 mum employee contri-
out of State, use tax is only due if the tax Items or services costing $1,000 or bution for UI/HC/WD
was paid at a rate less than 6%, based on more each. You must calculate the exact was $103.28 and the
the difference. amount of use tax due on all purchases in maximum employee contribution for
this category. DI was $121.50. You cannot use Form
For example: NJ-1040EZ if you had two or more em-
♦ You purchased a computer over the ployers and you wish to claim a credit
Internet for $1,500 from a seller lo- Estimated Use Tax Chart for excess UI/HC/WD or DI contribu-
cated outside of New Jersey and no (for Step 1 computation only) tions withheld.
sales tax was collected. Your use If your New Jersey
tax liability to New Jersey on this gross income is: Use Tax
All W-2 statements must reflect your cor-
item is $90 ($1,500 ! .06 = $90). rect social security number for the with-
up to $15,000 ...................................... $ 6
holdings to be credited. If the social
$15,001 – $30,000 ................................. 18
♦ On a trip to Vermont you purchased security number is missing or incorrect,
$30,001 – $50,000 ................................. 26
an antique desk for $4,000 and paid you must obtain a corrected W-2 from
$50,001 – $75,000 ................................. 34
Vermont sales tax at the rate of 5%. $75,001 – $100,000 ............................... 43
your employer. Only your employer/
The difference, $40 (1% of the pur- $100,001 – $150,000 ............................. 54
payer can issue or correct this form. If
chase price), is due to New Jersey $150,001 – $200,000 ............................. 69 you have not received a W-2 form by
as use tax. $200,001 and over ........ .0345% (.000345) February 15, 2005, or if the form you re-
of income, or $200, ceived is incorrect, contact your em-
whichever is less.
ployer/payer immediately.
continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 27
Line 26 - Property Tax Credit close a statement with your return ex- Line 28 - New Jersey Earned
plaining all the payments you and/or your
If you satisfied the eligibility requirements spouse made for 2004 and the name(s)
Income Tax Credit
(see page 23) and you did not claim a and social security number(s) under If you satisfy the eligibility requirements
property tax deduction on Line 20, you which you made payments. above, complete the Earned Income Tax
qualify for a property tax credit. Credit Schedule on page 2 of Form
If your spouse died during the year and NJ-1040EZ to calculate the amount of
Do not complete Line 26 if: any estimated payment(s) were made un- your New Jersey earned income tax credit.
♦ You claimed a property tax deduction der the deceased spouse’s social security
on Line 20; or number and other payments were made Completing the Earned Income Tax
♦ Your gross income on Line 16, Form under your social security number, you Credit Schedule
NJ-1040EZ is $20,000 or less ($10,000 must enclose a statement with your return Line 1. If you filed a 2004 Federal
if filing status is single). listing the social security numbers and Schedule EIC on which you listed at least
the amounts submitted under each social one “qualifying child,” fill in the “Yes”
NOTE: If you are 65 years of age or older security number. oval. Otherwise, fill in “No.” If you did
or blind or disabled, and you are not re- not file a 2004 Federal Schedule EIC or
quired to file Form NJ-1040EZ because New Jersey Earned Income if you did not have a qualifying child,
your gross income on Line 16 is $20,000 Tax Credit (Line 28) you are not eligible for a New Jersey
or less ($10,000 if filing status is single), earned income tax credit.
and you satisfy the eligibility requirements, The New Jersey earned income tax credit
you qualify for a property tax credit in the is a credit for certain taxpayers who work Line 2. If you asked the Internal Revenue
amount of $50. See “Seniors or Blind/Dis- and have earned income. The credit re- Service to calculate your Federal earned
abled Persons” on page 25 before complet- duces the amount of tax you owe and income credit, fill in the oval at Line 2.
ing Line 26. may also give you a refund, even if you The IRS will provide information regard-
have no tax liability to New Jersey. If you ing Federal earned income credit recipi-
Line 27 - New Jersey are eligible and file for a Federal earned ents to the Division of Taxation in
income credit, you may also be eligible October 2005. Please allow at least 4–6
Estimated Payments/Credit for a New Jersey earned income tax weeks for the Division to process the in-
From 2003 Return credit. formation and issue a check for your New
Enter on Line 27 the total of: Jersey earned income tax credit.
You must file a New Jersey resident in-
♦ Estimated tax payments made for come tax return to receive a New Jersey Line 3. Enter the amount of your Federal
2004 earned income tax credit, even if you are earned income credit from your 2004
♦ Credit applied from your 2003 tax not required to file a return because your Federal Form 1040 or Form 1040A.
return* gross income is below the minimum in-
♦ Amount, if any, paid to qualify for an come filing threshold. Line 4. Enter 20% of Line 3, your Fed-
extension of time to file eral earned income credit.
