Legal Question in Tax Law in New Jersey
I am an American-born US citizen in the second year of a teaching contract abroad in Myanmar. This past tax year, I failed to file any income tax forms mostly because I did not know what to do. It is my understanding that my entire income is exempt from taxes because I make about $20,000 a year and up to about $80,000 or $90,000 is exempt from paying income tax because I am an expatriate. Do I still need to submit my income tax forms? If so, should I submit them now when they are already months late? Will there be a penalty for doing this? Considering I do not owe anything, would there be a penalty if I just never filed for this past year?
1 Answer from Attorneys
If you consider yourself a NJ resident, all income (even that earned abroad) may be subject to NJ taxes. Here is what they say in the income tax instructions: New Jersey gross income also includes the following which are not subject to
Federal income tax:
♦ Income earned by a resident from foreign employment
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