Indiana Form Help

The following information has been provided to assist in the preparation of Indiana state tax returns.

Form IT-40 Resident Individual Income Tax Returns

IT-40

 

Taxpayer County Where You Lived

 

The county where you lived is the county where you maintained

your home on 1/1/2014. If you had more than one home on this

date, then your county of residence as of 1/1/2014, was:

a) where you were registered to vote. If this did not apply,

   then your county of residence was;

b) where your personal automobile was registered. If this did

   not apply, then your county of residence was;

c) where you spent the majority of your time in Indiana during 2014.

 

Military Personnel

If you were stationed in Indiana, your county of residence is the

county where you lived on January 1 of the year you entered the

military service. If on 1/1/2014, you were stationed outside of

Indiana and your family was with you, enter OTHERSTATES in all

the county boxes.

 

Retired Persons

If you were retired by 1/1/2014, put your county of residence in

both the Indiana County Where You Lived and Indiana County Where

You Worked boxes.

 

 

Taxpayer County Where You Worked

 

The county where you worked (county of principal employment) is

the county where your main place of business was located or

where your main work activity was performed on 1/1/2014. If you

had more than one job on 1/1/2014, your principal place of

employment is the job where you worked the most hours and earned

the most income.

If, on 1/1/2014, your county of principal employment was not in

Indiana, enter OTHERSTATES in the County Where You Worked box.

 

Exception: If you worked in any of the following states on

1/1/2014, enter the state name: Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio,

Pennsylvania or Wisconsin.

 

Spouse County Where You Lived

 

Same rules apply as "Taxpayer County Where You Lived."

 

Spouse County Where You Worked

 

Same rules apply as "Taxpayer County Where You Worked."

 

Line 2, IT-40 - Tax Addbacks

 

Attach new Schedule 1 to enter Tax Addbacks.

 

NOL deduction: If you entered a Net Operating Loss deduction

Carry-forward from the Federal Pro-Forma Schedule, this amount

will automatically calculate on the line 21 of the Fed Form 1040

and then transfer to line 2 of the Schedule 1.  If you enter the NOL

carry-forward deduction directly on the Federal Form 1040,

line 21, this amount will not transfer to the Schedule 1, line 2.

In that case, the NOL deduction must be entered on line 2 of

the Schedule 1. This line 2, Schedule 1 add-back is necessary because the

Indiana NOL carry-forward deduction must be entered on the Indiana

Schedule 2, line 11, other deduction worksheet, item 7.

 

Income Taxed on Federal Form 4972, Schedule 1, line 3.

When Federal Form 4972 is completed, the income from that form

will automatically transfer to line 3 of the Schedule 1.

 

Domestic production activities, Schedule 1, line 4.

If this deduction was claimed on Form 1040, line 35, it will

automatically be added back on line 4 of Schedule 1.

 

Line 4, IT-40 - Indiana Deductions

 

Attach new Schedule 2 to enter deductions.

 

Enter any Indiana deductions which you are entitled to that apply

to the Indiana Schedule 2. The total of these deductions will

carry to line 4 of the IT-40.

 

 

Line 10, IT-40 - Indiana Other Taxes

 

Attach new Schedule 4 to enter Other Taxes

 

Use Tax on Out-of-State Purchases, Schedule 4, line 1 

 

If while a resident of Indiana, you made purchases outside

Indiana by mail order, through radio or telephone advertising,

or directly from an out-of-state company, those purchases may

be subject to Indiana sales tax if sales tax was not paid at

the time of purchase. This tax, called "use" tax, is figured

by multiplying 7% (.07) times the total purchases that were made

between the period 1/1/2014 and 12/31/2014.

 

 

Household Employment Taxes, Schedule 4, line 2

 

If you paid cash wages during 2014 to an individual who is not:

a) your spouse; b) your child under age 21; c) your parent; or

d) an employee under age 18; and e) they worked in and around

your home as a baby-sitter, nanny, health aide, private nurse,

maid, caretaker, yard worker or someone who does similar

domestic duties, then they may be your employee.