TAX TIP You are allowed a credit in
*This is the amount of overpayment that
D
Federal Earned Income Credit ! .20 = Line 4
the amount of 20% of your
you chose to carry forward on Line 1 of Federal earned income Enter the amount from Line 4 of the
the “Deductions From Overpayment” credit if: Earned Income Tax Credit Schedule on
section of your 2003 NJ-1040EZ resident
The filing status on both your Federal Line 28, Form NJ-1040EZ.
return (or Line 52 of your 2003 NJ-1040) ♦
as a credit towards your income tax li- return and your New Jersey return is
ability for 2004. If you received a refund married, filing joint return, head of Line 29 - Total Payments and
check for 2003, do not enter the amount household, or qualifying widow(er); Credits
of that refund check on Line 27. and Add Lines 25 through 28 and enter the
♦ Your New Jersey gross income on result on Line 29.
Underpayment of Estimated Tax. Fill
in the oval below Line 27 if you are en- Line 16, Form NJ-1040EZ is $20,000
or less; and Line 30 - Amount of Tax You
closing Form NJ-2210. See “Estimated
Tax” on page 17. Owe
♦ You have at least one “qualifying
child” for purposes of the Federal If Line 24 is more than Line 29, subtract
Payments Made Under Another Name Line 29 (Total Payments and Credits) from
earned income credit.
or Social Security Number. If you Line 24 (Total Tax) and enter the result
changed your name because of marriage, NOTE: If your filing status is single, you on Line 30. This is the amount you owe.
divorce, etc., and you made estimated tax may not claim a New Jersey earned income
payments using your former name, en- tax credit.
continued
28 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions
Line 30 - Amount of Tax You Owe - continued
If you owe tax you may make a donation You may also make a donation to one of its contribution and expenditure limits,
on Lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and/or 7 in the the following funds on Line 7: the Gubernatorial Public Financing Pro-
“Deductions from Overpayment” section gram has since 1977 assisted 56 candi-
(page 2, Form NJ-1040EZ), by adding ♦ Drug Abuse Education Fund (01); or dates to conduct their campaigns free
the amount of your donation to your pay- ♦ Korean Veterans’ Memorial Fund from the improper influence of excessive
ment amount. (02); or campaign contributions. Operation of the
♦ Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness program has also permitted candidates of
If you are enclosing Form NJ-2210, the Education Fund (03); or limited financial means to run for elec-
amount of your payment should also in- ♦ NJ-AIDS Services Fund (04); or tion to the State’s highest office. As a
clude interest calculated for the under- ♦ Literacy Volunteers of America – New condition of their receipt of public fi-
payment of estimated tax. See “Estimated Jersey Fund (05); or nancing, candidates must agree to partici-
Tax” on page 17. Make your check or ♦ New Jersey Prostate Cancer Research pate in two debates which provide the
money order for the total amount payable Fund (06). public with an opportunity to hear the
to “State of New Jersey – TGI.” views of each candidate. For more infor-
Indicate the amount you want to contribute
You may pay your 2004 New Jersey in- by checking the appropriate box(es) or en- mation on the Gubernatorial Public Fi-
come taxes by electronic check (e-check) tering any amount you wish to contribute. nancing Program, contact the New Jersey
or credit card (Visa, American Express, Election Law Enforcement Commission
MasterCard, or Discover/Novus). See If you are making a donation on Line 7, at 609-292-8700 or write to:
“How to Pay” on page 15. Fill in the oval also enter the code number (01, 02, 03, 04,
NJ ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION
below Line 30 if you are paying by 05, or 06) for the fund of your choice. For
PO BOX 185
e-check or credit card. Do not send in the your convenience, “0” is already entered.
TRENTON NJ 08625-0185
payment voucher if you pay your taxes by The amount you donate will reduce your
e-check or credit card. Lists of contributors to gubernatorial can-
refund or increase your balance due. An
didates and copies of reports filed by gu-
amount must be entered when making a
Line 31 - Overpayment bernatorial candidates may be viewed on
contribution.
the Election Law Enforcement Commis-
If Line 24 is less than Line 29, subtract sion Web site at: www.elec.state.nj.us.
