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 Form 80-100-22-1-1-000 (Rev.10/22) 
 
                                     RESIDENT, NON-RESIDENT 
                                     AND 
                                     PART-YEAR RESIDENT 
 
                                      2022   

                                    INCOME TAX INSTRUCTIONS 
 
                                     INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX BUREAU 
                                     PO BOX 1033 
                                     JACKSON, MS 39215-1033 

                                     WWW.DOR.MS.GOV 



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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS             

  WHAT’S NEW!                                            3 
                                                         
  LEGISLATIVE CHANGES                                    3 
  REMINDERS                                              3 

  FILING REQUIREMENTS                                    4 
                                                         
  DO I HAVE TO FILE?                                     4 
  AM I A RESIDENT OR A NON-RESIDENT?                     4 
  WHEN AND WHERE SHOULD I FILE?                          4 

  LINE ITEM INSTRUCTIONS                                 5 
                                                         
  FORMS 80-105 AND 80-205                                5 
  TAXPAYER INFORMATION                                   5 
  FILING STATUS AND EXEMPTIONS                           5 
  MISSISSIPPI ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME                      6 
  DEDUCTIONS                                             7 
  TAX AND CREDITS                                        7 
  PAYMENTS                                               8 
  REFUND OR BALANCE DUE                                  8 
  INCOME                                                 10 
  ADJUSTMENTS                                            12 
  NON-RESIDENTS AND PART-YEAR RESIDENTS                  14 
  FORM 80-107                                            14 
  FORM 80-108                                            15 
  SCHEDULE A – ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS                       15 
  SCHEDULE B – INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME              15 
  SCHEDULE N – OTHER INCOME/ LOSS & SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME  16 

  INCOME TAX CREDITS                                     17 
                                                         
  GENERAL INFORMATION                                    20 
                                                         
  ELECTRONIC FILING                                      20 
  TAXPAYER ACCESS POINT (TAP)                            20 
  WHO MUST SIGN?                                         20 
  TAX PAYMENTS                                           20 
  INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT                                  20 
  DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX                           21 
  INTEREST AND PENALTY PROVISIONS                        21 
  ROUND TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR                            21 
  WHAT TAX RECORDS DO I NEED TO KEEP?                    21 
  TAX RATES                                              21 
  AMENDED RETURN                                         21 
  DEATH OF A TAXPAYER                                    22 

  REFUND INFORMATION                                     22 
                                                         
  CONTACT US                                             22 
                                                         
  TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE                                   22 
  DISTRICT SERVICE OFFICES                               22 

  FAQs                                                   23 
                                                         
  APPENDIX                                               25 
                                                         
  COUNTY CODES                                           25 
  TAX CREDIT CODES                                       26 
  SCHEDULE OF TAX COMPUTATION                            26 

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 WHAT’S NEW! 
                                                                          House Bill 1691 – Effective January 1, 2022 
  LEGISLATIVE CHANGES                                                     This bill allows any partnership, S corporation or similar pass-
                                                                          through entity to elect to be taxed as an electing pass-through 
 The following is a brief description of selected legislative             entity and pay the tax imposed at the entity level. 
 changes. A copy of all legislative bills is available at                  
 http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/.                                       Senate Bill 2159 – Effective July 1, 2022 
                                                                          This bill  is known  as the MFLEX or  the Mississippi  Flexible Tax 
 House Bill 531 – Effective July 1, 2022                                  Incentive Act.  The Mississippi Development Authority is authorized 
 Amended Miss. Code Ann. §27-7-5 to reduce the state income               to award tax incentives to qualified economic development projects. 
 tax  on  an  individual’s  taxable  income  beginning  in  tax  year      
 2023 where no tax shall be levied on individuals with taxable            Senate Bill 2770 – Effective July 1, 2022 
 income up to and including $10,000 and tax years 2024-2026               This bill extends the repeal date for the income tax job credit for each 
 where all individual taxable income in excess of $10,000 shall           full-time  employees  employed  by  enterprises  that  are  primarily 
 be taxed at the following rates:                                         engaged in providing inland water transportation of cargo on lakes, 
                                                                          rivers and intercoastal waterways. 
  Tax Year 2024 Excess of $10,000 @ 4.7%                                   
  Tax Year 2025 Excess of $10,000 @ 4.4%                                  Senate Bill 2773 – Effective July 1, 2022 
  Tax Year 2026 Excess of $10,000 @ 4%                                    This  bill  extends  the  repeal  date  for  the  income  tax  credit  for 
                                                                          companies  that  transfer  or  relocate  its  national  or  regional 
 House Bill 1108 – Effective July 1, 2022                                 headquarters to Mississippi.  However, this amendment also 
 This  bill  authorizes  an  income  tax  credit  for  certain  new,      excludes any medical cannabis establishment from being eligible for 
 reconstruction and replacement expenditures made by Class                the tax credit. 
 II and Class III railroads.  Any credit claimed, but not used in        
 any taxable  year  may be carried forward  for five (5) 
 consecutive years from the close of the taxable year in which             REMINDERS 
 the credit was earned.  The total amount of credits that may 
 be  claimed  by  all  taxpayers  shall  not  exceed  $8,000,000          Important tips to help expedite processing of your return: 
 during a calendar year.  A taxpayer may transfer by written             
 agreement any unused tax credit to an eligible transferee at              ✓ Use black ink when preparing the   return. 
 any time during the year in which the credit is earned and five           ✓ Make sure your social security number is entered correctly 
 (5) years following the year in which the credit is earned.                 on all returns, schedules, and attachments. 
                                                                         
 House Bill 1162 – Effective July 1, 2022                                  ✓ Sign and date your tax return (on a joint return, the husband 
 This bill reenacts the income tax credits for taxpayers that use 
 port facilities for the export of cargo and airport facilities at           and wife signature is required). 
 public airports to export or import cargo.                              
                                                                           ✓
                                                                             Attach a copy of the federal return behind the state return. 
                                                                             W-2s,  1099s,  any  additional  schedules  and  attachments 
 House Bill 1529 – Effective January 1, 2020                                 should be stapled to the back of the return. Do not place a 
 This  bill  revises  the  definition  of  “gross  income”  to  exclude      staple in the barcode area of the form. 
 amounts  received  as  grants  under  the  Shuttered  Venue 
 Operators Grant Program, Restaurant Revitalization Fund,                  ✓ Do not include W-2Gs    with your  tax return. Gaming 
 and  Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act.  The bill  also             withholding cannot be claimed as a deduction on your tax 
 allows income tax deductions for other deductible expenses if               return. 
 payments are  made with  the grant or  loan program of the 
 Paycheck Protection Program and such deductible expense                   ✓ Copies  or  reproductions  of  the  official  tax  forms  are  not 
 are  also  allowed  as  deductions  for  federal  income  tax               acceptable. 
 purposes.                                                                  
                                                                          Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) is easy to use, convenient and free. 
 House Bill 1685 – Effective January 1, 2022                              With TAP, you have the option to Go Paperless. This means that 
 This bill creates the “Pregnancy Resource Act” that authorized           you pay your taxes on-line  and receive certain correspondence 
 an  income  tax  credit,  insurance  premium  tax  credit  and  ad       electronically. 
 valorem tax credit for voluntary cash contributions by certain           TAP e-mail lets you know that you have new correspondence to 
 taxpayers to eligible charitable organizations.  The credit is           view on-line. You then logon to TAP to read the letter or message 
 available  to  a  business  enterprise  engaged  in  commercial,         and  take  appropriate  action  on  your  account.  Only  you,  or 
 industrial,  or professional activities  and  operating  as a            persons you authorize, can see your correspondence. 
 corporation,  limited  liability  company,  partnership,  or  sole        
 proprietorship.  The credit is limited to 50% of the income tax          When making  payments or updating profile information, you 
 due.  Any unused portion of the credit may be carried forward            should always log  directly into TAP using your User ID and 
 for five (5) years.   This credit is  in lieu of the charitable          password.  TAP does not provide  links containing  your 
 contribution deduction claimed on Form 80-108 (Federal                   transaction or personal information to any external web site. 
 Schedule A).  This bill also authorizes an income tax credit for          
 an employer of $20 for each verified blood donation made by               Visit our website at www.dor.ms.gov to download forms by tax 
 an employee as part of a blood drive.                                     year and tax type. 
                                                                           
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 FILING REQUIREMENTS 
 
  DO I HAVE TO FILE?                                                       WHEN AND WHERE SHOULD I FILE?                                    
 You should file a Mississippi Income Tax Return if any of the            Calendar year returns must be filed no later than April 15th 
 following statements apply to you:                                       annually. Fiscal year returns must be filed no later than the 
                                                                          15th day of the 4th month following the end of the fiscal year. 
 •  You have Mississippi income tax withheld from your wages 
  (other than Mississippi gambling income).                               Please write the fiscal  year  period  and the words “Fiscal 
                                                                          Year Return” in bold letters on the front of the return. 
 •  You are a non-resident or part-year resident with income              
  taxed by Mississippi (other than gambling income).                      Need more time to file your return? 
                                                                          If you will receive a refund or will not owe any additional tax, 
 •  Single  resident  taxpayers  –  you have gross  income in             Mississippi will allow you the same time to file your return as 
  excess of $8,300 plus $1,500 for each dependent.                        allowed by federal.  However, if you owe additional taxes, you 
                                                                          must remit the tax due with Form 80-106, on or before the 
 •  Married resident taxpayers  –  you  and your spouse  have             due date of the return. 
  gross  income  in  excess  of  $16,600  plus  $1,500  for  each 
  dependent.                                                              The authorized extension of time to file does not extend the 
                                                                          time for payment of tax of due. Interest and penalty will apply 
 •  Minor resident taxpayers – you have gross income in excess            on any underpayment of tax. See the “Interest and Penalty 
  of the personal exemption  plus the standard deduction                  Provisions” section of this booklet for more information. 
  according to the filing status. 
                                                                          The return should be mailed to:  
 •  Residents working outside of Mississippi – you must file a 
  Mississippi return and report the total gross income                      Returns Requesting a    All Other Returns (With 
  regardless of the source.                                                 Refund:                 Payments or No Tax Due): 
                                                                                                    
 •  Residents working outside of the United States – you must               Department of Revenue   Department of Revenue 
  file a return and report the total gross income if you are a              P.O. Box 23058          P.O. Box 23050 
  Mississippi resident  employed in a foreign  country on a                 Jackson, MS 39225-3058  Jackson, MS 39225-3050 
  temporary  or  transitory  basis.  If  you  qualify  to  exclude 
  foreign wages for federal purposes, enter the amount as a 
  deduction on schedule N and attach the Federal Form 2555.                
 
