NJ - NY commute Q
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- SoulFly
Hey guys,
Does anyone live in NJ and commutes to work in NY?
I may get a job in manhattan, and will be commuting from jersey.
Someone has told me that I would have to pay a "commuter's fee" as in taxes or something like that, apart from bridge/tunnel tolls, or bus/train money.
Can anyone give me the scoop on this?
thanks!Soul
- mandalaTV0
I don't know of one. The only fee I pay is for the $2 bus ride.
- tara|gee0
where do u all live?
- dcdomain0
Commuter fee? The hell is that? I pay enough for tolls and the like. These are my options for getting into Manhattan from where I live (Livingston, near Short Hills).
1) Drive in: $6 toll, gas and parking.
2) Bus it in: Walk down the block, $5.75 each way and $2 to ride the subway from the Port Authority. Total costs: $14.50 everyday.
3) Take the train from Harrison. Drive to Harrison, park the car there and take the Path to Union Square. About $5 in parking and $1.50 for the train ride. So about $8 for the round trip.
- SoulFly0
thanks for the answers, I am relief that it seems what I heard was not true, or just some urban legend.
I live in Hawthorne, Passaic county.Soul
- Rodimus790
maybe someone talking about having to pay income tax in both states? No commuter's fee though. Is there a midtown direct train in Hawthorne? Fortunately we have one in Chatham. Even more fortunate I don't need to use it anymore.
- ricoX0
You'll have to pay a tax for the City of New York, which some commuters refer to as a "commuter tax". So you'll get your regular Jersey state tax, and the Federal excise, and then the City tax. Mmmmm triple shot.
- bitsurfer0
the return is good on it, though
- Rodimus790
ah yes.. it was the city tax, not NY State.. thanks for the clarification rico..
- F_180
yeah, everyone calls it the "commuter tax" but its really your income being taxed in two states.