If you are making a donation on Line 2,
Line 24 (Total Tax) from Line 29 (Total
3, 4, 5, 6, and/or 7, and you have a bal-
Payments and Credits) and enter the re- Participation in the $1 income tax check-
ance due, increase the amount of your
sult on Line 31. off protects the continuity and integrity of
payment by the amount you wish to con-
the Gubernatorial Elections Fund by pro-
tribute. If you are paying your tax due by
Line 32 - Total Deductions viding that funds will be reserved for fu-
check and including a donation, your
From Overpayment ture gubernatorial elections thereby
check or money order must be made out
deterring the use of needed funding for
You must complete the “Deductions to “State of New Jersey – TGI,” not to
other purposes. If you want to designate
From Overpayment” section on the charity or charities you selected. Your
$1 to go to help candidates for governor
page 2, Form NJ-1040EZ before com- donation will be deposited in the appro-
pay campaign expenses, fill in the “Yes”
pleting Line 32. priate fund(s) when your return is
oval in the Gubernatorial Elections Fund
processed.
Deductions From Overpayment: section of the return. If you are filing a
Line 8 - Total Deductions From Over- joint return, your spouse may also desig-
Line 1 - Credit to Your 2005 Tax. Enter
payment. Enter on Line 8 the total of nate $1 to this fund. Filling in the “Yes”
on Line 1 the amount of your overpay-
Lines 1 through 7. Also enter this amount oval will not in any way increase your
ment that you wish to credit to your 2005
on Line 32. tax liability or reduce your refund.
tax liability.
Contributions (Lines 2 - 7). Whether Line 33 - Refund Signatures
you have an overpayment or a balance Sign and date your return in blue or black
Subtract Line 32 from Line 31. Enter the
due, you may make a donation to any of ink. Both husband and wife must sign a
result on Line 33. This is the amount of
the following funds: joint return. The signature(s) on the form
your refund.
♦ Endangered Wildlife Fund you file must be original; photocopied
♦ Children’s Trust Fund Gubernatorial Elections Fund signatures are not acceptable. A return
♦ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Fund without the proper signatures cannot be
♦ Breast Cancer Research Fund The Gubernatorial Elections Fund, fi- processed and will be returned to you.
♦ U.S.S. New Jersey Educational Mu- nanced by taxpayer designated $1 con- This causes unnecessary processing delays
seum Fund tributions, provides partial public and may result in penalties for late filing
financing to qualified candidates for the or a delay or denial of your FAIR rebate.
office of Governor of New Jersey. With
continued
2004 Form NJ-1040EZ Line-by-Line Instructions 29
Signatures - continued
TAX TIP Preparer Authorization. and enclosures with your “Paid Tax Tax Preparers. Anyone who prepares a
Homeowners
Beginning with tax year 2004, homeowners will not use the application in this booklet to apply for the FAIR rebate.
Instead applications will be mailed to homeowners after the end of the income tax filing season in April, and they will
apply for their rebates either online or by phone. Residents who owned, occupied, and paid property taxes on a home
in New Jersey that was their principal residence on October 1, 2004, and whose 2004 gross income was $200,000 or
less, are eligible.
For tax year 2004, FAIR rebates for tenants will be calculated as shown on
Rebate Calculations for Tenants the following chart.
$ 0 $ 35,000 Equal to the amount by which rent constituting property taxes paid
exceeds 5% of gross income, plus $50. The maximum rebate is
Single $825. The minimum is $150.
35,000 100,000 $150
100,000 0 (not eligible)
continued
30 2004 FAIR Rebate Application
continued
2004 NJ-1040EZ County/Municipality Codes 31
Enter the appropriate four-digit number in the boxes on Form NJ-1040EZ. The County/Municipality Codes reflected below are for the Division of
Taxation purposes only.