 •  Deceased taxpayer – if you are a survivor or representative            
                                                                          
  of a deceased taxpayer, you must file a return for the 
  taxpayer who died during the tax year on or before the 2022 
  return is due. For more information on the filing requirements 
  of a deceased taxpayer,  see the “Death  of  a Taxpayer” 
  section of this booklet. 
 
  AM I A RESIDENT OR A NON-RESIDENT? 
 An individual who maintains a home, apartment, or other place 
 of abode in Mississippi, or who exercises the rights  of 
 citizenship in  Mississippi by meeting  the  requirements  as a 
 voter or who enjoys the benefits of homestead exemption, is a 
 legal  resident  of  the  State  of  Mississippi  and  remains  a 
 resident although temporarily absent from the state for varying 
 intervals  of  time.  An  individual  remains  a  legal  resident  of 
 Mississippi until citizenship rights are relinquished and a new 
 legal residence is established. Changes in driver’s license, 
 vehicle tags, voter registration, and property taxes show intent 
 to change legal residence. 
 What is my status if I moved into or out of 
 Mississippi in 2022? 
 You are considered a part-year resident and must file the Non- 
 Resident/Part-Year Resident Return, Form 80-205. You will be 
 taxed only on income earned while a resident of Mississippi and 
 you will prorate your deductions and exemptions. 

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 LINE ITEM INSTRUCTIONS                                                    (Spouse). The exemptions and deductions may be divided 
                                                                           in any manner you choose. If only one spouse has income, 
                                                                           this income may not be split between husband and wife. 
 
 FORMS 80-105 AND 80-205                                                3) Separate returns (two returns) are filed when each spouse 
                                                                           completes his/her own return. Each spouse reports his/her 
 The below instructions serve as a general guide for filing your           own  income  and  deductions  on  a  separate  return.  BOTH 
 2022  Mississippi Resident Individual Income Tax Return                   spouses must file returns even though one spouse may have 
 (Form 80-105) or your 2022 Mississippi Non-Resident or Part-              little or no  income. If one spouse elects to  itemize 
 Year Resident Individual Income Tax Return (Form 80-205).                 deductions,  both must  itemize. Each spouse is entitled to 
                                                                           only one-half of the total exemption authorized. Each spouse 
 Line item instructions are generally the same for both Resident           must list the other spouse on his/her return. 
 and Non-Resident returns; however, the line numbers differ in          
 some cases  and are noted where applicable. Specific                   Standard Deductions & Exemptions for Married Persons 
 instructions for  the Non-Resident  or Part-Year Resident 
 returns are in the “Non-Resident and Part-Year Resident”               •  Married - Filing Joint or Combined Return – The standard 
 section of this booklet.                                                  deduction ($4,600) and the authorized exemption ($12,000) 
                                                                           may be divided between the spouses in any manner they 
                                                                           choose when filing a combined return. 
 TAXPAYER INFORMATION                                                   •  Married - Filing Separate (Two Returns) – each individual 
 Please make sure that you write in your name, address, and                must claim  the authorized exemption  ($6,000) and  may 
 SSN.If you are married  and filing a  joint, combined, or                 either claim the standard deduction  ($2,300)  or their 
 separate return, write in the social security number for both             itemized deductions from Schedule A. Any unused portion 
 you and your spouse. If a spouse died in the tax year, enter              of  the  standard  deduction  ($2,300)  or  the  exemption 
 the  surviving  spouse  as  the  first  taxpayer.  Enter  the  code       ($6,000) by one spouse on his/her separate return may not 
 corresponding to your resident county on page 1 of the return             be used by the other spouse on his/her separate return. 
 (see “Appendix” for a list of the codes).                              
                                                                        Line 1: Married – Combined or Joint Return 
                                                                           Enter $12,000 on line 11 
 FILING STATUS AND EXEMPTIONS 
                                                                           A  married  individual  is  a  person  who  was  legally 
 Mark an ‘X’ in the box applicable to your filing status on the            married on the last day of the tax year.  The filing status 
 last day of the tax year.  After checking your filing status, enter       exemption for married individuals is a joint exemption 
 the corresponding exemption dollar amount on page 1, line 11              and in the case of a husband and wife filing a joint or 
 (the  dollar  amount is shown next to the filing  status you              combined return (one return), the exemption may be 
 selected).  The  exemption  and  standard  deduction  for  each           claimed by either or divided between them in any 
 filing status for 2022 are listed in the table below.                     manner they choose to the extent that the total amount 
                                                                           of exemption claimed by husband and wife does not 
 Filing Status                   Exemption    Standard                     exceed  the  total  exemption  authorized  ($12,000). 
                                              Deduction                    Mississippi  law  does  not  recognize  common  law 
 Married – Filing Joint or                                                 marriages. 
                                    $12,000            $4,600 
 Combined Return                                                        
                                                                        Line 2: Married – Spouse Died in 2022 
 Married – Spouse Died 2022         $12,000            $4,600 
                                                                           Enter $12,000 on line 11 
 Married – Filing Separate 
                                    $6,000             $2,300 
 Returns                                                                   Use this filing status if your spouse died in 2022 and 
                                                                           you did not  remarry  in  2022. Report  your spouse’s 
 Head of Family                     $8,000*            $3,400              income before death and your income for all of 2022. 
 Single                             $6,000             $2,300              Note:  The  surviving spouse should be listed as the 
                                                                           primary taxpayer on the return. 
 *Note: The additional $1,500 will be allowed in the calculation        
 of the dependent exemption amount entered on line 10.                  Line 3: Married – Filing Separate Returns 
                                                                           Enter $12,000 on line 11 
 Filing Status for Married Persons 
                                                                           Mississippi law provides that married individuals filing 
 Married persons may file tax returns in any of these three                separate  returns  (two  returns)  shall  divide  equally 
 methods: 1) joint, 2) combined or 3) separate. Choose the                 between the two spouses the total exemptions 
 method which results in the least amount of tax.                          authorized. If the box on line 3 is checked, the  only 
                                                                           deduction you may claim for exemptions is one-half of 
 1) A joint return is usually completed when only one spouse               the amount indicated on line 12. Checking the box 
    has income. Place all income, deductions, exemptions,                  “Married – Filing Separate Returns” implies that        both 
    etc. in Column A (Taxpayer).                                           husband and wife will file separate returns regardless 
 2) A combined return is completed when both spouses have                  of the amount or source of income of each. Any unused 
    income. Place one  spouse's income in Column  A                        portion  of  the  exemptions  on  one  return  may  not be 
    (Taxpayer) and the other spouse's income in Column  B                  claimed on the other.  If you elect to file separate 
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  returns, enter the  spouse's name and spouse's                         Line 6: Dependents 
  SSN in the heading of the return.                                      Enter the dependent’s  name, the dependent’s 
                                                                         relationship to you, and the dependent’s Social Security 
  If  this computation produces  an inequity, it is                      Number. A dependent is a relative or other person who 
  suggested that married individuals check the box                       qualifies for federal income tax purposes as a 
  on line 1 and file one combined return so that the filing              dependent of the taxpayer. A dependency exemption 
  status and additional exemptions may be divided 
                                                                         is not authorized for yourself or your spouse. 
  between the spouses in any manner they choose. 
  If  you elect to file jointly, enter the spouse’s                      An additional exemption may be taken by the taxpayer 
  name and spouse’s SSN in the heading of the                            for each authorized dependent claimed. You must enter 
  return.                                                                the SSN and relationship for each dependent claimed 
                                                                         on your tax return. 
 Line 4:   Head of Family                                                
                                                                         Line 7:   Number of Dependents Claimed 
  Enter $8,000 on line 11 
                                                                         Enter the  number of dependents claimed on line 6. 
  A Head of Family individual is a taxpayer who is 
                                                                         Additional dependents are listed on Form 80-491. 
  single  and  who  maintains  a  household  which 
  constitutes the principal place of abode for himself                   
  or herself    AND one or more dependents. A married                    Line 8:   Age and Blindness 
  individual must live apart from his/her spouse for the                 If the taxpayer or spouse is age 65 or over, or blind, an 
  entire year to qualify for Head of Family filing status.               additional exemption may be claimed. Mark an “X” in the 
  If the dependent does not live in the same home                        applicable box (es) on line 8 and enter on line 9 the 
  with the taxpayer, such taxpayer does not qualify as                   number of boxes checked. For tax purposes, a person 
  head  of  family  even  though  the  taxpayer  may                     is 65 years of age on the day before his 65th birthday. 
  contribute to the  support and maintenance of a                        No additional exemption for age or blindness may be 
  separate household for the dependent.                                  claimed for dependents. 
  You must have a dependent of yours living in the                       
  home with you for the entire year to file as head of                   Line 9: Total Number of Dependents Claimed and Total 
  family. By checking line 4 of the tax return to file as                Number of Age and/or Blindness Exemption(s) 
  head of family, you are allowed $8,000 on line 11                      Enter the total number of dependents claimed on line 7 
  and $1,500 for the required dependent listed on line                   and/or age and blindness exemptions claimed on line 8. 
  6 which totals $9,500 for your head of family status 
  exemption. If you have additional dependents, list                     
  them on the additional lines available on line 6.                      Line 10: Total Additional Exemption(s) Amount 
                                                                         Multiply line 9 by $1,500 and enter the result on line 10. 
 Line 5: Single                                                          
  Enter $6,000 on line 11                                                Line 11: Filing Status Exemption 
  A single taxpayer status is allowed for a person who                   Enter the dollar amount corresponding to the Filing 
  is not married  or  who  is married  but legally                       Status you selected from lines 1 through 5. 
  separated from his/her spouse on the last day of the                   
  tax year.                                                              Line 12: Total Filing Status/Additional Exemption Amounts 
                                                                         Add the amounts from line 10 and line 11 and enter the 
 Additional Exemptions                                                   result on line 12. 
 An additional exemption may be claimed for a taxpayer                   
 and/or spouse ONLY if blind or age 65 or over. The status on 
 the  last  day  of  the  tax  year  will  determine  the  additional    MISSISSIPPI ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME 
 exemptions authorized except in  the case  of death of a 
 spouse or dependent. See the following chart for a list of              Married individuals with separate incomes electing to file a 
 additional exemptions.                                                  combined return (both spouses having earned incomes) should 
                                                                         separate their incomes beginning with line 13 (line 16, Non- 
                Additional Exemptions                                    Resident Return) throughout the return in order to take 
                                                                         advantage of the lowest tax rates. 
 •  Each dependent, other than yourself or spouse … $1,500               
 •  Age 65 or over, taxpayer or spouse only ……....... $1,500             Line 13: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income (Line 16, Non- 
                                                                         Resident Return) 
 •  Blind, taxpayer or spouse only ……………………. $1,500                      Enter the amount of Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income 
                                                                         from page 2, line 66. 
                                                                         Non-Resident Return: Enter amount from line 67 or 68, 
                                                                         as appropriate. 

