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Top Ten Mistakes

1. Failure to use qualifying wages in reporting W2 income (effective 1/1/2004).

2. Failure to sign return and/or include attachments (see Commonly Omitted Attachments)

3. Including non-taxable income such as state unemployment compensation, social security, active/reserve military pay, 1099R income, interest income, etc.

4. Including school tax withheld as credit for Newark City Tax withheld.

5. Taking more that 1% credit for taxes paid to another municipality (see Common Math Errors).

6. Failure to use credit for quarterly estimated tax payments and/or credit carried forward.

7. Failure to file an estimate and make 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter payments.

8. Failure to file a copy of a federal extension with payment of all anticipated tax due and current year estimate (if required) by April 15th.

9. Failure to advise of address change and date moved.

10.Failure to file a return for the year moved in or out or the year taxpayer turns 18.
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