Municipality Code Municipality Code Municipality Code Municipality Code
ATLANTIC COUNTY Ridgewood Village 0251 Gibbsboro Borough 0413 Nutley Township 0716
Absecon City 0101 River Edge Borough 0252 Gloucester City 0414 Orange City 0717
Atlantic City 0102 River Vale Township 0253 Gloucester Township 0415 Roseland Borough 0718
Brigantine City 0103 Rochelle Park Township 0254 Haddon Township 0416 South Orange Village Twp. 0719
Buena Borough 0104 Rockleigh Borough 0255 Haddonfield Borough 0417 Verona Township 0720
Buena Vista Township 0105 Rutherford Borough 0256 Haddon Heights Borough 0418 West Caldwell Township 0721
Corbin City 0106 Saddle Brook Township 0257 Hi-Nella Borough 0419 West Orange Township 0722
Egg Harbor City 0107 Saddle River Borough 0258 Laurel Springs Borough 0420
Egg Harbor Township 0108 South Hackensack Twp. 0259 Lawnside Borough 0421 GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Estell Manor City 0109 Teaneck Township 0260 Lindenwold Borough 0422 Clayton Borough 0801
Folsom Borough 0110 Tenafly Borough 0261 Magnolia Borough 0423 Deptford Township 0802
Galloway Township 0111 Teterboro Borough 0262 Merchantville Borough 0424 East Greenwich Township 0803
Hamilton Township 0112 Upper Saddle River Bor. 0263 Mount Ephraim Borough 0425 Elk Township 0804
Hammonton Town 0113 Waldwick Borough 0264 Oaklyn Borough 0426 Franklin Township 0805
Linwood City 0114 Wallington Borough 0265 Pennsauken Township 0427 Glassboro Borough 0806
Longport Borough 0115 Washington Township 0266 Pine Hill Borough 0428 Greenwich Township 0807
Margate City 0116 Westwood Borough 0267 Pine Valley Borough 0429 Harrison Township 0808
Mullica Township 0117 Woodcliff Lake Borough 0268 Runnemede Borough 0430 Logan Township 0809
Northfield City 0118 Wood-Ridge Borough 0269 Somerdale Borough 0431 Mantua Township 0810
Pleasantville City 0119 Wyckoff Township 0270 Stratford Borough 0432 Monroe Township 0811
Port Republic City 0120 Tavistock Borough 0433 National Park Borough 0812
Somers Point City 0121 BURLINGTON COUNTY Voorhees Township 0434 Newfield Borough 0813
Ventnor City 0122 Bass River Township 0301 Waterford Township 0435 Paulsboro Borough 0814
Weymouth Township 0123 Beverly City 0302 Winslow Township 0436 Pitman Borough 0815
Bordentown City 0303 Woodlynne Borough 0437 South Harrison Township 0816
BERGEN COUNTY Bordentown Township 0304 Swedesboro Borough 0817
Allendale Borough 0201 Burlington City 0305 CAPE MAY COUNTY Washington Township 0818
Alpine Borough 0202 Burlington Township 0306 Avalon Borough 0501 Wenonah Borough 0819
Bergenfield Borough 0203 Chesterfield Township 0307 Cape May City 0502 West Deptford Township 0820
Bogota Borough 0204 Cinnaminson Township 0308 Cape May Point Borough 0503 Westville Borough 0821
Carlstadt Borough 0205 Delanco Township 0309 Dennis Township 0504 Woodbury City 0822
Cliffside Park Borough 0206 Delran Township 0310 Lower Township 0505 Woodbury Heights Bor. 0823
Closter Borough 0207 Eastampton Township 0311 Middle Township 0506 Woolwich Township 0824
Cresskill Borough 0208 Edgewater Park Township 0312 North Wildwood City 0507
Demarest Borough 0209 Evesham Township 0313 Ocean City 0508 HUDSON COUNTY
Dumont Borough 0210 Fieldsboro Borough 0314 Sea Isle City 0509 Bayonne City 0901
East Rutherford Borough 0212 Florence Township 0315 Stone Harbor Borough 0510 East Newark Borough 0902
Edgewater Borough 0213 Hainesport Township 0316 Upper Township 0511 Guttenberg Town 0903
Elmwood Park Borough 0211 Lumberton Township 0317 West Cape May Borough 0512 Harrison Town 0904
Emerson Borough 0214 Mansfield Township 0318 West Wildwood Borough 0513 Hoboken City 0905
Englewood City 0215 Maple Shade Township 0319 Wildwood City 0514 Jersey City 0906
Englewood Cliffs Boro 0216 Medford Township 0320 Wildwood Crest Borough 0515 Kearny Town 0907
Fair Lawn Borough 0217 Medford Lakes Borough 0321 Woodbine Borough 0516 North Bergen Township 0908
Fairview Borough 0218 Moorestown Township 0322 Secaucus Town 0909
Fort Lee Borough 0219 Mount Holly Township 0323 CUMBERLAND COUNTY Union City 0910
Franklin Lakes Borough 0220 Mount Laurel Township 0324 Bridgeton City 0601 Weehawken Township 0911
