Instructions For Arizona Form 140py - Part-Year Resident Personal Income Tax Return - 2011

ADVERTISEMENT

Arizona Form
2011 Part-Year Resident Personal Income Tax Return
140PY
You are an enrolled member of an Indian tribe.
Leave the Paper Behind - e-File!
You live on the reservation established for that tribe.
Quick Refunds
You earned all of your income on that reservation.
Accurate
The department has issued a ruling on the Arizona tax
Proof of Acceptance
treatment of American Indians. This ruling is ITR 96-4. To
Free **
see this ruling, visit our web site at and
No more paper, math errors, or mailing delays when
click on legal research and then click on rulings.
you e-File!
Do You Have to File if You are the Spouse
Refunds in as little as 7 to 10 days with direct deposit
of an American Indian and You are Not an
option.
Enrolled Indian?
e-File today, pay by April 17, 2012, to avoid penalties
and interest.
You must file if you meet the Arizona filing requirements. The
department has issued a ruling on the tax treatment of
e-File through an Authorized IRS/DOR e-file provider or
spouses of American Indians. This ruling is ITR 96-4. To
by using your Personal Computer and the Internet. Visit
see this ruling, visit our web site at and
our web site at for a listing of approved e-
click on legal research and then click on rulings.
file providers and on-line filing sources.
Do You Have to File if You are in the Military?
** For free e-file requirements, check out our web site at
.
You must file if you meet the Arizona filing requirements
Are You Subject to Tax in Arizona?
unless all the following apply to you.
You are an active duty member of the United States
As a part-year resident, you are subject to tax on all of the
armed forces.
following.
Your only income for the taxable year is pay received
1. Any income you earned in 2011 while an Arizona
for active duty military service.
resident. This includes any interest or dividends
received from sources outside Arizona.
There was no Arizona tax withheld from your active
duty military pay.
2. Any income you earned from an Arizona source in 2011
before moving to (or after leaving) the state.
If Arizona tax was withheld from your active duty military
pay, you must file an Arizona income tax return to claim any
NOTE: If you also have Arizona source income and deductions
refund you may be due from that withholding.
for the portion of the year you were an Arizona nonresident,
file Arizona Form 140PY for the entire taxable year.
You must also file an Arizona income tax return if you have
any other income besides pay received for active duty
Do You Have to File?
military pay.
Arizona Filing Requirements
If you were an Arizona resident when you entered the
These rules apply to all Arizona taxpayers.
service, you remain an Arizona resident, no matter where
You must file if
and your Arizona
or your gross
stationed, until you establish a new domicile. As an Arizona
you are:
adjusted gross
income is at least:
part-year resident, you must report all of your income for the
income is at least:
portion of the year you were a resident, no matter where
Single
$ 5,500
$15,000
stationed. You must include your military pay, but using
Married
$11,000
$15,000
Form 140PY, you may subtract all pay received for active
filing jointly
duty military service, to the extent it is included in your
Married
$ 5,500
$15,000
Arizona gross income.
filing
If you are not an Arizona resident, but stationed in Arizona,
separately
the following applies to you.
Head of
$ 5,500
$15,000
You are not subject to Arizona income tax on your
household
military pay.
If you are a part-year resident, you must report all income for
the part of the year you were an Arizona resident, plus any
You must report any other income you earn in Arizona.
income from Arizona sources for the part of the year you
Use Form 140NR, Nonresident Personal Income Tax
were an Arizona nonresident.
Return, to report this income.
To see if you have to file, figure your gross income the same as
To find out more, see our brochure, Pub 704, Taxpayers in
you would figure your gross income for federal income tax
the Military. To see this brochure, visit our web site at
purposes. Then you should exclude income Arizona law does not
and click on publications.
tax.
If You Included Your Child's Unearned
You can find your Arizona adjusted gross income on line 18
Income on Your Federal Return, Does Your
of Arizona Form 140PY.
Child Have to File an Arizona Return?
NOTE: You must file a state return even if your employer
No. In this case, the child should not file an Arizona return.
withheld all or part of the tax. Even if you do not have to
The parent must include that same income in his or her
file, you must still file a return to get a refund of any Arizona
Arizona taxable income.
income tax withheld.
Do You Have to File if You are an American
Residency Status
Indian?
If you are not sure if you are an Arizona resident for state
You must file if you meet the Arizona filing requirements
income tax purposes, we may be able to help. The
department has issued a procedure on determining residency
unless all the following apply to you.

ADVERTISEMENT

00 votes

Related Articles

Related forms

Related Categories

Parent category: Financial