Instructions For Form Mo-1040p - Property Tax Credit/ Pension Exemption Short Form - 2012 Page 12

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(Exam ple: One spouse lives in a nursing
Exceptions: If you are 100 percent
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home or residential care facility while
disabled as a result of military
Wait to file your return until you get
the other spouse remains in the home
service, you are not required to
your Form SSA-1099, received in
the entire year.) If filing a separate
include your veteran payments and
January, 2013, that states what your
Form MO-PTC, you cannot take the
benefits. You must attach a letter
benefits were for the entire 2012 year.
$2,000 or $4,000 deduction on Line 7
from the Veterans Ad ministration
See the sample Form SSA-1099 on
and you cannot calculate your Property
that states that you are 100 percent
page 10.
Tax Credit on the Form MO-PTS.
disabled as a result of military
If you are receiving railroad retirement
service. To request a copy of the
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benefits, you should get two Forms.
uAlIFICAtIons
letter, call the Vet erans Ad min is-
Form RRB-1099-R shows annuities and
Check the applicable box to indicate
tration at (800) 827-1000.
pensions and the Form RRB-1099 is
under which qualification you are
your social security equivalent railroad
If you are a surviving spouse and your
filing the Form MO-PTS. See “Am I
retirement benefits. Include the amount
spouse was 100 percent disabled as
Eligible” chart on page 4. You must
from Form RRB-1099 that states social
a result of military service, all of the
security equivalent (usually Tier 1
check a qualification box to be eli-
vet eran payments and benefits must
benefits) on Line 2.
gible for the credit. Check only one
be included.
box. Attach the appropriate docu-
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Include the amount of public assis-
is listed behind each qualification on
tance, supplemental security income
Enter the amount of pensions,
Form MO-PTS.)
(SSI), child support, unemployment
an nuities, dividends, rental income,
compensation, and Tem porary
or exempt interest in come not
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As sis tance payments re ceived by
included on Form MO-PTS, Line 1
you, your spouse, and your minor
• If you are legally married and
(do not include amount of exclud-
children. Tem porary Assistance
living together at any time during
able costs of pensions or annuities.)
the year, you must file married filing
p a y m e n t s i n c l u d e T e m p o r a r y
See the following to determine the
combined and include all household
Assistance for Needy Families
amount of your nontaxable pension
income.
(TANF) payments. In Mis souri, the
or exempt interest:
• Please use the social security number
program is referred to as Temporary
• Forms 1099-R or W-2P— Total
of the person filing the claim.
Assistance (TA). This includes any
amount before deductions not
payments received from the gov-
included on Form MO-1040P, Line
ernment. Do not include the value
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4 (Missouri ad justed gross income).
of commodity foods, food stamps,
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• Forms 1099-INT— Total amount not
or heating and cooling assistance.
included on Form MO-1040P, Line
Enter the amount of nontaxable social
security benefits you, your spouse,
4 (Missouri ad justed gross income).
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and your minor children received
If grants or long-term care benefits are
• Supplemental security income (SSI)
before any deductions and the amount
made payable to the nursing facility,
is paid by the Social Security Ad-
of social security equivalent railroad
do not include as income or rent.
min is tration. You have to request
retirement benefits. See the following
an SSI form indicating total benefits
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to deter mine nontaxable benefits:
received from your local social se-
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curity office. The form should be
• Federal Form 1040, Line 20a less
stamped or signed by the Social
Line 20b
Form MO-1040P does not have pro-
Security Ad min is tra tion. If you have
• Federal Form 1040A, Line 14a less
visions for subtracting railroad retire-
minor children who receive SSI ben-
Line 14b
ment benefits from federal adjusted
efits, the children do not qualify for
• Forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099,
gross income. If you have railroad re-
a credit. However, if you qualify for
total amount before deductions (if
tirement benefits, you must file Form
a credit, you must include the chil-
you did not include an amount
dren’s SSI benefits on Line 6.
MO-1040. See page 4 for information
on Federal Forms 1040 or 1040A).
• If you receive temporary assistance
on how to obtain forms.
Lump sum distributions from the
from the Children’s Division (CD) or
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the Family Support Division (FSD),
other agencies must be claimed in the
you must include all cash benefits
Include your veteran payments and
received for your entire household.
year in which they are received.
benefits. Veteran payments and ben-
The Department of Revenue veri-
efits include education or training
fies this information and failure to
al low ances, disability compensation,
include total benefits may delay your
grants, and insurance proceeds.
refund.
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