Garfield City 0221 New Hanover Township 0325 Commercial Township 0602 West New York Town 0912
Glen Rock Borough 0222 North Hanover Township 0326 Deerfield Township 0603
Hackensack City 0223 Palmyra Borough 0327 Downe Township 0604 HUNTERDON COUNTY
Harrington Park Borough 0224 Pemberton Borough 0328 Fairfield Township 0605 Alexandria Township 1001
Hasbrouck Heights Bor. 0225 Pemberton Township 0329 Greenwich Township 0606 Bethlehem Township 1002
Haworth Borough 0226 Riverside Township 0330 Hopewell Township 0607 Bloomsbury Borough 1003
Hillsdale Borough 0227 Riverton Borough 0331 Lawrence Township 0608 Califon Borough 1004
Ho Ho Kus Borough 0228 Shamong Township 0332 Maurice River Township 0609 Clinton Town 1005
Leonia Borough 0229 Southampton Township 0333 Millville City 0610 Clinton Township 1006
Little Ferry Borough 0230 Springfield Township 0334 Shiloh Borough 0611 Delaware Township 1007
Lodi Borough 0231 Tabernacle Township 0335 Stow Creek Township 0612 East Amwell Township 1008
Lyndhurst Township 0232 Washington Township 0336 Upper Deerfield Twp. 0613 Flemington Borough 1009
Mahwah Township 0233 Westampton Township 0337 Vineland City 0614 Franklin Township 1010
Maywood Borough 0234 Willingboro Township 0338 Frenchtown Borough 1011
Midland Park Borough 0235 Woodland Township 0339 ESSEX COUNTY Glen Gardner Borough 1012
Montvale Borough 0236 Wrightstown Borough 0340 Belleville Township 0701 Hampton Borough 1013
Moonachie Borough 0237 Bloomfield Township 0702 High Bridge Borough 1014
New Milford Borough 0238 CAMDEN COUNTY Caldwell Borough Twp. 0703 Holland Township 1015
North Arlington Borough 0239 Audubon Borough 0401 Cedar Grove Township 0704 Kingwood Township 1016
Northvale Borough 0240 Audubon Park Borough 0402 East Orange City 0705 Lambertville City 1017
Norwood Borough 0241 Barrington Borough 0403 Essex Fells Twp. 0706 Lebanon Borough 1018
Oakland Borough 0242 Bellmawr Borough 0404 Fairfield Township 0707 Lebanon Township 1019
Old Tappan Borough 0243 Berlin Borough 0405 Glen Ridge Twp. 0708 Milford Borough 1020
Oradell Borough 0244 Berlin Township 0406 Irvington Township 0709 Raritan Township 1021
Palisades Park Borough 0245 Brooklawn Borough 0407 Livingston Township 0710 Readington Township 1022
Paramus Borough 0246 Camden City 0408 Maplewood Township 0711 Stockton Borough 1023
Park Ridge Borough 0247 Cherry Hill Township 0409 Millburn Township 0712 Tewksbury Township 1024
Ramsey Borough 0248 Chesilhurst Borough 0410 Montclair Township 0713 Union Township 1025
Ridgefield Borough 0249 Clementon Borough 0411 Newark City 0714 West Amwell Township 1026
Ridgefield Park Village 0250 Collingswood Borough 0412 North Caldwell Twp. 0715
32 2004 NJ-1040EZ County/Municipality Codes
Enter the appropriate four-digit number in the boxes on Form NJ-1040EZ. The County/Municipality Codes reflected below are for the Division of
Taxation purposes only.
Municipality Code Municipality Code Municipality Code Municipality Code
MERCER COUNTY Monmouth Beach Borough 1334 Lakehurst Borough 1514 Warren Township 1820
East Windsor Township 1101 Neptune City Borough 1336 Lakewood Township 1515 Watchung Borough 1821
Ewing Township 1102 Neptune Township 1335 Lavallette Borough 1516
Hamilton Township 1103 Ocean Township 1337 Little Egg Harbor Twp. 1517 SUSSEX COUNTY
Hightstown Borough 1104 Oceanport Borough 1338 Long Beach Township 1518 Andover Borough 1901
Hopewell Borough 1105 Red Bank Borough 1339 Manchester Township 1519 Andover Township 1902
Hopewell Township 1106 Roosevelt Borough 1340 Mantoloking Borough 1520 Branchville Borough 1903
Lawrence Township 1107 Rumson Borough 1341 Ocean Gate Borough 1522 Byram Township 1904
Pennington Borough 1108 Sea Bright Borough 1342 Ocean Township 1521 Frankford Township 1905
Princeton Borough 1109 Sea Girt Borough 1343 Pine Beach Borough 1523 Franklin Borough 1906
Princeton Township 1110 Shrewsbury Borough 1344 Plumsted Township 1524 Fredon Township 1907
Trenton City 1111 Shrewsbury Township 1345 Point Pleasant Borough 1525 Green Township 1908
Washington Township 1112 South Belmar Borough 1346 Pt. Pleasant Beach Bor. 1526 Hamburg Borough 1909
West Windsor Township 1113 Spring Lake Borough 1347 Seaside Heights Borough 1527 Hampton Township 1910
