Idaho Tax Filling

Filing Your Idaho State Taxes

It is tax season again! Figuring out and filing your tax forms can be intimidating – but there is help. Here you will find answers, forms and more that will make your paperwork easier, faster and less stressful. The information below will help you determine your residency status, find the correct forms you need and give you other information you want to get started.

State income tax returns for 2012 are due April 15.

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Idaho Tax Forms

• Idaho Form 51 - Idaho Estimated Payment of Individual Income Tax
• Idaho Form 75 - Idaho Fuel Tax Refund Worksheet
• Idaho Form 40 - Idaho Individual Resident Income Tax Return
• Idaho Form 44 - Idaho Business Income Tax Credits and Credit Recapture
• Idaho Form 49ER - Idaho Recapture of Qualified Investment Exemption From Property Tax
• Idaho Form 39R - Idaho Supplemental Schedule
• Idaho Form 43 - Idaho Part-Year Resident & Non-resident Income Tax Return
• Idaho Tax Booklet - Idaho Individual Income Tax Booklet

Determine Your Residency Status

The amount of your taxes depends on your residency status, so check below to see which category you fall in.

You Are a Resident of Idaho

When are you an Idaho resident? You are a resident if you had a home in Idaho for the entire tax year or if you stayed in Idaho for more than 270 days. Also, if you consider Idaho as the place where you return after being away, and as the main point for your financial, social and family life, you are an Idaho resident.

If you are an Idaho resident and filed a federal tax return for any other purpose than self-employment tax, you have to file your taxes with Idaho. Another case when you have to file resident taxes with Idaho is if you earned more than the allowable amount in the 2012 Idaho Individual Income Tax instructions, which can be downloaded above.

Residents have to file their tax returns using Form-40 (see the 2012 Idaho Individual Income Tax Form-40 instructions above).

You Are a Part-Year Idaho Resident

You are considered a part-year resident if you moved in our out of Idaho during the past tax year. Even if you came back to Idaho after a temporary leave, or if you left Idaho temporarily, you are still considered a part-year resident.

If you are a part-year resident and earned more than $2,500 from any source while a resident, or from Idaho sources while a nonresident, you must file your nonresident tax return with Idaho. You can do that by filling in Form-43 (you can download the 2012 Instructions for filing Form-43 above).

You Are an Idaho Resident Who Works in a Different State

If you are an Idaho resident but worked in a different state, you will be taxed on that out of state income, as Idaho taxes its residents no matter the source of their earned income. However, because the out of state income can be taxed by the state where you work as well, you have to think about avoiding dual taxation. You can claim an Idaho tax credit by filing the Idaho resident return (Form-40), the Idaho Supplemental Schedule (Form-39R), and attaching a copy of the tax return filed with the other state.

You Are a Nonresident Who Worked or Sold Property in Idaho

If you resided outside Idaho for the whole past tax year, you are a nonresident of Idaho. Even if you are a resident of Idaho, you will become a nonresident if you live outside Idaho for more than 445 days in a 15-month period and if after this 15-month period you have spent less than 60 days in Idaho.

You are also a nonresident if neither you nor your family resided in Idaho for any part of 2012 and did not claim Idaho as a domicile for your federal tax return. Another condition for qualifying as a nonresident is that you do not hold an elective or appointed office of the U.S. Government (senator, for instance), with the exception of the armed forces or U.S. Foreign Service jobs, and you do not work for a U.S. senator or representative.

If you earned at least $2,500 from sources in Idaho, you have to file a return with Idaho.

As a nonresident working in Idaho, you need to file your taxes using Form-43 (see the 2012 Idaho Individual Income Tax instructions above).