Arizona Form 140 - Resident Personal Income Tax Return

Form 140

The department cannot accept checks or money orders in

of the return, also write each dependent's name,

foreign currency. You must make payment in U.S. dollars.

relationship, SSN, and the number of months that he or

she lived in your home.

Electronic payment from your checking or savings

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If claiming exemptions for qualifying parents or

account

ancestors, write the number of qualifying parents or

You can make an electronic payment from your checking or

ancestors claimed on the front of the return. On page 2

savings account to pay your balance due for 2010. There is

of the return, also write each parent’s or ancestor's

no fee to use this method. To make an electronic payment,

name, relationship, SSN, and the number of months that

go to click on the “Make a Payment” link.

he or she lived in your home.

The “E-Check” option in the “Payment Method” drop-down

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box will debit the amount from the checking or savings

Check the boxes to make sure you filled in all required boxes.

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account that you specify. If you make an electronic payment

If you requested a filing extension, make sure that you

from your checking or savings account, you will receive a

check box 82F on page 1 of the return.

confirmation number. Please keep this confirmation

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Sign your return and have your spouse sign if filing jointly.

number as proof of payment.

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Write your SSN on the front of your check. Attach your

check to the front of your return in the upper left hand

NOTE: You may not make an electronic payment from your

corner where indicated.

checking or savings account if the payment will ultimately be

The Department of Revenue may charge you $25 for a check

coming from a foreign account. In this case, you must pay by

returned unpaid by your financial institution.

check or money order.

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Attach all required documents. Place these documents

Credit card payment

to the back of your return. Use just one staple to attach

You can pay with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or

your documents where shown on page 1 of the return.

American Express credit card. Go to click

Please do not use tape. Documents you must attach

on the “Make a Payment” link and choose the credit card

include those items listed in numbers 1 through 6 below.

option. This will take you to a third party vendor site. The

provider will charge you a convenience fee based on the

amount of your tax payment. The service provider will tell you

1. Attach Form(s) W-2 after the last page of your return. Also

what the fee is during the transaction; you will have the option

attach Form(s) 1099-R after the last page of your return if

to continue or cancel the transaction. If you complete the

you had Arizona tax withheld from your pension or

credit card transaction, you will receive a confirmation

annuity.

number. Please keep this confirmation number as proof of

2. Attach Arizona Form 301, applicable credit forms, and

payment.

your own schedules after page 2 of your return. If

itemizing, attach these forms after your Arizona

Installment Payments

Schedule A and your federal Schedule A.

If you cannot pay the full amount shown on line 58 when you

3. If claiming a credit for taxes paid to another state or country,

file, you may ask to make monthly installment payments. To

attach a copy of the other state's or country's filed return.

make this request, complete Arizona Form 140-IA and mail

4. If you itemize, be sure to attach a copy of the federal

the completed form to the address on the Form 140-IA. Do

not mail Form 140-IA with your income tax return. You

Schedule A. Attach the Arizona Schedule A and the

may obtain Arizona Form 140-IA from our web site at

federal Schedule A directly after page 2 of your return.

Attach other forms and schedules behind the Schedules A.

If you cannot pay the full amount shown on line 58, you will

5. If you are claiming a property tax credit, attach a

be charged interest and may be charged a late payment

completed Form 140PTC and all required documents.

penalty on the tax not paid by April 18, 2011. To limit the

6. If you have tax exempt interest income, be sure to attach

interest and penalty charges, pay as much of the tax as

a schedule listing the payors and the amount received

possible when you file.

from each payor.

Sign Your Return

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Do not send correspondence with your return.

You must sign your return. If married filing a joint return,

both you and your spouse must sign even if only one had

income. Form 140 is not considered a valid return unless

you sign it. The department cannot send a refund check

without proper signatures on the return.

Instructions Before Mailing

See the light of day

Forget about

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Make sure your SSN is on your return.

from the comfort of

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midnight runs to

Be sure you enter your home telephone number in the

your home with E-File

the post office

space provided on the front of your return. If your

daytime telephone number is not the same as your home

number, also enter a daytime number.

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Check to make sure that your math is correct. A math

error can cause delays in processing your return.

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Make sure your NAME is on the return. If you received

your return in the mail, use the preprinted label. If the

Filing Your Return

label is not correct, do not use it.

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If claiming dependent exemptions, write the number of

Before you mail your return, make a copy of your return.

dependents claimed on the front of the return. On page 2

Also make a copy of any schedules that you are sending in

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