Spring Lake Heights Bor. 1348 Seaside Park Borough 1528 Hardyston Township 1911
MIDDLESEX COUNTY Tinton Falls Borough 1349 Ship Bottom Borough 1529 Hopatcong Borough 1912
Carteret Borough 1201 Union Beach Borough 1350 South Toms River Bor. 1530 Lafayette Township 1913
Cranbury Township 1202 Upper Freehold Township 1351 Stafford Township 1531 Montague Township 1914
Dunellen Borough 1203 Wall Township 1352 Surf City Borough 1532 Newton Town 1915
East Brunswick Township 1204 West Long Branch Boro 1353 Tuckerton Borough 1533 Ogdensburg Borough 1916
Edison Township 1205 Sandyston Township 1917
Helmetta Borough 1206 MORRIS COUNTY PASSAIC COUNTY Sparta Township 1918
Highland Park Borough 1207 Boonton Town 1401 Bloomingdale Borough 1601 Stanhope Borough 1919
Jamesburg Borough 1208 Boonton Township 1402 Clifton City 1602 Stillwater Township 1920
Metuchen Borough 1209 Butler Borough 1403 Haledon Borough 1603 Sussex Borough 1921
Middlesex Borough 1210 Chatham Borough 1404 Hawthorne Borough 1604 Vernon Township 1922
Milltown Borough 1211 Chatham Township 1405 Little Falls Township 1605 Walpack Township 1923
Monroe Township 1212 Chester Borough 1406 North Haledon Borough 1606 Wantage Township 1924
New Brunswick City 1213 Chester Township 1407 Passaic City 1607
North Brunswick Twp. 1214 Denville Township 1408 Paterson City 1608 UNION COUNTY
Old Bridge Township 1215 Dover Town 1409 Pompton Lakes Borough 1609 Berkeley Heights Twp. 2001
Perth Amboy City 1216 East Hanover Township 1410 Prospect Park Borough 1610 Clark Township 2002
Piscataway Township 1217 Florham Park Borough 1411 Ringwood Borough 1611 Cranford Township 2003
Plainsboro Township 1218 Hanover Township 1412 Totowa Borough 1612 Elizabeth City 2004
Sayreville Borough 1219 Harding Township 1413 Wanaque Borough 1613 Fanwood Borough 2005
South Amboy City 1220 Jefferson Township 1414 Wayne Township 1614 Garwood Borough 2006
South Brunswick Twp. 1221 Kinnelon Borough 1415 West Milford Township 1615 Hillside Township 2007
South Plainfield Bor. 1222 Lincoln Park Borough 1416 West Paterson Borough 1616 Kenilworth Borough 2008
South River Borough 1223 Long Hill Township 1430 Linden City 2009
Spotswood Borough 1224 Madison Borough 1417 SALEM COUNTY Mountainside Borough 2010
Woodbridge Township 1225 Mendham Borough 1418 Alloway Township 1701 New Providence Borough 2011
Mendham Township 1419 Carneys Point Township 1702 Plainfield City 2012
MONMOUTH COUNTY Mine Hill Township 1420 Elmer Borough 1703 Rahway City 2013
Aberdeen Township 1301 Montville Township 1421 Elsinboro Township 1704 Roselle Borough 2014
Allenhurst Borough 1302 Morris Plains Borough 1423 Lower Alloways Crk. Twp. 1705 Roselle Park Borough 2015
Allentown Borough 1303 Morris Township 1422 Mannington Township 1706 Scotch Plains Township 2016
Asbury Park City 1304 Morristown Town 1424 Oldmans Township 1707 Springfield Township 2017
Atlantic Highlands Bor. 1305 Mountain Lakes Borough 1425 Penns Grove Borough 1708 Summit City 2018
Avon-by-the-Sea Bor. 1306 Mt. Arlington Borough 1426 Pennsville Township 1709 Union Township 2019
Belmar Borough 1307 Mt. Olive Township 1427 Pilesgrove Township 1710 Westfield Town 2020
Bradley Beach Borough 1308 Netcong Borough 1428 Pittsgrove Township 1711 Winfield Township 2021
Brielle Borough 1309 Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. 1429 Quinton Township 1712
Colts Neck Township 1310 Pequannock Township 1431 Salem City 1713 WARREN COUNTY
Deal Borough 1311 Randolph Township 1432 Upper Pittsgrove Twp. 1714 Allamuchy Township 2101
Eatontown Borough 1312 Riverdale Borough 1433 Woodstown Borough 1715 Alpha Borough 2102
Englishtown Borough 1313 Rockaway Borough 1434 Belvidere Town 2103
Fair Haven Borough 1314 Rockaway Township 1435 SOMERSET COUNTY Blairstown Township 2104
Farmingdale Borough 1315 Roxbury Township 1436 Bedminster Township 1801 Franklin Township 2105
Freehold Borough 1316 Victory Gardens Borough 1437 Bernards Township 1802 Frelinghuysen Township 2106
Freehold Township 1317 Washington Township 1438 Bernardsville Borough 1803 Greenwich Township 2107
Hazlet Township 1318 Wharton Borough 1439 Bound Brook Borough 1804 Hackettstown Town 2108
