Hi,

As a citizen living abroad in China, I wanted to know about the state level of the foreign earned income exclusion, specifically NY and NJ. Do either of these conform to Sec 911 and allow for the foreign earned income exclusion? I believe I read that NJ does not, but NY does, although I'm having trouble finding references to support these claims. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm just trying to figure out if I need to pay any state taxes given that I was out of the country for the entire year and do not have to pay federal b/c of the FEIC and the fact that I paid taxes abroad in China. If the state does conform, then I can write off such payments similar to the federal return.

Thanks!

B