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 DEDUCTIONS                                                          TAX AND CREDITS 
 You may choose to either itemize individual non-business            
 deductions or claim  the  standard  deduction  for  your  filing    Line 16: Mississippi Taxable Income (Line 19, Non- 
 status, whichever provides the greater tax benefit. In the case     Resident Return) 
 of married individuals filing separate returns, if one spouse       Subtract lines 14 and 15 from line 13 and enter the 
 itemizes then the other spouse must also itemize. You cannot        result on line 16. (Subtract lines 17 and 18 from   line 
 take the standard deduction if your spouse takes                    16 on the Non-Resident Return).  The amount of 
 itemized deductions.                                                income tax due is calculated based on this amount. 
 •  State income taxes, or any other taxes allowed for federal       Use the Schedule of Tax Computation, on page 25 to 
  purposes in lieu of state income tax, including taxes withheld     compute the amount of income tax due. 
  on Mississippi gaming winnings, are not deductible on your         
  itemized deductions schedule. See the instructions for             Line 17: Total Income Tax Due (Line 20, Non-Resident 
  Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, on page 15.                       Return) 
 •  Losses incurred at Mississippi gaming establishments are         Using the taxable income amount(s) from line 16 (line 
  not deductible on your Mississippi itemized deduction              19,  Non-Resident  Return);  the  Schedule  of  Tax 
  schedule.                                                          Computation, on  page 25  should be completed to 
                                                                     determine the total Mississippi income tax liability. 
 •  Married individuals having separate income and filing a          
  combined return may divide their itemized deductions in            If  Married Filing  Joint  or  Combined,  or  Married  – 
  any amount between them.                                           Spouse Died in Tax Year filing status is selected, and 
                                                                     the amounts in both Column A and Column B  are 
 Line 14: Standard or Itemized Deductions (Line 17, Non-             positive amounts,  use Column A (Taxpayer) and 
  Resident Return)                                                   Column B (Spouse) of the Tax Computation Schedule 
                                                                     to compute the tax liability on line 5 of the Schedule. 
  Itemized Deductions 
                                                                     If Married Filing Joint or Combined, or Married - Spouse 
  State income taxes or any other taxes allowed for                  Died in Tax Year filing status is elected and the taxable 
  federal purposes in lieu of state income tax are not               income  on  line  16  (line  19,  Non-Resident  Return)  of 
  deductible on your itemized deductions schedule.                   either Column A or B is a positive amount, and the 
  This also includes the non-refundable income tax                   taxable  income  on  line  16  (line  19,  Non-Resident 
  withheld on gaming winnings. See instructions for                  Return) of the other  column is a negative amount, the 
  Schedule A (Itemized Deductions).  Married                         positive and negative amounts should be combined. 
  individuals having separate  income and filing a 
  combined return may divide their itemized                          If a net positive amount results, the tax liability should 
  deductions in any manner they choose for Column                    be computed on the net amount using Column A of the 
  A and Column B. Mississippi gaming losses are                      Tax Computation Schedule. If combining the positive 
  not deductible as Mississippi itemized deductions.                 and negative amounts reflected in Column A and 
                                                                     Column B results in a negative amount, there will be no 
  Standard Deduction                                                 income tax liability. 
  In        lieu of an  allowance for itemized personal              If the amounts shown on line 16 (line 19, Non-Resident 
  deductions, you may claim an allowance for the                     Return), Columns A and B are both negative   , there will 
  standard deduction. Refer to the table on page 5                   be no income tax liability. 
  for the amounts of standard deduction allowances.                  The  tax liability  for  taxpayers using any other filing 
  Married individuals having separate incomes and                    status should be computed using Column A (Taxpayer) 
  filing a combined return (one return) may divide the               of the Tax Computation Schedule. Enter the amount 
  authorized standard deduction ($4,600) between                     from line 5 of the Tax Computation Schedule on line 17 
  the spouses in any manner they choose for Column                   (line 20, Non-Resident Return), page 1. 
  A and Column B.  Married individuals filing separate 
  returns  (two  returns)  and  electing  to  claim  the             
  standard deduction must EACH claim the amount                      Line 18: Credit for Income Tax Paid to Another State (not 
  specified.  Any  unused  portion  of  the  standard                applicable on the Non-Resident Return) 
  deduction by  one spouse on his/her separate                       If you are a resident of Mississippi who earns income 
  return may not be used by the other spouse on                      in another state and are required to pay an income tax 
  his/her separate return.                                           to that other state, you are allowed to take a credit 
  Enter the amount of your itemized or standard                      against your Mississippi income tax due in the same 
  deduction on page 1, line 14. If itemized, Form                    year  for  the  total  income  tax  due  to  the  other state 
  80-108 must be attached.                                           (subject to certain limitations). 
                                                                     In order to be allowed this credit, you      MUST  file an 
 Line 15: Amount of Exemption (Line 18, Non-                         income  tax  return  with  the  other  state and attach a 
  Resident Return)                                                   copy  of  this  return  to  your  Mississippi  return.  The 
  Enter the amount from line 12. If Married-Filing                   withholding amounts shown  on your  W-2 forms are 
  Separate, divide this amount by 2.                                 NOT the same as actual tax paid to the other state. 
                                                                     Form 80-160 and a copy of the other state return 

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         must be  attached. Copies of  withholding                Ann. §27-7-5 unless: (1) the taxpayer no longer owns 
         statements  are  not  sufficient  to  establish          a  legal  residence  in  Mississippi  that  qualifies  for 
         the credit.                                              homestead exemption, or (2) the distribution is made 
                                                                  on or after the date on which the taxpayer attains the 
         Miss. Code Ann. §27-7-77 provides for three (3)          age of seventy (70) years old. Enter the additional tax 
         limitations, which are:                                  on line 22 (line 24, Non-Resident Return). 
         1) The credit may not exceed  the amount of              
            income tax due to the State of  Mississippi           
            indicated on line 17;                                 PAYMENTS 