If you paid cash wages over $1,500 to a household worker who

is your employee, you may have needed to have withheld state &

county income taxes. If you want to pay these taxes on your

Indiana income tax return, prepare Schedule IN-H and attach it

to your IT-40.

 

 

Line 12, IT-40 - Indiana Credits

 

This is the total of credits from new Schedule 5, line 9.

 

Indiana State tax Withheld, Schedule 5, line 1

These credits are automatically calculated for Indiana state tax

withholding except for "other state withholding." Enter on

Schedule 5, line 1 any Indiana State withholding not from

W-2's, W-2G's, 1099-R's or 1099-G's. For example, the

Federal Form 1099-Misc may have Indiana state withholding.

 

Indiana County Tax Withheld, Schedule 5, line 2

Enter the "IN" state code on line 15 of the W-2 and enter the

amount of county tax withheld on line 19 of the W-2. You can now

enter the "COUNTY NAME" on line 20 of the W-2 and the IN county

tax withheld will calculate correctly on line 2 of new

Schedule 5, line 2. Enter the "IN" state code on line 11 of the

1099-R & the amount of county tax withheld on line 13 of the 1099-R.

You can now enter the "COUNTY NAME" on line 14 of the W-2 and the

IN county tax withheld will calculate correctly on line 2,  Schedule 5.

 

Estimated Tax Paid in 2014, Schedule 5, line 3

Enter estimated state income taxes paid for Indiana on Federal

Form 1040, line 62. These amounts will automatically calculate on

Schedule 5, line 3. If these amounts are not entered on the

federal 1040, line 62, then they are entered Schedule 5, line 3.

 

Unified Tax Credit for the Elderly, Schedule 5, line 4

 

You may be able to claim a credit if you or your spouse meet all

of the following requirements:

a) you and/or your spouse must have been age 65 or older by

   12/31/2014;

b) if married & living together at any time during the year, you

   must file a joint return;

c) the amount on line 1 of Form IT-40 must be less than $10,000;

d) you must have been a resident of Indiana for 6 months or more

   during 2014 ; and

e) you must not have been in prison for 180 days or more in 2014.

Disabled persons under age 65 do not qualify for this credit.

 

To figure the credit Use:

"Table A" for Joint Filers Both Age 65 or Older

 If the income on Line 1

 of Form IT-40 is:                     Your Allowable Credit is:

 less than $1,000                                                    $140

 between   $1,000 and $2,999                                $ 90

 between   $3,000 and $9,999                                $ 80

 

"Table B" Only One Person Age 65 or Older

 If the income on Line 1

 of Form IT-40 is:                     Your Allowable Credit is:

 less than $1,000                                                    $100

 between   $1,000 and $2,999                                $ 50

 between   $3,000 and $9,999                                $ 40

 

 Enter the applicable credit on line 4 of schedule 5.

 

 

Earned Income Credit, Schedule 5, line 5

 

Enter qualifying child's information on Client Data Screen;

for example, enter son, daughter, fosterchild, or child for the

required relationship to child. Make sure to enter the birthdate

and number of months child lived with you. The relationship of

child, birthdate and months lived with information are required. The

IN Sch-EIC will automatically add after required data is entered.

 

You are eligible for to claim the In EIC if the following apply:

 

- you were an Indiana resident, and/or,

 

- had income from Indiana sources, and

 

- you claimed the EIC on the federal return.

 

The credit is equal to (.09) 9% of the federal EIC.

 

 

Lake County Residential Tax Credit, Schedule 5, line 6

 

Answer questions 1 and 1A on the worksheet for Schedule 5, line 6

and the credit will automatically calculate if it applies based on

 income and property taxes paid for the county.

