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New York Nonresident Tax Calculator

Estimate full-year New York State tax on New York-source W-2 wages, a simplified home-state resident credit, and the remaining resident-state tax.

How this full-year nonresident estimate works

This is a wage-only estimate for a full-year NJ, CT or PA resident who remained a New York nonresident all year. It is not a general New York resident tax calculator.

1. It uses total annual W-2 wages and the selected filing status to estimate a New York tax base.
2. It uses the New York-source wages entered to estimate the portion attributable to New York.
3. It separately estimates full-year resident-state tax for NJ, CT or PA.
4. It estimates a home-state resident credit attributable to wages taxed by both states.
5. It shows estimated New York tax, home-state tax remaining after the credit and combined state-tax liability.

The resident credit is not withholding, a payment or a refund. It is an estimated reduction of home-state tax for income also taxed by New York. The calculator does not determine whether wages are properly New York-sourced.

Working in New York for part of the year versus moving to New York

A person can work in New York for only part of a year and still be a full-year New York nonresident. For example, a New Jersey resident who begins a New York job in July but continues living in New Jersey may use this calculator by entering total annual W-2 wages and only the wages properly sourced to New York.

A person who changes residence is different. Someone who moves from New Jersey to New York—or from New York to Connecticut—may have both resident and nonresident filing periods. The person may need to allocate wages and other income between those periods, and a period of New York City residence may create NYC resident tax. This calculator does not perform those calculations.

Official forms for part-year residents

Start with our plain-language part-year resident guide for common moving situations. If you want to understand the purpose of every form in New York’s directory, use our New York nonresident and part-year tax forms explainer. Tax software or a qualified adviser may be appropriate when residency dates, remote work, multiple income sources or credits are involved.

How to read the results

• New York tax for the full year is the estimated New York liability on the New York-source wages entered.
• Home-state tax remaining after the New York credit is the estimated additional home-state liability after applying the simplified resident credit.
• Total state tax for the full year adds those two estimated liabilities. It does not add the home-state tax before credit a second time.
• Estimated balance due or overpayment appears only when withholding or estimated payments are entered and is calculated separately for each state.

Common questions from New York commuters

Do ordinary NJ, CT or PA commuters pay New York City resident income tax?

Generally, no. Working in New York City does not by itself make an ordinary nonresident subject to NYC resident income tax. The former general NYC nonresident earnings tax—often called the commuter tax—was eliminated in 1999. New York State tax on New York-source income may still apply. Read the full explanation of which New York taxes can apply to out-of-state workers.

Does beginning or ending a New York job during the year make me a part-year resident?

No. A change in where you work is not necessarily a change in tax residence. A person who continues living in the same home state may remain a full-year resident there and a full-year New York nonresident. If you actually moved into or out of New York, see our plain-language guide to New York part-year resident forms.

Does this calculator estimate withholding?

Its primary result is estimated full-year tax liability, not an employer payroll-withholding calculation. If you enter withholding and estimated payments, it compares those payments with the estimated liability separately for New York and the selected home state.

Why might I still owe my home state after receiving a resident credit?

Resident-credit rules and state tax calculations differ. The credit may be limited to tax attributable to income taxed by both states and may not eliminate all home-state tax. This calculator provides a simplified wage-only estimate rather than a completed resident-credit schedule.

What this estimate includes

• Official 2026 New York standard deductions and rate schedule.
• A wage-only approximation of New York’s nonresident allocation.
• A separate, simplified home-state calculation and resident-credit estimate.
• Separate New York and home-state payment comparisons, if entered.

What it does not determine

It does not prepare IT-203, NJ-1040/NJ-COJ, CT-1040 Schedule 2, or PA-40 Schedule G-L. It does not determine residency, convenience-rule sourcing, itemized deductions, NY additions or subtractions, local wage taxes, tax forgiveness, every exemption or credit, or special situations. At higher incomes, New York’s special tax-computation rules may apply; this estimator flags those cases for professional review rather than representing a return-ready result.