         2) The credit may  not exceed the  amount  of            Line 25: Mississippi Income Tax Withheld (Line 27, Non- 
            income tax actually paid to the other state           Resident Return) 
            (any  income tax  credits allowed by another 
            state will not be treated as taxes actually paid);    Add the amounts  shown as "MS Income Tax" 
            and                                                   withheld on your Form W-2 and Federal Forms 1099 
                                                                  and/or 1099-R. Enter the total amount withheld on 
         3) The  credit  may  not  exceed  an  amount             line 25 (Line 27, Non-Resident Return). In order to 
            computed by applying the highest applicable           receive credit for withholding taxes paid, you must 
            Mississippi  rates  to  the  net  taxable  income     complete  Form 80-107, Income/Withholding Tax 
            reported to the other state.  Highest rates are       Schedule. 
            meant to mean the highest rates at which the 
            net taxable income reported to the other state        Include legible copies of your Form W-2 with your 
            is taxable by the State of Mississippi.               return. Copies of your Form W-2 are available only 
                                                                  from your employer. Also attach any other forms 
 Line 19: Credit for Tax Paid on an Electing Pass-                (1099s, etc.) that have Mississippi withholding to 
         Through Entity Tax Return (Line 21, Non-                 the back of the return. The withholding credit may 
         Resident Return)                                         be disallowed if W-2s are not  attached  to the 
                                                                  return. These items should be listed on Form 80-
         Enter on line 19 (line 21, Non-Resident Return)          107, Income/Withholding Tax Schedule, which 
         the  amount  of  taxes  paid  on  your  behalf  by       also must be filed with to your return.    Do not 
         electing pass-through entities, from Form 80-161.        include W-2Gs with your tax return.  Gaming 
         The  Mississippi  K-1s  you  received from               withholding cannot be claimed as a deduction 
         electing  pass-through  entities  must  be               on your tax return. 
         attached to the return.                                  
                                                                  Line 26: Estimated 2022 Tax Payments, Extension 
                                                                  and/or Amount Paid on Original Return (Line 
 Line 20: Other Credit(s) (Line 22, Non-Resident                  28, Non- Resident Return) 
 Return)                                                          Enter the total estimated tax payments you made 
         All  other  allowable  credits  should  be  combined     before filing your 2022 Mississippi tax return plus 
         and the total entered on this line. For each type of     any amount credited from  your 2021  tax return. 
         credit taken, enter the applicable two-digit code on     Any amount paid with a request for extension of 
         Form 80-401.                                             time to file should also be included in this amount. 
                                                                  
 Line 22: Consumer Use Tax (Line 24, Non-                         Line 27: Refund Received and/or Amount Carried 
         Resident Return)                                         Forward From Original Return (Line 29, 
                                                                  Non- Resident Return) 
         If during 2022 you made out-of-state purchases of 
         goods or services that  you used,  stored, or            Enter the amount of refund received and/or carried 
         consumed  in  Mississippi  and  did  not  pay  sales     forward  from  the  original  return. This line  only 
         taxes  to any state,  you are required to pay            applies to amended returns. 
         Mississippi Consumer Use Tax at a rate of 7% of          
         the purchase price. 
                                                                  REFUND OR BALANCE DUE 
         An  example  of  such  purchases  includes  books,       
         clothing,   computers,    electronics,     furniture,    Line 29: Overpayment (Line 31, Non-Resident Return) 
         household items and  downloads of  digital               (If no overpayment is due on line 29 (Line 31, 
         products  such as music,  movies,  e-books, and          Non-Resident Return), skip to line 35) (Line 
         software.                                                36, Non-Resident Return) 
 
 Line 23: Catastrophe Savings Tax (Line 25,                       If line 28 (line 30, Non-Resident Return) is larger 
         Non- Resident Return)                                    than line  24  (line 26, Non-Resident Return), 
                                                                  subtract  line  24  (line  26,  Non-Resident  Return) 
         If during 2022 you received a non-qualified              from  line 28 (line 30, Non-Resident Return) and 
         distribution from a catastrophe savings account,         enter the overpayment of tax on line 29 (line 31, 
         the amount of the non-qualified distribution             Non- Resident Return). 
         should be reported as income on the Schedule N           
         on Form 80-108.                                          
         Withdrawals from a Catastrophe Savings Account           
         are  taxed an additional  2.5%  under  Miss.  Code 
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 Line 30: Interest on Underestimated Tax and First-          
 Time Home Buyer Penalty (Line 32, Non-                      Contributions to Mississippi Commission 
 Resident Return) (from Form 80-320, Line                    for Volunteer Service Fund 
 19) 
                                                             These refund donations  may be expended by the 
 An  individual  taxpayer  is  subject  to  making           Mississippi  Commission  for  Volunteer  Services  to 
 estimated tax  payments  if  such taxpayer does             advance  community service  and volunteer  work 
 not have at least 80% of his/her tax liability              among Mississippians. 
 withheld through wages subject  to  withholding             
 and  such  liability  exceeds $200.                         Contributions to the Mississippi Wildlife 
 Any amount withdrawn from  a first-time home                Heritage Fund 
 buyer account  that  went  to  pay  unqualified             These refund donations are used to study, protect, and 
 expenses should be assessed a 10% penalty of                manage non-game wildlife, endangered species, and 
 the amount of such costs.                                   special natural areas. 
 
                                                             Tax refund contributions are used to: (1) fund more 
 Farmers or Fishermen Exception                              than one hundred research projects which produced 
 You will not be charged interest for underpayment           valuable information on rare plant and animal species; 
 of tax if your gross income from farming or fishing         (2)  reintroduce  bald  eagles  to  our state's  barrier 
 is at least two-thirds of total gross income and (a)        islands; (3) record and publish the songs and sounds 
 80% of estimated tax is paid by the 15th day of the         of Mississippi's birds and frogs; and (4) help 
 first month after the close of the income year or (b)       rehabilitate injured birds of prey. 
 the income tax return is filed by the first day of the      If you are not due a refund but wish to contribute, 
 third month following the close of the income year          make a check or money order payable to the Wildlife 
 and tax shown due is paid.                                  Heritage Fund and mail it to the  Mississippi 
                                                             Department  of  Wildlife,  Fisheries  and  Parks,  P.O. 
 Line 31: Adjusted Overpayment (Line 33, Non-                Box 451, Jackson, MS 39205-0451. 
 Resident Return)                                            
 Subtract line  30  (line  32,  Non-Resident  Return)        Contributions to the Mississippi 
 from line 29 (line 31, Non-Resident Return) and             Educational Trust Fund 
 enter the adjusted overpayment of tax on line 31            The principal of the trust fund shall remain inviolate 
 (line 33, Non- Resident Return).                            and shall be invested as provided by general law. 
                                                             Interest and income derived from investment of the 
 Line 32: Credit to Estimated Tax (Line 34, Non-             principal of the trust fund may be appropriated by a 
 Resident Return)                                            majority  vote  of  the  elected  membership  of  each 
 Enter on line 32 (line 34, Non-Resident Return) the         house of the legislature and expended exclusively for 
 amount of your overpayment you are crediting to             the  education of  the elementary  and secondary 
 your 2022 estimated tax account. This amount will           school students  and/or vocational  and  technical 
 not be mailed to you.                                       training in this state. 
                                                             
 Line 33: Voluntary Contribution Check-Offs                  Contributions to Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries 
 (not applicable on the Non-Resident                         and Parks Foundation 
 Return)                                                     These refund donations are used to build, upgrade, 
 You may contribute all or part of your 2022 income          and/or improve our fisheries and parks managed by 
 tax  refund  to  one  or  more  of  the  six  (6)  funds    the  Mississippi  Wildlife  Fisheries  and  Parks 
 approved by the Legislature. Contributions to a fund        Commission. 
 must be at least $1.00. In order to contribute to one       If you are not due a refund but wish to contribute, 
 of the funds, you must complete and attach Form             make a check or money order payable to Mississippi 
 80-108, Part III. The total from Form 80- 108, Part         Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation and mail it 
 III should be entered here.                                 to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries 
 Your contribution may be  claimed as  a tax                 and Parks, P.O. Box 14194, Jackson, MS 39236. 
 deductible charitable contribution on your state and        
 federal  income tax returns.  Once  your return is          Contributions to Mississippi Burn Care Fund 
 filed, your  contribution is final and  cannot be           Donations to the Fund will be forwarded to the Burn 
 refunded.                                                   Center for use in its operations. 
                                                             
 Contributions to the Military Family Relief Fund            Line 34: Overpayment Refund (Line 35, Non-
 This  fund  provides  grants  to  families  that            Resident Return) 
 experience a financial hardship as a result of a family     Subtract lines 32 and 33 from line 31 (Non- Resident 
 member who is a Mississippi resident and who is a           Return,  subtract  line  34  from  line  33).  Subject  to 
 member of the Mississippi National Guard or the             correction of error, this is the amount of your refund. 
 Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States           The  refund  will  be  mailed  to  the  address  on  your 
 that was  called to active duty as a result of the          return.  No refund will be made for amounts less than 
 September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.                       $1.00. 
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 Paper Returns Only:   If you would like to have              any of the Department of Revenue District Service 
 your refund directly deposited, please check the             Offices or through Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) on 
 “Direct Deposit Request” box below this line and             our website. Balances due of less than $1.00 do not 
 complete page 3 of Form 80-105 or Form 80-205.               need to be paid. 
                                                              
 If the Department of Revenue is notified of a debt 
                                                              
 in an amount of $50.00 or more by a county or 
 municipality or if the Department is notified of an          INCOME 
 amount  is  excess  of  $25.00  by  the  State 
 Department of Human Services, an Educational                 Line 38: Wages, Salaries, Tips, Etc. (Line 38, Non- 
 Board, Educational Institution, Educational Loan              Resident Return) 
 Agency,  State  Department  of  Medicaid  or 
 Mississippi Department of Employment Security,                Show the total of all wages,  salaries, fees, 
 a portion or all of your refund may be offset in              compensation, commissions, tips, bonuses, and 
 payment of that debt.                                         other amounts your employers paid you before they 
                                                               deducted taxes, insurance, etc.  Include in this total: 
 