 

Economic development for a growing economy credit, Schedule 5, line 7

 

If you have business income (including partnership or S corporation income)

you may be eligible for this credit. This credit is available to businesses who

conduct certain activities that are designed to foster job creation or

job retention in Indiana. This credit is available to pass-through entities,

such as members of partnerships and S corporations. Contact the

Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC),

One North Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis., IN, 46204,

 for eligibility requirements, or visit www.in.gov/iedc

for additional information.

Note: The approved credit agreement letter from the IEDC must

be enclosed, or this credit will not be allowed.

 

Media production expenditure credit, Schedule 5, line 8

 

This credit is for qualified media production expenditures. The

minimum qualified production expenditure for a feature length film,

including a short feature; an independent or studio production; a

documentary; and a television series, program, or feature, must be

at least $100,000 to qualify for the credit. The minimum qualified

production expenditure for a digital media production, an audio

recording, a music video, an advertising message broadcast on radio

or television, or a media production concerning training or external

marketing or communications is $50,000.

Pass-through entities (such as members of S corporations and

partnerships) are eligible for this credit.

Contact the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, One North

Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis, IN, 46204 for additional information

about this credit. The approved credit agreement letter from the IEDC

and a computation of the credit must be enclosed with the return.

Otherwise, this credit will not be allowed.

Get Commissioner’s Directive #36 at www.in.gov/dor/3617.htm for

additional information.

 

 

Line 13, IT-40 - Indiana Offset Credits

 

Attach new Schedule 6 to enter offset credits.

 

The worksheets on lines 1, 3, 5, and 6 of Schedule 6

must be completed to calculate these credits.

The College Credit shown on line 4 of Schedule 6 is determined

by completing Form CC-40.

 

Credit for Local Taxes Paid Outside Indiana, line 1, Schedule 6

 

If you figured county tax on Form IT-40, line 9, and had to pay a local

income tax outside Indiana, you may be able to take a credit. This

credit applies only if the tax you paid outside Indiana was to another

city, county, town, or other local governmental entity, and they did not

refund the tax, or give you a credit for Indiana county tax.

The credit can be used to reduce your Indiana county tax if it is the

County Adjusted Gross Income Tax or the County Option Income

Tax. It cannot be used to reduce any County Economic Development

Income Tax.

Step 1: Figuring your rate: If your Jan. 1, 2014 county of residence has a

rate on the Rate Conversion Chart on page 27, use the rate in Column

A to figure your credit.

If your Jan. 1, 2014, county of residence is Lake County, but the Jan.

1, 2014, county where you worked has a rate on the Rate Conversion

Chart, use the rate in Column B to figure your credit.1

 

Rate Conversion Chart

Rate Conversion Chart

 

County Resident/ Nonresident

 

