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Instructions for Filing the 2010 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

other employee compensation, unemployment

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

compensation, 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

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

$100,000 or less; and

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

NEW FOR 2010

Dependent Child Health Care Coverage: The indication of whether dependents have health care coverage is

mandatory and must be completed for 2010.

At the time of printing, Iowa has not adopted federal Internal Revenue Code changes regarding the determination of

income that occurred after January 1, 2008.

Line 5: Do not include any refund related to the American opportunity education credit and the making work pay credit.

Line 19: Iowa has not coupled with the changes to the federal earned income tax credit for 2010. See the expanded

instructions on the Department’s Web site to determine if you must recalculate your earned income tax credit.

STEP 1 Name, Address, Social Security Number

Enter your federal refund (less federal earned income tax

Fill in your name, address, and Social Security

credit and any other refundable federal credits) received

in 2010 on line 5. Enter federal withholding on line 7a.

Number(s). County and school district numbers can be

Enter federal tax payments made in 2010 on line 7b.

found at

Military personnel should enter the county number of

Qualifications for Exemption from Tax:

their Iowa residence, even if the service member is not

If you qualify for the low income exemption as explained

physically present in Iowa on the last day of the tax year.

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

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

IF YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE IS 65 OR OLDER

on 12/31/10: Check the box by the Social Security box.

zero on line 8 and line 11 and complete the remainder of

the return.

DEPENDENT CHILD HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

MANDATORY FOR TAX YEAR 2010

Filing Status 1, Single:

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

Indicate the number of dependent children claimed in

following two conditions:

Step 3 who do and do not have health care coverage.

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

Note: Dependent children covered under the Medicaid or

less and you are not claimed as a dependent on another

hawk-i programs are considered to have health care

person’s Iowa return. ($24,000 if 65 or older on

coverage.

12/31/10)

STEP 2 Filing Status

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

Check the appropriate box. Married couples may reduce

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

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

person’s Iowa return.

both have incomes.

All Other Filing Statuses:

STEP 3 Exemption Credits

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

Write in the number of credits and calculate the total

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

amount. Enter the amount on line 10.

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

Note: If you are claimed as a dependent on another

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

person’s Iowa return, you still claim a $40 personal

return. ($32,000 if you or your spouse is 65 or older on

exemption credit.

12/31/10)

STEP 4 Income

Joint Filers:

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

The incomes of both spouses must be combined to

determine if you meet this exemption from tax.

41-119a (10/04/10)

Instructions For Filing The 2010 Ia 1040a Short Form - Iowa Department Of Revenue

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