                                                              • The amount shown on your Wage and Tax 
 Line 35: Balance Due (Line 36, Non-Resident Return)           Statement (Form W-2) in the box "State wages, 
 If line 24 is more than line 28, subtract line 28 from        tips, etc." (Enter on Form 80-107). 
 line  24  and  enter  the  balance  due  on  this  line.     •  All other wages, salaries, tips, etc. in which you do 
 (Non- Resident Return, if the total payments on               not have a Wage and Tax Statement. (Enter on 
 line 30 are less than the total tax due on line 26,           Form 80-108, Part V, Schedule N). 
 subtract line 30 from line 26 and enter the balance 
 due on line 36).                                                    •     Tips you did not report to your employer. 
                                                                     •     Fair market value of meals and living quarters 
 Line 36: Interest and Penalty (Line 37, Non-                              if given by your employer as a matter of your 
 Resident Return)                                                          choice  and  not  for  your  employer’s 
                                                                           convenience. 
  • Late Payment Interest and  Penalty:       Enter 
    the amount  from  Form 80-320, line  19.  An                     •     Strike  and  lockout  benefits  paid  by  a union 
    extension of time only extends the time for filing                     from union dues, including both cash and the 
    a return, not payment of the tax. If the income                        fair market value of goods received, unless 
    tax is not paid by the original due date  of the                       the facts clearly show that such benefits were 
    return, then interest is due at the rate of 1/2%                       intended as a gift. 
    per month.                                                
                                                              Include all W-2s with your return. Also, you must complete 
    The penalty imposed for failure to pay the tax            the Income/Withholding Tax Schedule (Form 80-107) and 
    when due is 1/2% per month not to exceed 25%              submit it with your return. 
    in the aggregate. The penalty is based on the 
    balance due amount. Interest and penalty for              Differences may exist between the amount of state taxable 
    late payment  is  not  charged  on interest  and          income entered on this form (line 38 through line 48) and the 
    penalty  on underestimated income  tax                    amount  of  federal  taxable  income  entered  on  Form  1040, 
    payments.                                                 1040A, etc. In such cases, a reconciliation must be provided. 
                                                              This can be accomplished in one of two ways. 
 •  Late Filing Penalty: The penalty imposed for 
    failure to file a return is 5% per month not to           The first method is to enter the amount per the federal return 
    exceed 25% in the aggregate. The failure to file          for the corresponding line item (e.g., line 39 - Schedule C 
    penalty is based on the amount of net tax due             income) on the Mississippi return. A separate adjustment must 
    from Form 80-105, line 35 (Resident) or Form              then  be  recorded  on  the  Schedule  N  identifying  the 
    80-205,  line  36  (Non-Resident/Part-Year                difference(s) between  federal and state  reportable income 
    Resident). Such failure to file penalty shall not be      (e.g., bonus depreciation adjustment - Schedule C-1). 
    less than $100 and will be applied to all returns         The alternative method is to enter the amount of Mississippi 
    filed  after  the  due  date as well as any               reportable  income  on  the  appropriate  line  and  attach  a 
    extensions.                                               separate schedule reconciling the federal amount, the item(s) 
                                                              of difference, and the state amount reported on page 2 of 
 Line 37: Total Due (Line 38, Non-Resident Return)            Form 80-105. 
                                                              Non-Resident Return: On Form 80-205, married individuals 
  Add line 35 (line 36, Non-Resident Return) and              with separate incomes electing to file a combined return (both 
  line 36 (line 37, Non-Resident Return) and enter            spouses having earned incomes) should  combine their 
  the amount on this line. This is the amount you             incomes beginning with line 39 and forward throughout the 
  owe.  You must pay the FULL AMOUNT of your                  schedule  to  determine  Total  Income  from  All  Sources  and 
  income  tax due  when  you  file  your  return  (or         Income(s) Earned in Mississippi Only. 
  before the due date of April 15th). 
                                                              
  Payments can be made by check or money order                Line 39: Business Income or Loss (Line 40, Non- 
  payable to the Department of Revenue. Do not                Resident Return) 
  send cash by mail.   Be sure  to enclose  the                Enter your profit or loss if you owned a business or 
  Payment Voucher, Form 80-106, with  your                     practiced a profession. If you had more than one 
  payment. Payments can be made in person at 
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 business or if you and your spouse had separate              
 businesses, complete  a Schedule C for       each            Line 43: Interest Income (Line 44, Non-Resident 
 business. If the Mississippi  net profit or loss              Return) 
 amount varies from the Federal Schedule C net 
 profit or loss, then provide a reconciliation. If you         Complete Form 80-108, page 1, Schedule B, lines 1 
 enter the federal amount on this line, but there is           through 3. Enter interest received or credited to your 
 a  difference  between  Mississippi  and  federal             account during the tax year on bank deposits, notes, 
 amounts, enter the adjustment on Form 80-108,                 mortgages, and corporation bonds. Interest on bonds 
 Schedule N. The Federal Schedule C must be                    is  considered  income  when  received  or  credited. 
 attached to your return.                                      Interest  income from obligations of the U.S. 
                                                               Government, the State of Mississippi and subdivisions 
 If some of your expenses are part business and                thereof is exempt.  Interest on obligations  of other 
 part personal, you can only deduct the business               countries,  states,  cities,  or  political  subdivisions 
 part as a business expense.                                   outside of Mississippi is taxable. 
                                                               
 Line 40: Capital Gain or Loss (Line 41, Non-                 Line 44: Dividend Income (Line 45, Non-Resident Return) 
 Resident Return) 
                                                               Complete Form 80-108, page 1, Schedule B, lines 
 Enter the amount  of capital gain or  loss.                   4 through 6. Report the  amount  of  all dividends 
 Mississippi generally follows IRS rules concerning            received  during the tax  year. Dividends include 
 computation of capital gains and losses. Capital              distributions of money as well as property. 
 loss  deductions  are  subject  to  the  same                
 limitations as federal. However, Mississippi does            Line 45: Alimony Received (Line 46, Non-Resident 
 not have different tax rates for capital gains. All           Return) 
 income is taxed at the same rate. Gains from the 
 sales of ownership interests must first be reduced            Enter the amount received as alimony and separate 
 by  the amount  of  any losses determined from                maintenance payments. The recipient  of alimony 
 sales or transactions described in  Miss. Code                must include the amount received in gross income. 
 Ann. Section 27-7-9(f)(10). If the amount reported            For Alimony Paid, see the instructions for line 53 (line 
 on this line is different than the amount reported            54, Non-Resident Return). 
 for  federal  purposes,  a  reconciliation  should  be              Per the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, alimony and 
 attached. If you enter the federal amount on this             Note: 
                                                               separate maintenance payments received are no 
 line, but there is a difference between Mississippi 
 and federal amounts, enter the adjustment  on                 longer included in taxable income for any divorce or 
 Form 80-108, Schedule N.    If applicable, the                separation agreements executed or modified after 
 Federal Schedule D must be attached to your                   December 31, 2018. 
 return.                                                      
                                                              Line 46: Total Pensions and Annuities (Line 47, 
 Line 41: Rental Real Estates, Royalties, Partnerships, S      Non- Resident Return) 
 Corporations,  Trusts,  Etc.  (Line  42,  Non-                Enter  the  total  amount  of  taxable  pensions  and 
 Resident Return)                                              annuities received on this line. Pensions and 
 Enter the income or loss from activities reported             annuities that are taxable  as early or  excess 
 on Federal Schedule E on this line. If the amount             distributions under the Federal Internal Revenue 
 reported is different than the amount reported for            Code  (see  Federal  Form  5329)  do  not  qualify  for 
 federal  purposes  then  attach  a  reconciliation.  If       exemption  from  Mississippi  income  tax.  Such 
 you enter the federal amount on this line, but there          income should be reported on this line as taxable 
 is a difference between Mississippi and federal               income. Separation pay is not retirement income and 
 amounts, enter the adjustment on Form 80-108,                 does  not qualify  for    exemption.           Deferred
 Schedule N. The Federal Schedule E must be                    compensation plan distributions  received  prior  to 
 attached to your return.                                      attainment  of  retirement age and/or  service 
                                                               requirements  are taxable for Mississippi purposes 
 Line 42: Farm Income or Loss (Line 43, Non-                   and should be reported on this line. Do not report 
 Resident Return)                                              Social Security benefits, annuity benefits received 
                                                               under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act, or 
 Enter the net farm income or loss on this line. If            retirement  income on this line. Social Security 
 you are a farmer or rent your farm  on  shares,               benefits, Railroad Retirement  benefits, and 
 attach Federal Schedule F to your tax return.                 retirement income from federal, state, and private 
                                                               retirement systems are exempt in total. 
 If the amount reported is different than the amount 
 reported for federal purposes then attach a                  
 reconciliation. If you enter the federal amount on           Line 47: Unemployment Compensation (Line 48, 
 this line  but  there  is  a  difference  between             Non- Resident Return) 
 Mississippi  and federal  amounts, enter the                  Enter  from  Form(s)  1099-G  the  amount  of 
 adjustment on Form 80- 108, Schedule N.                       unemployment compensation received  in  2022. 
 Farm losses claimed by persons who do not devote              Unemployment compensation is taxable for 
 full time to farming will not be allowed unless such          Mississippi  income  tax purposes. Complete Form 
 person can clearly establish the fact that he is in           80- 107. 
 the business of farming for gain or profit.                  

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  Line 48: Other Income or Loss (Line 49, Non-                              and Qualified Plans (Line 52, Non-Resident 
  Resident Return)                                                          Return) 
  Enter the amount from Form 80-108, Part V, Line                           You  may deduct  contributions to Self-Employed 
  10 (Schedule N).                                                          Retirement  Plans  to  the  extent  that  such 
                                                                            contributions are deductible for federal income tax 
  Line 49: Total Income or Loss (Total Income or                            purposes. If the contributions or any parts thereof 
  Loss on Non-Resident Return, line 50)                                     are not deductible for federal income tax purposes, 
                                                                            they are not deductible for Mississippi income tax 
  Add lines 38 through 48.  Enter the total on this line.                   purposes. 
 