Highlands Borough 1319 Branchburg Township 1805 Hardwick Township 2109
Holmdel Township 1320 OCEAN COUNTY Bridgewater Township 1806 Harmony Township 2110
Howell Township 1321 Barnegat Township 1501 Far Hills Borough 1807 Hope Township 2111
Interlaken Borough 1322 Barnegat Light Borough 1502 Franklin Township 1808 Independence Township 2112
Keansburg Borough 1323 Bay Head Borough 1503 Green Brook Township 1809 Knowlton Township 2113
Keyport Borough 1324 Beach Haven Borough 1504 Hillsborough Township 1810 Liberty Township 2114
Little Silver Borough 1325 Beachwood Borough 1505 Manville Borough 1811 Lopatcong Township 2115
Loch Arbour Village 1326 Berkeley Township 1506 Millstone Borough 1812 Mansfield Township 2116
Long Branch City 1327 Brick Township 1507 Montgomery Township 1813 Oxford Township 2117
Manalapan Township 1328 Dover Township 1508 North Plainfield Borough 1814 Phillipsburg Town 2119
Manasquan Borough 1329 Eagleswood Township 1509 Peapack & Gladstone Bor. 1815 Pohatcong Township 2120
Marlboro Township 1330 Harvey Cedars Borough 1510 Raritan Borough 1816 Washington Borough 2121
Matawan Borough 1331 Island Heights Borough 1511 Rocky Hill Borough 1817 Washington Township 2122
Middletown Township 1332 Jackson Township 1512 Somerville Borough 1818 White Township 2123
Millstone Township 1333 Lacey Township 1513 South Bound Brook Bor. 1819
2004 NJ-1040EZ Tax Table 33
Example: Mr. and Mrs. Evans are filing a joint return. They checked filing status “2,” mar-
ried, filing joint return. Their taxable income on Line 21 of Form NJ-1040EZ is $39,875. First
they find the $39,850–$39,900 income line. Next, they find the column for filing status “2”
and read down the column. The amount shown where the income line meets the filing status
column is $628. This is the tax amount to be entered on Line 22 of Form NJ-1040EZ.
*Filing Status:
1—Single
2—Married, filing joint return
3—Married, filing separate return (Must file Form NJ-1040)
4—Head of household
5—Qualifying widow(er)
NJ TaxTalk
TaxTalk is the portion of the Automated Tax Information System TaxTalk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Select the
(ATIS) that provides recorded information to callers on a 3-digit number of the topic you want to hear. Then call 1-800-
variety of New Jersey tax topics and affords them the 323-4400 (Touch-tone phones within NJ, NY, PA, DE, and MD)
opportunity to request written information on certain topics. or 609-826-4400 (Touch-tone phones anywhere). Additional
topics may become available after the printing of this booklet.
TaxTalk — Topic Codes
NJ INCOME TAX INFORMATION FOR 112 Pennsylvania Residents Working in 128 Deceased Taxpayers
INDIVIDUALS New Jersey/New Jersey Residents 130 Personal Exemptions
Filing Your New Jersey Return Working in Pennsylvania 132 Dependent Exemptions
100 Who Must File 114 Nonresidents 134 New Jersey Earned Income Tax
102 How and When to File an 115 Nonresidents: Estimated Tax on Credit
Extension Income From the Sale or Transfer 136 Deductions
103 Military Extensions of New Jersey Real Estate 138 Reporting Wages
104 How and When to Amend 116 Mailing Your Return With No 140 Nontaxable Income
106 Penalties, Interest, and Collection Balance Due 142 Reporting Capital Gain Income
Fees 118 Mailing Your Return With Tax Due 144 Reporting a Gain From the Sale of
108 Who is Required to Make 120 How to Pay a Principal Residence
Estimated Tax Payments Completing Your New Jersey Return 146 Reporting Business Income
110 Penalties and Interest on 122 Filing Status 148 Withholdings and Payments
Underpayment of Estimated Tax 124 Part-Year Residents 150 Claiming Credit for Income or Wage
Payments 126 Military Personnel Tax Paid to Other Jurisdictions
continued
44 2004 Form NJ-1040EZ
152 Claiming Excess Unemployment 406 New York and New Jersey Sales 504 Tax Rates and Accounting Periods
and Disability Tax Agreement 506 S Corporation Status
224 General Information on the 408 Alcoholic Beverage Retail Licenses Partnerships
Property Tax Deduction or Credit 410 Ending Your Tax Registration in 508 Partnership Information
Pension and IRA Information New Jersey 510 Partnership Extension
