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Your Social Security Number (required)
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Spouse’s/CU Partner’s SSN (if ling jointly)
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County/Municipality Code (See Table page 50)
Last Name, First Name, Initial (Joint Filers enter rst name and middle initial of each. Enter
spouse’s/CU partner’s last name ONLY if different.)
Home Address (Number and Street, including apartment number)
City, Town, Post Ofce State ZIP Code
Fill in if your address has changed
NJ RESIDENCY STATUS
6. Part-year residents, provide months/days
you were a New Jersey resident during 2020:
From:
/
2
0
1. Single
2. Married/CU Couple, ling joint return
3. Married/CU Partner, ling separate return
4. Head of Household
5 Qualifying Widow(er)/Surviving CU Partner
Do Not File This Application If:
• You le a 2020 New Jersey resident return, Form NJ-1040; or
• Your income is more than $20,000, excluding Social Security income ($10,000 if ling status is
single or married/CU partner, ling separate return). You must le Form NJ-1040.
You can use Form NJ-1040-HW even if you are eligible for only ONE of the credits.
If you are applying for the Property Tax Credit, complete Part I. If you are applying for the Wounded Warrior
Caregivers Credit, complete Part II. If you are applying for both credits, complete both Parts I and II.
PART I — Property Tax Credit
7. Indicate whether at any time during 2020 you either owned a home or rented a dwelling in New Jersey as your
principal residence (main home) on which property taxes (or rent) were paid. Fill in the appropriate oval. If you
were both a homeowner and a tenant during the year, ll in “Both.”
Homeowner Tenant Both None (Fill in only one)
If “Homeowner” or “Tenant” or “Both,” you may be asked to provide proof of property taxes or rent paid on your
main home. If “None,” you are not eligible for a Property Tax Credit.
8a. On December 31, 2020, were you age 65 or older? Yourself Yes No
Spouse/CU Partner Yes No
8b. On December 31, 2020, were you blind or disabled? Yourself Yes No
Spouse/CU Partner Yes No
If you (and your spouse/CU partner) answered “No,” to all the questions at lines 8a and 8b, you are not eligible
for the Property Tax Credit.
9. On October 1, 2020, did you own and occupy a home in New Jersey as
your main home? Yes No
If “Yes,” see instructions.
2020 NJ-1040-HW
State of New Jersey
Property Tax Credit Application
Wounded Warrior Caregivers Credit Application