  Non-Resident Return: Add lines 39 through 49                              Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
  of both columns "Total Income From All Sources"                           proration. 
  and “Mississippi Income ONLY". Enter the totals                   
  on this line.                                                     Line 52: Interest Penalty on Early Withdrawal of 
                                                                            Savings (Line 53, Non-Resident Return) 
                                                       
                                                                            Federal Form 1099-INT given to you by your bank or 
  ADJUSTMENTS                                                               savings and loan association will show the amount 
                                                                            of any interest penalty you were charged because 
  Non-Resident Return: On Form 80-205,  married                             you withdrew funds from your timesavings deposit 
  individuals with  separate  incomes  electing  to  file  a                before its maturity. The amount of such penalty is 
  combined  return  (both  spouses  having  earned  income)                 deductible. 
  must combine their adjustments beginning with line 51 and         
  continue  throughout  the  schedule  to  determine  “Total        Line 53: Alimony and Separate Maintenance Paid (Line 
  Income from All Sources”  and “Incomes Earned in                          54, Non-Resident Return) 
  Mississippi Only”. 
                                                                            Alimony payments you made are deductible to the 
  If the adjustment to income is not listed in lines 51 through             extent allowable for federal income tax purposes. 
  65, then the adjustment must be reported on Form 80-108,                  Include the name, social security number, state of 
  Schedule  N.  An  adjustment  in  this  section  requires                 residency of the individual to whom the alimony 
  attachment of a schedule or other detailed explanation.                   was  paid  and  date  of  divorce.  If  you  paid  more 
  You must give a description of the adjustment and enter the               than one individual  alimony payments, attach  a 
  figure as a negative amount on Schedule N. Our system                     supplemental schedule and enter the total on this 
  will not read amounts from attached statements.                           line. 
  Prorate: On  Form  80-205,  non-resident  or  part-year                         Per the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, alimony and 
                                                                            Note: 
  residents not reporting total  income to Mississippi are 
  entitled to claim that portion of certain adjustments in the              separate  maintenance  payments  are  no  longer 
  ratio that income from sources within Mississippi (Line 50,               deductible for any agreement executed or modified 
  Mississippi Only Income) bears to the total income from all               after December 31, 2018. 
  sources (line  50,  Total Income From All Sources). The                   Non-Resident Return:     See note          above
  ratio determined cannot exceed 100%. Adjustments that                     concerning proration. 
  must be prorated are noted in the applicable summaries on 
  lines 51 through 65.                                              
                                                                    Line 54: Moving Expense (Line 55, Non- Resident 
  Example: John and Mary Johnson  moved from                        Return) 
  Arkansas to Mississippi on military orders in October of 
  2022. Together they had $2,000  of qualified                              You  may  deduct  moving  expenses  as  an 
  unreimbursed moving  expenses. In completing  the                         adjustment to gross income to the extent allowable 
  return, John and Mary had total income of $50,000 (line                   for federal income tax purposes. Attach a copy of 
  50, left column) and total Mississippi income of $20,000                  the Federal Form 3903. 
  (line 50, right column). On line 55, moving expense, the                  Non-Resident Return: See note above 
  $2,000 of qualified unreimbursed moving expenses is                       concerning proration. 
  entered in the left column. On line 55, moving expense,           
  $800 ($2,000 X (20,000/50,000)) is entered in the right           Line 55: National Guard and Reserve Pay (Line 56, 
  column (Mississippi column).                                              Non- Resident Return) 
 
  Line 50: Payments to an IRA (Line 51, Non-                                Enter the lesser of the National Guard or Reserve 
  Resident Return)                                                          pay  or  the  $15,000  statutory  exclusion  per 
                                                                            taxpayer. Report National Guard or Reserve pay 
  You may deduct payments to an IRA to the extent                           on line 55 (line 56, Non-Resident Return). 
  that such  payments  are  deductible  for  federal                
  income tax purposes. Use the worksheet in your                    Line 56 and Line 57: MPACT - Mississippi Prepaid 
  federal  income tax  instructions  to  figure  your                       Affordable College Tuition Program 
  deduction for payments to an IRA.                                         AND/OR MACS - Mississippi Affordable 
  Non-Resident Return:         See note above                               College Savings (Line 57 and Line 58, Non-
  concerning proration.                                                     Resident Return) 
                                                                            Enter the prepaid tuition contract (MPACT) costs 
  Line 51: Payments to Self-Employed SEP, SIMPLE,                           you paid during 2022 to the Mississippi Treasury 
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  Department on behalf of a student beneficiary           Any amount withdrawn that paid for  unqualified 
  and/or  the  amount  contributed  to  a  MACS           expenses should be reported on Form 80-108, Part 
  Program  account  on  behalf  of  a  qualified          V, Line 3 (Schedule N). 
  beneficiary. Under the  MACS Program,  the 
  maximum  annual  contribution  deductions are           Non-Resident Return:    See note above concerning 
  $20,000 for joint filers and $10,000 for  single        proration. 
  and other filers. Contributions must be made on         
  or before the deadline for making contributions         Line 61: Self-Employment Tax Deduction (Line 62, Non- 
  to an IRA under federal law for such years (by          Resident Return) 
  the  due  date  of  the  return,    not including 
                                                          You may deduct from gross income an amount equal 
  extensions). Only  amounts contributed to 
                                                          to fifty percent (50%) of the federal self- employment 
  these   programs      are  excluded      from
                                                          taxes  imposed.  Enter  the  amount  of  the self-
  Mississippi income. 
                                                          employment tax deduction calculated based on what 
                                                          you  claimed  on  your  federal  income  tax return. If 
 Line 58: Self-Employed Health Insurance                  applicable,  the  Federal  Schedule  SE  must  be 
  Deduction (Line 59, Non-Resident                        attached to your return. 
  Return) 
                                                          Non-Resident Return:    See note above concerning 
  Enter the amount of the Self-Employed Health 
  Insurance Deduction you  claimed on  your               proration. 
  federal income tax return.                              
                                                          Line 62: First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account (Line 
  Non-Resident  Return:      See  note  above             63, Non-Resident Return) 
  concerning proration. 
                                                          Enter the amount deposited into a first-time home 
                                                          buyer savings account plus any accrued interest. 
 Line 59: Health Savings Account Deductions (Line         Any amount withdrawn that went to pay unqualified 
 60, Non-Resident Return)                                 expenses should be reported on Form 80-108, Part V, 
 Enter the amount deposited into a health savings         Line 2 (Schedule N). 
 account plus any accrued interest as defined in the                              See note above concerning 
                                                          Non-Resident Return: 
 Health  Savings  Account  Act.  Any  amounts 
 withdrawn other  than  for  the  purpose  of  paying     proration. 
 qualified medical  expenses or to procure health         
 coverage shall be included in gross income.              Line 63: Agricultural Disaster Program 
                                                          Compensation (Line 64, Non-Resident 
 Non-Resident  Return:       See      note above          Return) 
 concerning proration. 
                                                          Enter the amount of compensation received from an 
                                                          agricultural disaster program. 
 Line 60: Catastrophe Savings Account 
 Deductions (Line 61, Non-Resident                        Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
 Return)                                                  proration. 
 Enter the amount deposited into a catastrophe            
 savings  account  plus  any  accrued  interest  as       Line 64: Mississippi Achieving a Better Life 
 defined in the Catastrophe Savings Account Act. A        Experience (ABLE) Act Deduction (Line 65, 
 taxpayer can have a Catastrophe Savings Account          Non-Resident Return) 
 established  to  (1)  help  pay  the  insurance          Enter the amount deposited into an ABLE savings 
 deductible  under an insurance  policy for the           account. Any amounts withdrawn other than for the 
 taxpayer's legal residence that covers hurricane,        purpose of paying qualified disability-related 
 flood,  windstorm,  or  other  catastrophic  event       expenses shall be included in gross income in the 
 damage, (2) to help pay expenses not covered by          year of withdrawal. Additional information regarding 
 the insurance policy after the deductible is paid,       ABLE accounts may be obtained by  visiting the 
 and (3) to  help pay self-insured losses for  the        Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation website at 
 taxpayer's legal residence.                              www.mdrs.ms.gov/Pages/able-act.aspx. 
 The  amount  of contributions  allowed as a                                      See note above concerning 
 deduction is subject to the following limitations:       Non-Resident Return: 
                                                          proration. 
 • If insurance deductible is less than or equal to       
   $1,000, the contribution is limited to $2,000          Line 65: Total Adjustments to Gross Income (Line 
                                                          66, Non-Resident Return) 
 • If   the   insurance   deductible   is   greater 
   than $1,000, the contribution is limited to the        Add lines 50 through 64 (lines 51 through 65, Non- 
   lesser  of $15,000 or twice the amount of the          Resident Return). If the adjustment to income is not 
   deductible                                             listed on lines 50 through 64 (lines 51 through 65, 
                                                          Non-Resident Return), then the adjustment must be 
 • For self-insured individuals who choose not            reported on Form 80-108, Schedule N. You must give 
   to obtain insurance, the contribution is limited       a description of the adjustment and enter the figure 
   to $350,000 but may not exceed the value of            as a  negative amount. Our  system will  not read 
   the legal residence.                                   amounts from attached statements. 
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                                                                   Mississippi for only a part of the tax year by reason of either 
 Line 66: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income                        moving into the state or moving from the state shall be allowed 
                                                                   the same personal and additional exemptions as authorized 
 Subtract line 65 from line 49. Enter the total here               for resident individuals.  However, the part-year resident shall 
 and on line 13, page 1 of Form 80-105.                            likewise prorate his, her, or  their  personal and additional 
 Non-Resident Return Only (Lines 67 and 68):                       exemptions on the same basis as provided above for a non- 
                                                                   resident having net income from within and without the state. 
 