154 Pension Income Income Tax Withholding Information
NJ SALES & USE TAX AND OTHER
156 Pension Exclusion for Businesses
FEE INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS
158 IRA Distributions 412 Remitting Tax Withheld
160 Establishing Your Roth IRA 413 How to File by Phone or Online General Information on Sales and Use
162 Qualified Distributions From a Roth 414 Reconciling Tax Withheld Tax for Individuals
IRA 416 Forms W-4 and NJ-W-4 600 General Information on Sales and
164 Nonqualified Distributions From a 418 Who Is an Employer Use Tax for Individuals
Roth IRA 420 Withholding New Jersey Income Out-of-State Purchases
Taxes 602 Out-of-State Purchases
NJ PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
422 Filing Informal Employer Returns of Mail Orders and Internet Purchases
PROGRAMS
Income Tax Withheld 604 Mail Orders and Internet
FAIR Rebate for Tax Year 2004
Sales and Use Tax Information for Purchases
228 General Information on the FAIR
Businesses Home Improvements
Rebate
424 General Information for Sales and 606 Home Improvements
229 FAIR Rebate Application for Tenants
Use Tax for Businesses
230 Amending the FAIR Rebate Taxability of Leases and Rentals
426 Use Tax
Application for Tenants 608 Taxability of Leases and Rentals
428 Annual Use Tax
NJ SAVER for Tax Years Prior to 2004 429 New Jersey Sales and Use Tax EZ Other Fees and Taxes
200 General Information on NJ SAVER File Systems 609 9-1-1 System and Emergency
Rebate 430 Filing Sales and Use Tax Returns Response Fee
204 Filing for an NJ SAVER Rebate for 432 Filing Informal Sales and Use Tax 610 Atlantic City Luxury Tax
a Prior Year Returns 612 Atlantic City Casino Hotel
205 2003 Homestead Rebate/ 434 Penalties, Interest, and Collection Parking Fee
NJ SAVER Rebate Amount Fees 614 Cape May County Tourism Tax and
Homestead Rebate for Tax Years Prior 436 Contractors Assessment
to 2004 438 Mail Order and Internet Business 615 Cosmetic Medical Procedures
212 Amending the Homestead Rebate 440 Taxability of Medicines and Medical Gross Receipts Tax
Application for Tax Years Prior to Items 616 Dishonored Check Fee
2004 442 Urban Enterprise Zone 618 Domestic Security Fee
Lease and Rental Information for 620 Hotel/Motel State Occupancy Fee
Senior Freeze/Property Tax
Businesses and Municipal Occupancy Tax
Reimbursement Program
444 Lease Transactions in New Jersey 621 Motor Vehicle Tire Fee
216 General Information on the Senior
Freeze/Property Tax 446 Rental Transactions in New Jersey OTHER NJ TAX INFORMATION
Reimbursement Program 448 Domestic Security Fee
New Jersey Division of Taxation
218 Eligibility Requirements Other Fees and Taxes Regional Offices
220 How to Apply for a Senior Freeze/ 449 9-1-1 System and Emergency 700 Asbury Park Office
Property Tax Reimbursement Response Fee 702 Camden Office
Property Tax Deduction or Credit 450 Casino Taxes and Fees 704 Fair Lawn Office
224 General Information on the 451 Cosmetic Medical Procedures 706 Newark Office
Property Tax Deduction or Credit Gross Receipts Tax 708 Northfield Office
452 Dishonored Check Fee 710 Somerville Office
PAPERLESS FILING PROGRAMS 454 Domestic Security Fee 712 Trenton Office
New Jersey WebFile 456 Hotel/Motel State Occupancy Fee
Other Ways to Contact the Division
300 NJ WebFile and Municipal Occupancy Tax
714 Other Ways to Contact the Division
New Jersey TeleFile Program 458 Litter Control Fee
459 Motor Vehicle Tire Fee Order Forms Through NJ TaxFax
302 NJ TeleFile Program
460 Outdoor Advertising Fee 716 Order Forms Through NJ TaxFax
(ELF) Electronic Filing
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
304 (ELF) Electronic Filing CORPORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
718 Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
NJ TAX AND FEE INFORMATION FOR Corporations
CATCH Program
BUSINESSES 501 Starting a Corporation
720 CATCH Program
502 Filing Responsibilities
Business Registration Inheritance and Estate Tax
503 General Information on How to
400 Registering a Business in NJ 722 Inheritance and Estate Tax
Dissolve, Withdraw, or Surrender a
402 Small Business Workshop
Corporation
404 Electing S Corporation Status
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