Worksheet Ii - Tax Benefit Rule For Federal Income Tax Refund
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DO NOT FILE WITH YOUR RETURN - For Reference Only
2012 Worksheets
Worksheet II – Tax Benefit Rule for Federal Income Tax Refund
(Do not complete this worksheet if you claimed the Montana standard deduction on your 2011 Montana return.)
A tax benefit recovery occurs when an amount you claimed as a deduction or
• You received a federal tax refund in 2012;
credit in an earlier tax year is returned to you. Recoveries are taxable to the
• You claimed itemized deductions on your 2011 Montana return; and
extent that you received a tax benefit from the deduction or credit.
• Your only tax benefit recovery in 2012 was a refund of federal taxes you
The most common recovery for Montana is a federal tax refund received in
claimed as a deduction on your 2011 Montana return.
2012 for federal taxes paid that were deducted as itemized deductions on your
If all three conditions do not exist, you need to use Worksheet IX, Tax Benefit
2011 Montana return. A simple way to check if your federal refund is taxable is
Rule Recovery of Itemized Deductions. You will also need to use Worksheet
to subtract the refund you received in 2012 from the total federal income taxes
IX if you received a federal refund for taxes you reported in a year other than
you reported on Schedule III, lines 7a through 7d on your 2011 Montana return.
2011 or you recovered any other item that you claimed as a deduction on
If the result is larger than the $5,000 (or $10,000 if filing a joint return) you were
your Montana return in 2011 or any other year (for instance, your insurance
allowed to deduct on line 7e on Schedule III of your 2011 Montana return, none
company reimbursed you for a medical expense you claimed as an itemized
of the refund is taxable.
deduction).
This worksheet will help you determine how much, if any, of your federal tax
You can obtain Worksheet IX by visiting our website at revenue.mt.gov or by
refund you received in 2012 is taxable to Montana. You may use this worksheet
calling us toll free at (866) 859-2254 (in Helena, 444-6900).
only if all three of the following conditions exist:
Column A (for single, joint,
Column B (for spouse
Before you begin, see the instructions above and on page 14 for Schedule I, line 3 to determine if you
separate, or head
when filing separately
need to complete Worksheet II.
of household)
using filing status 3a)
1 Enter your total federal taxes paid in 2011 as reported on Form 2, Schedule III, lines 7a
through 7d ..........................................................................................................................................
1
1
2 Enter the federal tax refund you received in 2012 ..............................................................................
2
2
3 Enter any refundable credits claimed on your 2011 federal Form 1040, lines 64a, 65, 66, 67, 70 and
71. If in 2011 you filed 1040A or 1040EZ, enter the amounts from Form 1040A lines 38a, 39 and 40;
or Form 1040EZ line 8a. These items are not attributable to taxes you paid .....................................
3
3
4 Is line 3 greater than or equal to line 2? If yes, stop; your federal refund is not taxable. If no,
subtract line 3 from line 2, and enter the result here. This is the portion of your federal refund
that is a result of taxes you paid .........................................................................................................
4
4
5 Subtract line 4 from line 1 and enter the result here, but not less than zero. This amount is your
federal income taxes paid that were not refunded to you ...................................................................
5
5
6 Enter the federal income taxes you deducted for 2011 as reported on Form 2, Schedule III,
line 7e .................................................................................................................................................
6
6
7 Is line 5 larger than line 6? If yes, stop; your federal refund is not taxable. If no, subtract line 5
from line 6, and enter the result here. This is the amount of taxes you deducted that were
refunded to you ...................................................................................................................................
7
7
8 Enter the itemized deduction you claimed on your 2011 Montana Form 2, Schedule III, line 32.
If you took the standard deduction, stop; your federal income tax refund is not taxable ....................
8
8
9 Enter your 2011 Montana adjusted gross income from Form 2, line 41 .............................................
9
9
10 2011 standard deduction. Enter the amount below that corresponds to your 2011 Montana
individual income tax filing status.
• If your filing status was single or married filing separately, enter 20% (0.20) of line 9, but
not less than $1,820 or more than $4,110.
• If your filing status was married filing jointly or head of household, enter 20% (0.20) of
line 9, but not less than $3,640 or more than $8,220 .............................................................
10
10
11 Subtract line 10 from line 8, and enter the result here. If the result is smaller than zero, stop;
your federal refund is not taxable, because you didn’t receive a benefit from deducting federal
income taxes ......................................................................................................................................
11
11
12 Enter the smaller of line 7 or line 11 here. This is the portion of your federal tax deduction that
reduced your taxable income and was refunded in 2012 ...................................................................
12
12
13 Enter here your 2011 Montana taxable income from Form 2, line 45. If your amount is less than
zero, enter this amount as a negative amount ...................................................................................
13
13
14 If line 13 is zero or more, enter the amount from line 12 here and on Form 2, Schedule I, line 3.
This is your taxable federal income tax refund.
If line 13 is less than zero (a negative amount), add lines 12 and 13.
• If your result remains less than zero (a negative amount), enter zero and stop here. None
of your federal refund is taxable to Montana.
• If your result is greater than zero (a positive amount), enter that amount here and on Form
2, Schedule I, line 3. This is your taxable federal income tax refund. ...............................
14
14
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