 Line 67: Total Adjusted Gross Income from ALL                     Standard Deduction: Proration of the standard deduction is 
 Sources and Mississippi Adjusted Gross                            required of non-residents and part-year residents for the same 
 Income                                                            reasons  and  subject  to  the  same  limitations  as  described 
                                                                   above. If you elect to claim the standard deduction, in lieu of 
 Subtract  line  66  from  line  50  and  carry  the               itemizing personal deductions (Schedule A), and your total 
 Mississippi Only  Income  to  line  13a.  Carry  the              income is not taxable for Mississippi income tax purposes, it 
 Total Income from All Sources to line 13b. These                  is necessary to prorate the deduction. 
 are the amounts you will use to calculate the ratio 
 on line 13c. Carry the Mississippi Only Income to                 Itemized Deductions: Proration of the itemized deductions is 
 line 16.                                                          required of non-residents and part-year residents for the same 
                                                                   reasons  and  subject  to  the  same  limitations  as  described 
 Line 68: Total for Married – Filing Combined Return               above.  If  you  elect  to  claim  itemized  personal  deductions 
                                                                   (Schedule A) in lieu of claiming the standard deduction, and 
 If you are Married-Filing Combined Return, split                  your total income is not taxable for Mississippi income tax 
 the Mississippi Adjusted Gross income from line                   purposes, it is necessary to prorate the deduction. Mississippi 
 66  according to ownership  between  Taxpayer                     part-year residents are authorized to claim only the itemized 
 and Spouse. Enter the amounts for Taxpayer and                    deduction expenses incurred while a Mississippi resident. 
 Spouse on page 1, line 16 of Form 80-205.                         Mississippi taxes and gaming losses must be subtracted 
                                                                   from Mississippi itemized deductions. 
                                                                    
 NON-RESIDENTS AND PART-YEAR RESIDENTS                             Line 13a: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income 
 Unless  otherwise  stated,  the  line  item  instructions          Complete the Schedule of Income on page 2 of 
 provided below are generally the same for both the                 your  return  to  compute  your  total  Mississippi 
 Resident and the Non-Resident returns; however, lines 13           income. Enter the amount from the “Mississippi 
 through 15 differ on  the  Non-Resident  Return  from  the         Income Only” column on page 2, line 67. 
 Resident Return. The following instructions are specific for      
 Form 80-205 only. 
                                                                   Line 13b: Total Adjusted Gross Income 
 Lines 13 through 15                                                Enter the amount for the adjusted “Total Income 
 In order to complete lines 13 through 15 of Form 80-205,           From  All  Sources”  on  page  2,  line  67.  An 
 the Exemption and Deduction (Standard or Itemized) must            adjustment  claimed on this line requires an 
 be prorated according to the ratio of Mississippi income to        attachment of a schedule or  other detailed 
 total  income  of  taxpayer  and  spouse  from  all  sources.      explanation of the adjustment. 
 Complete page 2 in order to complete lines 13 through 15.         
                                                                   Line 13c: Ratio 
 Non-Resident individuals are allowed the same personal 
 and  additional  exemptions  authorized  for  resident             Divide the amount on line 13a by the amount on 
 individuals. However, the full amount of the exemptions is         line 13b and enter the result here.   The ratio or 
 intended for individuals (residents) reporting total income        percentage cannot exceed 100%.        This is the 
 to Mississippi, regardless of the source.                          percentage  or  ratio  you  will  use  to  prorate  the 
                                                                    allowable deductions (line 14) and exemptions 
 Mississippi law provides that non-resident individuals not         (line 15). 
 reporting total income are entitled to a deduction of that 
 portion of the personal and additional exemptions in the          
 ratio that income from sources within Mississippi bears to        Line 14a: Itemized Deductions or Standard Deductions 
 the  total  net  income  from  all  sources. The  ratio            You may choose to either itemize individual non- 
 determined cannot exceed 100%.                                     business  deductions  or  claim  the  standard 
 If the total income of the taxpayers, including husband and        deduction for  your  filing  status,  whichever 
 wife,  is  not  reportable  to  Mississippi,  the  personal        produces  the  greater tax benefit. Refer to the 
 exemptions must be reduced on an income ratio. Only the            table  on page 5  for the  standard deduction 
 Mississippi income is taxable for Mississippi income tax           amounts allowed. 
 purposes,  but  total  income  must  be  declared  for  the        Enter the amount of your standard deduction or 
 proration of exemptions and deductions.                            itemized deductions on  this  line. Non-resident 
 If married, with one spouse a resident and the other a non-        and part-year resident individuals  must prorate 
 resident, the personal exemption of the resident individual        their itemized or standard deductions in the ratio 
 shall be prorated on the same basis as if both husband             of Mississippi income to total income from all 
 and wife were non-residents having net income from within          sources. 
 and without the State of Mississippi.                             
                                                                   Line 14b: Mississippi Itemized or Standard Deduction 
 Part-Year Residents: An individual who is a resident of 
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           Multiply the amount on line 14a by the ratio on           instructions for line 14), it will be to your advantage to complete 
           line 13c and enter the total here. This is your           and file Schedule A. If the standard deduction for your filing 
           allowable deduction amount.  Carry this total             status is greater than the amount of itemized deductions you 
           to line 17.                                               can substantiate, it is to your advantage to claim a standard 
                                                                     deduction. 
            
 Line 15a: Total Exemption 
                                                                     Line 1:   Federal Adjusted Gross Income 
           Enter the amount of exemption claimed on 
           line 12. If filing Married - Filing Separate, use         Enter the amount reported on Federal Form 1040, 
           half the amount reported on line 12.                      line 11. 
                                                                     
 Line 15b: Mississippi Exemption                                     Lines 2a through 2c: Medical and Dental Expenses 
           Multiply the amount on line 15a by the ratio on           The instructions included with your federal return 
           line 13c and enter the total here. This is your           should  be  used  in  determining  your  medical 
           allowable  exemption amount.  Carry this                  deduction. You should base your 7.5% limitation, line 
           amount to line 18.                                        2b, on your federal adjusted gross income from your 
                                                                     federal income tax return. Enter the amounts from 
                                                                     Federal Form 1040, Schedule A.  Subtract 7.5%  of 
                                                                     Federal AGI on line 2b. 
 FORM 80-107                                                         If line 2b is more than line 2a, enter zero on line 2c. 
                                                                     
 Do not include W-2G income or withholding on this                   Lines 3a through 3c: Taxes Paid 
 form. Form 80-107, Income/Withholding Tax Schedule, 
 is  a  summary  of  all  Mississippi  taxable  income  and          State  income  taxes  paid  or  any  other  taxes 
 withholding  information,  which  includes  any  W-2(s)             allowed  in lieu of federal  purposes including 
 and/or  1099(s)  you received. You must complete this               withholding  taxes  on  Mississippi  gaming 
 form even if you have  no Mississippi withholding.          If      winnings,  are not deductible as an  itemized 
 more than four W-2(s) and/or 1099(s)  were issued to you,           deduction. These amounts should be subtracted on 
 attach as many additional Form 80-107s as needed. All               line 3b. Also, you cannot deduct federal income tax 
 original W-2(s) and/or 1099(s)  must be attached to                 or Social Security tax. Enter the amounts from 
 the return. Please include Form 80-107 with all amended             Federal Form 1040, Schedule  A (Section 27-7- 
 individual income tax returns filed.                                17(3)(a)(i)). 
                                                                      
 Note: Gambling winnings reported on a W-2G, 1099, or                 Note:     Per  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act,  there  is a 
 other informational  return  from  Mississippi  casinos  are         $10,000 limitation  ($5,000  if  married  filing 
 subject to a three percent (3%) non-refundable income                separately) on this deduction. 
 tax. The casinos withhold the tax at the time of payout.            
                                                                     Line 4:   Interest Paid 
 The amount withheld is non-refundable to the taxpayer.              Federal income tax limitations with regard to 
 Section 27-7-901 of the Mississippi Code provides that the          interest expense apply fully to Mississippi income 
 amount of winnings reported on the W-2G, 1099 or other              tax. Enter only interest expense  deductible for 
 informational  return  from  Mississippi  casinos  are  not         federal income tax purposes. Enter the amount from 
 included in Mississippi income and no income tax credit is          Federal Form 1040, Schedule A. 
 allowed for the amount of withholding.                              
 A non-resident taxpayer with only Mississippi  gambling             Line 5:   Charitable Contributions 
 winnings and/or  losses should not file  a Mississippi tax          You can deduct contributions to organizations that 
 return. The document provided by the casino is considered           are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or 
 the income tax return for this type of Mississippi income           literary  in  purpose.  The  amounts  you  deduct  are 
 and therefore is proof that the tax was paid to Mississippi.        subject to the federal limitations. Enter the amount 
                                                                     from Federal Form 1040, Schedule A. 
                                                                     
 FORM 80-108                                                         Line 6:   Casualty and Theft Losses 

