New Jersey Herald
HARDYSTON U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer has joined state Sen. Steve Oroho in the effort to see New Jersey residents who work from home but for New York companies be taxed at New Jersey rates. This is a billion-dollar issue, said Oroho during a joint presentation on the steps to the Hardyston Municipal Building on Wednesday afternoon.
For many years, an agreement between the two states has existed that has New Jersey residents who work in New York pay the higher income tax rate in New York.
That arrangement is still in effect, even for those who work from their home in New Jersey.
For Stacy Blauvelt, working from home has been seamless.
Now, instead of taking the train from her home in Spotswood to her job at an international publishing firm in Hoboken, she rolls out of bed and strolls to her computer.
The 29-year-old Bergen County native fights the urge to work through lunch, and the urge to stay on when it s time to log off. Despite being home, her workflow has remained largely unchanged since the COVID pandemic upended her daily grind last year.
“Sometimes I miss going in, seeing a few of my friends” who were in the office, Blauvelt said. “But, honestly, I’ve been really loving working from home.”