Instructions For Wisconsin Income Tax Form 1a/wi-Z

Line Instructions

tach a statement to the front of Form

through line 27 of Form 1A. Attach a

Sign and Date Your Return

1A explaining all the payments you

copy of your federal return (Form

Form 1A is not considered a valid

and your spouse made for 1998 and

1040A or Form 1040) to your Form 1A.

return unless you sign it. If you are

the name(s) and social security

filing a joint return, your spouse must

number(s) under which you made the

also sign. Keep a copy of your return

Line 27 Homestead Credit

payments.

for your records.

If you are claiming homestead credit, fill

in on line 27 the amount of your credit

Attachments

Line 26 Earned Income Credit

from line 19 of Schedule H, the home-

stead credit claim form. Attach your

If you qualify for the federal earned

• Attach the appropriate copy of each

completed Schedule H to Form 1A.

income credit and you have at least one

of your withholding statements to

qualifying child, you also qualify for the

the back of Form 1A in the lower

Wisconsin earned income credit.

left-hand corner.

Line 29 Amount You Overpaid

If line 28 is larger than line 23, com-

• If you owe $1 or more with your

To claim the Wisconsin earned income

plete line 29 to determine the amount

return, attach your payment to the

credit, complete the following steps

you overpaid.

front of Form 1A.

and fill in the required information in

the spaces provided on line 26.

• If you were allowed a federal exten-

Line 30 Refund

sion of time to file, attach a copy of

Fill in on line 30 the amount from line 29

Step 1 Fill in the number of children

the extension.

that you want refunded to you. Amounts

who meet the requirements of a

• If you claimed homestead credit,

less than $1 cannot be refunded.

“qualifying child” for purposes of the

attach Schedule H to your Form 1A.

federal earned income credit (see

federal Schedule EIC for definition of

• Persons divorced after June 20,

Line

31 Amount of Line 29

a “qualifying child”).

to be Applied to your 1999

1996, who compute a refund — If

Estimated Tax

your judgment of divorce apportions

CAUTION For federal purposes only

any tax liability owed to the

Fill in on line 31 the amount, if any, of

your first two qualifying children are

Department of Revenue to your

the overpayment on line 29 you want

counted. For Wisconsin purposes all

former spouse, attach a copy of the

applied to your 1999 estimated tax.

of your qualifying children are counted.

judgment to your Form 1A and write

“ Divorce decree” in the space below

Line 32 Amount You Owe

Note If your qualifying child is not

line 23. This will prevent your refund

If line 28 is less than line 23, complete

claimed as a dependent on your return,

from being applied against such tax

line 32 to determine the amount you

write the child’s name(s) above line 26.

liability.

owe. If you owe less than $1, send in

• If you are filing federal Form 8379,

your return, but do not pay the tax. If

Step 2 Fill in the earned income credit

Injured Spouse Claim and Allocation,

you owe $1 or more with your return,

from line 37a of federal Form 1040A or

attach a copy to your Form 1A and

you may pay by check or money order

line 59a of Form 1040.

write “Form 8379” in the space below

made payable to the Wisconsin

line 23.

Department of Revenue. Write your

Step 3 Fill in the percentage rate

social security number on your check

which applies to you.

Do not attach a copy of your federal

or money order, then paper clip it to

return to Form 1A unless you are re-

Number of

Fill in this

the front of your Form 1A.

qualifying children

percentage

questing the department to compute

(see Step 1 above)

rate

your earned income credit.

Estimated Tax Payments

Required for Next Year?

Where to File

14%

If you qualify for a quick refund, see

If your 1999 Wisconsin income tax

3 or more

43%

page 4.

return will show a tax balance due to

Step 4 Multiply the amount of your

the department of $200 or more, you

Otherwise, mail your return to the

federal credit (Step 2) by the

must prepay your 1999 tax in install-

Wisconsin Department of Revenue:

percentage determined in Step 3. Fill

ments beginning April 15, 1999, using

in the result on line 26. This is your

Wisconsin Form 1-ES, or increase

If:

Use this address

Wisconsin earned income credit.

your withholding. For example, you

may have a tax balance due with your

Note If the IRS is computing your

return if you have income from which

refund or

P.O. Box 59

federal earned income credit and you

Wisconsin tax is not withheld. You

no tax due

Madison, WI 53785-0001

want the department to compute your

may be subject to an interest charge if

P.O. Box 268

Wisconsin earned income credit for

required estimated tax payments are

tax is due

Madison, WI 53790-0001

you, fill in the number of qualifying

not made. For more information con-

children in the space provided on line

tact our Estimated Tax Unit at (608)

homestead

P.O. Box 34

26. Write EIC in the space to the right

266-9941 or any Department of Rev-

credit claimed Madison, WI 53786-0001

of line 26. Complete your return

enue office.

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