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Instructions for Filing the 2006 IA 1040A Short Form

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Who Can File Iowa’s Short Form? __________________________________________________________

Any Iowa taxpayer may use the IA 1040 Long Form, but

employee compensation, unemployment compensation,

you may be able to use the IA 1040A Short Form if:

or interest and dividends, and

a. You were an Iowa resident for the entire year, and

c. Your total income subject to tax (line 8, IA 1040A) is

$100,000 or less, and

b. All of your income was from wages, salaries, tips, other

d. You do not itemize deductions on your Iowa return.

STEP 1 Name, Address, Social Security Number

All Other Filing Statuses:

If you are filing jointly, head of household, or qualifying

Fill in your name, address, and Social Security Number(s).

widow(er), you are exempt from Iowa tax if your net

County and school district numbers can be found at

income from all sources, line 4, is $13,500 or less and you

(Military personnel should enter the

county number of their Iowa residence, even if the service

are not claimed as a dependent on another person’s Iowa

member is not physically present in Iowa on the last day

return.

of the tax year.)

Joint Filers:

STEP 2 Filing Status

The incomes of both husband and wife must be combined

Check the appropriate box. Married couples may reduce

to determine if you meet this exemption from tax.

their tax liability by filing status 3 on the long form if both

STEP 5

have incomes.

Tax From Tables or Alternate Tax or

STEP 3 Exemption Credits

Tax Reduction

Write in the number of credits and calculate the total

Alternate Tax Calculation - Filing Statuses 2, 5, 6

amount. Enter the amount on line 10.

Single taxpayers do not qualify for the alternate tax

calculation and must use the IA 1040A tax tables. For filing

STEP 4 Income

statuses 2, 5 and 6, you may owe less tax by completing

Enter taxable income on lines 1, 2, and 3. Enter your

the following worksheet. Enter the alternate tax on line 9

Federal refund (less Federal EIC) received in 2006 on line

if it is less than the tax from the tax table.

5. Enter Federal withholding on line 7a. Enter Federal tax

payments made in 2006 on line 7b.

Alternate Tax Calculation - Filing Statuses 2, 5, 6

1. Enter net income from line 4,

Qualifications for Exemption from Tax:

IA1040A.

1. ____________

If you qualify for the low income exemption as explained

- $13,500

below, enter the words “low income exemption” in the area

2. Subtract $13,500 from line 1.

2. ____________

to the left of your net income figure on line 4. Enter zero

3. Income subject to alternate tax.

3. ____________

on line 8 and line 13 and complete the remainder of the

4. Multiply line 3 by 8.98% (.0898). 4. ____________

return.

5. Using the IA 1040A tax tables,

Filing Status 1, Single:

determine the tax on the taxable

You are exempt from Iowa tax if you meet either of the

income on line 8 of the IA1040A

following two conditions:

and enter here.

5. ____________

6. Compare the amounts on line 4 and

a. Your net income from all sources, line 4, is $9,000 or

line 5. Enter the smaller amount

less and you are not claimed as a dependent on another

here and on line 9, IA1040A.

6. ____________

person’s Iowa return.

b. Your net income from all sources, line 4, is less than

$5,000 and you are claimed as a dependent on another

person’s Iowa return.

41-119a (8/9/06)

Instructions For Filing The 2006 Ia 1040a Short Form

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