| Date: | 08/20/1986 |
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| Organization: | Massachusetts Department of Revenue |
| Referenced Sources: | Massachusetts General Laws |
Personal Income Tax
ISSUE: Why do the instructions for the non-resident income tax form (Form 1-NR) indicate that the amount of a non-resident's U.S. total income in Item 2 of the form (for tax year 1986) may not be the same as the amount the taxpayer enters in Item 14(f)?
DISCUSSION: A non-resident taxpayer is required to provide his/her U.S. total income on the Form 1-NR. In addition, the non-resident taxpayer must indicate on the form the sum of his/her Massachusetts total 5% income, 10% income and the additional income that would have been reported as Massachusetts income had the taxpayer been a Massachusetts resident. Due to the differences between Massachusetts and federal tax laws, however, these two amounts may not be the same. For tax year 1986, these differences include:
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Differences |
Federal Tax Treatment |
Mass Tax Treatment |
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Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement Benefits |
Taxable when income above certain level, I.R.C. § 86. |
Exempt, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(2)(H). |
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Contributory retirement plans of the U.S., Massachusetts and other states which do not tax such income from Massachusetts |
Taxable after contributions are recovered, I.R.C. § 402. |
Exempt, G.L. c. 62, §§ 2(a), 2(E), 3B(4). |
|
U.S. bond interest |
Taxable, I.R.C. § 61. |
Exempt, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(2)(A). |
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Bond interest from other states |
Exempt, I.R.C. § 103. |
Taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(A). |
|
Foreign earned income |
$80,000 exempt, I.R.C. § 911. |
Fully taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(C). |
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Income from S corporations |
Undistributed income taxable, I.R.C. § 1366. |
Actual distributions taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(E).
|
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Dividends |
1st $100/200 exempt, I.R.C. § 116. |
Fully taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(B). |
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IRA distributions |
Taxable, I.R.C. § 408(d). |
Taxable after contributions are recovered, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(2)(F). |
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Stock dividends reinvested in a qualified public utility |
Exempt, I.R.C. § 305(e). |
Taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(H). |
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Voluntary 403(b) annuity contributions |
Exempt, I.R.C. 403(b). |
Taxable, G.L. c. 62, § 2(a)(1)(D). |
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Long term capital gain deduction |
60%, I.R.C. § 1202. |
50%, G.L. c. 62, § 2(c)(3). |
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State tax refunds |
Taxable to itemizers, I.R.C. § 111. |
Exempt, (no prior deduction under G.L. c. 62, § 2(d)). |
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Net operating loss carry forward |
Deduction allowed, I.R.C. § 172. |
Deduction disallowed, G.L. c. 62, § 2(d)(6). |
DIRECTIVE: The above differences often result in a discrepancy between a non-resident taxpayer's U.S. total income and the sum of his/her total 5% income, 10% income and the additional income that would have been reported as Massachusetts income had the taxpayer been a Massachusetts resident. Thus, the amount of U.S. total income in Item 2 of the Form 1-NR may not be the same as the amount in Item 14(f).
/s/ Ira A. Jackson
Ira A. Jackson
Commissioner of Revenue
20 August 1986
DOR-D 86-19
This Directive represents the official position of the Department of Revenue on the application of the law to the facts as stated. The Department and its personnel will follow this Directive, and taxpayers may rely upon it, unless it is revoked or modified pursuant to 830 CMR § 62C.01(5)(e). In applying this Directive, however, the effect of subsequent legislation, regulations, court decisions, Directives, and TIRs must be considered, and Department personnel and taxpayers may rely upon this Directive only if the facts, circumstances and issues presented in other cases are substantially the same as those set forth in this Directive.