You will be able to file your returns whether you are expecting a refund, have a balance due, or no balance. You can file the current year's return and/or returns from two (2) prior years.

With MeF, you use vendor-supplied software or Internet applications to file. It allows filers to upload scanned copies of required financial documents and schedules, and provides e-check and credit card payment options for filers with balances due. The service is free and most all taxpayers may use it. The NJ Online Filing Service is for resident income tax return filers, including first time filers. You can take advantage of these benefits whether you file the return yourself or have a tax professional file it on your behalf. New Jersey offers two options for electronically filing state individual income tax returns: the Federal-State Modernized e-File (MeF) program and NJ Online Filing (NJ resident returns only).Įlectronic filing offers key benefits to taxpayers including assured delivery, online edits that reduce filing errors, improved overall processing time (from receipt to posting to the Division of Taxation’s system) and, in cases where a balance is due, the option to submit post-dated electronic check payments (defer payment for up to 90 days in advance of the due date).

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