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I just graduated from college and plan on renting an apartment in NYC to commute to work in NJ. However, I've been listing my parents' home in New Jersey as my permanent residence. Can I still show my parents' home as my permanent residence while the rental apartment as a secondary residence? Do I need to live in New Jersey for more than half a year? I'd like to avoid paying NYC city tax on top of NY state income tax.

tl:dr; Work in New Jersey, lived in Jersey, planning on renting in NYC, don't want to pay city tax by listing parents' house as residence.

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You can always lie and say you live in a different place, no-one but you can prevent you from doing stupid things. You need to remember that tax fraud is a criminal offense and you may end up in jail and/or with a huge tax penalty bill when you get caught.

You will get caught because tax fraud has no statute of limitations periods, and there will always be people who know you lied on your taxes and it only takes one to tip the agency off for a reward.

littleadv
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