County Resident Nonresident

Adams  006000  001500

Allen     006875  001719

Bartholomew     010000  002500

Benton  020000  002500

Blackford           010000  002500

Boone   010000  002500

Brown   019500  002500

Carroll   015539  002500

Cass     022500  002500

Clark     015000  002500

Clay      022500  002500

Clinton  015000  002500

Crawford            007500  002500

Daviess012500  002500

Dearborn           006000  001500

Decatur010000  002500

DeKalb  010000  002500

Delaware           006000  001500

Dubois  006000  001500

Elkhart  012500  002500

Fayette020000  005000

Floyd    007500  002500

Fountain            010000  002500

Franklin010000  002500

Fulton   015000  002500

Gibson  000000  000000

Grant    020000  005000

Greene  010000  002500

Hamilton           010000  002500

Hancock           014500  002500

Harrison            007500  002500

Hendricks          011500  002500

Henry    010000  002500

Howard014000  003500

Huntington         015000  002500

Jackson            011000  002500

Jasper   028265  002500

Jay       021000  002500

Jefferson           000000  000000

Jennings           010000  002500

Johnson            010000  002500

Knox     006000  001500

Kosciusko         007000  001750

LaGrange          010000  002500

Lake     003125  000625

LaPorte005000  002500

Lawrence          017500  002500

Madison            017500  004375

Marion  016200  004050

Marshall            012500  002500

Martin   013000  003250

Miami   021000  005250

Monroe010500  002625

Montgomery      020000  005000

Morgan024500  002500

Newton010000  002500

Noble    010000  002500

Ohio     010000  002500

Orange  010000  002500

Owen    010000  002500

Parke    018000  002500

Perry    005000  001250

Pike      000000  000000

Porter   000000  000000

Posey   005000  00125

Pulaski027000  002500

Putnam010000  002500

Randolph           010000  002500

Ripley   010000  002500

Rush     010000  002500

St. Joseph         013500  003375

Scott    012500  003125

Shelby  010000  002500

Spencer            003       000750

Starke   005000  002500

Steuben            015000  002500

Sullivan000000  000000

Switzerland       010000  002500

Tippecanoe        006000  001500

Tipton   012500  002500

Union    012500  002500

Vanderburgh      010000  002500

Vermillion          000000  000000

Vigo      007500  002500

Wabash            024000  002500

Warren  018000  002500

Warrick000000  000000

Washington       011250  002500

Wayne  012500  002500

Wells    016500  002500

White    010000  002500

Whitley010000  002500

 

 

County Credit for the Elderly, line 2, Schedule 6

 

The credit will automatically calculate if you qualify for the

federal schedule R elderly credit.

 

Credit for Taxes Paid to Another state, line 2, Schedule 6

 

On the worksheet, enter the other state code to automatically

calculate the credit provided that the other state package has

been added. If the other state package has not been added, then

lines 1 and 2 of the worksheet must be completed.

 

Line 20, IT-40, Underpayment of Estimated Tax 

 

You might owe this penalty if:

a) the total of your estimated tax payments (plus all other

   credits) is not at least 90% of this year's tax due or 100%

   of your tax due last year; or

b) you underpaid the minimum amount due for one or more of the

   installment periods.

If either of these cases apply to you, you must complete

Schedule IT-2210 to see if you owe a penalty or if you meet

an exception.

 

Line 24, IT-40, Penalty

 

If your tax return is filed after the April 15, 2015 due date

and you have an amount due, you probably owe a penalty. The

Penalty is 10% of the amount due or $5.00, whichever is

greater. Exception: If you have an extension of time to file

(you filed IT-9), are filing by the extended filing due date,

and have prepaid at least 90% of the amount due by 4/15/2015,

then no penalty is due.

 

Line 25, IT-40, Interest

 

If your tax return is filed after the April 15, 2015 due date

and you have an amount due, you will owe interest (even if you

have an extension of time to file.) You can contact the

Department for the current interest rate by calling

(317) 232-2240.

 

 

Additional Information, new Schedule 7

 

Extension of Time to File, line 3, Schedule 7

 

Check the box or boxes that apply. 

 

Farmers and Fisherman line 4, Schedule 7

 

If two-thirds of your gross income is from farming or fishing,

check the box. This ensures that a penalty for underpayment of

tax is not assessed provided your return is filed and all taxes

are paid by 1/31/2015. Also, fill out Form 2210 and check the box

on that form indicating that two-thirds of income were from

farming or fishing and that all taxes were paid by 1/31/2015.

 

Deceased Individual Information, Schedule 7, line 5

 

If the taxpayer and/or spouse died during 2014, and this return

is being filed with their name on it, the date(s) of death

will automatically calculate.

 

Taxpayer and Spouse PIN Information, Schedule 7

 

For all electronically filed tax returns the taxpayer PIN

(and spouse PIN if a joint return) must be entered.

 

Third Party Designee Information, Schedule 7

 

If you want to designate a third party, then enter the data here.

 

Paid Preparer Information, Schedule 7

 

If the paid preparer information is entered on the federal 1040,

then this information will automatically carry to schedule 7