 Information for completing Schedule A is transferred from           Casualty and theft  losses are  only  allowable for 
 Federal Form 1040 Schedule A. If you filed your federal             losses attributable  to  federally declared disaster 
 return  using  the  standard  deduction  and  wish  to  itemize     areas. A casualty or theft loss is computed on the 
 deductions for Mississippi  purposes, please use  the               same basis and subject to the same limitations as 
 Federal  Form  1040  Schedule  A  as  a  worksheet  and             provided  under  federal  law.  Use  federal 
 transfer the information from the specific lines indicated to       instructions included with your federal tax return to 
 the Mississippi Schedule A.                                         determine  the  amount  loss.       Federal  Form 4684 
                                                                     must be attached. Enter the amount from Federal 
                                                                     Form 1040, Schedule A. 
 SCHEDULE A – ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS                                    
 Individual  taxpayers  may  elect  to  either  itemize  their       Lines 7a through 7c: Other Miscellaneous Deductions 
 individual  nonbusiness  deductions  or  claim  a  standard         Other miscellaneous expenses not subject to the 
 deduction. If your itemized personal deductions are greater         2%  federal  adjusted  gross  income  limit  are 
 than the standard deduction for your filing  status (see 
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         deductible on line 7. Refer to federal instructions           Line 4:   Total Dividend Income 
         to  determine  type  and  amount.  Enter  the 
         amount from Federal Form 1040, Schedule A.                    Enter the total amount of dividend income received. 
         Mississippi  gaming         losses are     not               
         deductible and should be subtracted on line                   Line 5:   Amount of Nontaxable Distributions 
         7b. 
                                                                         Enter the amount of distributions included in line 4 
                                                                         above  which  would  not  be  taxable  for  Mississippi 
 Line 8:   Mississippi Itemized Deductions                               purposes (for example, interest on federal 
         Add the total amounts for lines 2 through 7 (2c,                obligations included with dividends reported). 
         3c, 4, 5, 6 and 7c).                                         
                                                                       Line 6:   Dividends for Mississippi 
                                                                         Subtract line 5 from line 4. Enter the result on Form 
                                                                         80 80-105, lines 44 or Form 80-205, lines 45. 
 SCHEDULE B  –  INTEREST AND DIVIDEND 
 INCOME                                                               
 Report any interest you received or that was credited to             SCHEDULE N  –  OTHER INCOME (LOSS) AND 
 your account so  you  could withdraw  it. Examples are               SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME 
 interest on savings or other bank accounts, interest on a 
 promissory note, a  mortgage, or a corporate bond  or                 Schedule N is used to report income or  loss not reflected 
 debenture, interest  on state obligations other  than  the            elsewhere on this return such as Non-Mississippi gambling 
 State of Mississippi or subdivisions thereof, etc. Interest           winnings, prizes  and awards,  net operating  loss  carry 
 income from obligations of the United States Government               forwards, etc. Explain the nature and source of each income or 
 and the State of Mississippi and subdivisions thereof is              loss item. If the adjustment to income is not listed in lines 50 
 exempt.                                                               through 64 (lines 51 through 65, Non-Resident Return), then 
                                                                       the adjustment must be reported on Schedule N. You must 
 Line 1:   Interest Income                                             give a description of the adjustment and enter the figure as a 
                                                                       negative  amount.  The  system  will  not  read  amounts  from 
         Enter  the  total  amount  of  interest  income               attached statements. 
         reported  on Federal  Form  1040, Schedule B, 
         line 2.                                                       Attach an explanation of your entries for this line. Additional 
                                                                       items that may also be reported here on Schedule N are: 
 
 Line 2:   Amount of Mississippi Non-taxable Interest                  • Any amount withdrawn from a first-time home buyer 
         Enter the amount of Mississippi non-taxable                     savings  account  that  was  for  unqualified  expenses 
         interest received on obligations  of the United                 (enter on line 2). 
         States or  Mississippi or political subdivision               • Any amount withdrawn from a Catastrophe Savings 
         from line 1.                                                    Account that was for unqualified expenses (enter on 
                                                                         line 3). 
 Line 3:  Total Mississippi Interest                                   • Any  unreimbursed cost  of travel, lodging and  lost 
                                                                         wages  an  individual  incurred  as  a  result  of,  and 
       Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the total here and             related to, the donation, while living, of one or more of 
       on Form 80-105, line 43 or Form 80-205, line 44.                  his or her organs for human organ transplantation are 
                                                                         deductible  from gross income.  This  deduction may 
 Dividend Income                                                         only  be claimed once  and  may not exceed Ten 
                                                                         Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). 
 Report all  dividend  income received regardless of  the 
 amount. Include cash and the value of stock, property or              • Any differences between federal and state taxable 
 merchandise you received as a dividend. The payer should                income such as when the net profit or loss from a 
 send you a Form 1099-DIV.                                               business  (Schedule  C)  is  different  due  to  bonus 
 Dividends Include:                                                      depreciation adjustments. Attach a copy of Form 80- 
                                                                         108 to your return. 
 •  Ordinary dividends - See Form 1099-DIV, Box 1a.                   
 •  Qualified dividends – See Form 1099-DIV, Box 1b.                  ALL INDIVIDUALS FILING FEDERAL SCHEDULES C, C- 
                                                                      EZ,  E,  AND/OR  F  MUST  INCLUDE  A  COPY  OF  EACH 
 •  Nontaxable distributions – Some distributions are non-            SCHEDULE AND MUST COMPLETE THIS SCHEDULE. 
  taxable because they are a return of your cost. They will 
  not be taxed until you recover your cost. You must reduce            
  your cost by these distributions. After you recover your             
  cost, you must report these dividends as capital gains. 
                                                                       
 Note: For capital gain distributions reported on Form 1099-           
 DIV, if you have other capital gains or losses, enter your            
 capital gain distributions on Federal Schedule D. If you do 
 not need Federal Schedule D to report any other gains or              
 losses, report capital gain distributions on line 40 of Form 80-      
 105 or line 41 of Form 80-205. 
                                                                       
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                                                                   imposed upon the eligible owner for the taxable year reduced 
 INCOME TAX CREDITS                                                by the sum of all other credits allowable to the eligible owner 
                                                                   (except for withholding credits, estimated tax payments, and/or 
 General restrictions exist on the use of income tax credits       credit for tax paid to another state). The maximum dollar amount 
 on a Mississippi individual income tax return. Most often         of credit that may be utilized by an eligible owner during his 
 these credits will be passed through from an entity filing        lifetime is $75,000.00 in the aggregate. Any unused portion of 
 a Mississippi Partnership or S Corporation tax return.            the credit may be carried forward to succeeding tax years until 
                                                                   the maximum lifetime limit of $75,000.00 has been reached. 
 The following will show the  maximum  credit  allowed. 
 Some of the credits do allow the unused portion to be             Generally, reforested acreage on which the eligible owner 
 carried forward for a period of time. If a taxpayer has more      receives any state or federal cost share assistance funds to 
 than one credit and/or more than one type of credit, the          defray the  cost of an  approved reforestation practice is not 
 credits may be used in any sequence so as to obtain the           eligible for the credit, unless the eligible owner's adjusted gross 
 greatest tax savings. Form 80-401 must be attached to             income is less than the federal earned income credit level. Any 
 your  income tax return. If more than  four income tax            expenses on which the credit is calculated must be added back 
 credits are claimed, attach a supplemental schedule and           to taxable income. 
 enter the total on line 1 of Form 80-401. 
                                                                   Child Adoption Credit 
 Ad Valorem Inventory Tax Credit                                   An income tax credit is available up to $5,000.00 for qualified 
 For the  2016 taxable  year and each taxable year                 adoption expenses paid or incurred during the tax year for each 
 thereafter, the tax credit of the taxpayer shall be the lesser    child legally adopted by a taxpayer. The credit may be claimed 
 of the amount of the ad valorem taxes paid or the amount          for the tax year in which the adoption becomes final and any 
 of income taxes due that are attributable to each location.       unused credit may be carried forward for three (3) years. 
 This credit can be acquired in two ways, the first would be 
 from  a  pass-through  entity and the  second from  a             Historic Structure Rehabilitation Credit 
 business  whose  income  is  being  reported  using  a            An income tax credit is available in an amount equal to twenty- 
 Schedule C in the individual tax return (if the credit is from    five (25%) of the total  costs and  expenses in rehabilitating 
 a Schedule C then attach a copy of the ad valorem tax             eligible property certified as a historic structure or structure in a 
 bills). This credit is calculated as follows: multiply the net    certified  historic  district.  The  taxpayer  may  elect  to  claim  a 
 income passing through from the entity or the income off          rebate of seventy-five (75%) of the amount  that would  be 
 the Schedule C by the effective tax rate/rates (starting at       eligible to claim in lieu of claiming the credit. The rebate shall be 
 your highest effective tax rate then work down if some of         subject to approval by the Department of Archives and History 
 the business  income  is taxed at  4% and/or 3%).  Any            and shall be redeemed with the Department of Revenue for an 
 unused  credit may  be  carried  over  for  five  years.  Any     immediate cash payment. A taxpayer claiming a credit instead 
 expenses on which the credit is calculated must be added          of a rebate shall claim the credit on the income tax return for 
 back to taxable income.                                           the tax year for which the credit is certified. Not-for profit entities 
                                                                   are not eligible for this credit. The Mississippi Department of 
 Jobs Tax Credit; National or Regional Headquarters                Archives and History is responsible for certifying the amount of 
 Credit; Research and Development Skills Credit                    the eligible costs and expenses and whether the rehabilitation is 
 These credits combined are limited to 50% of the income           consistent  with  set  standards. Once you have received 
 tax that is attributable to income derived from operations        certification of eligibility from MDAH, the certification should be 
 in the state for a year. The allowable credit is calculated as    attached to the income tax return on which the credit is claimed. 
 follows: multiply the net income passing through from the         Effective July 1, 2020, House Bill 1729 extended the date of 
 entity by the effective tax rate/rates (starting at your          credit to December 31, 2030. 
 highest effective tax rate then work down if some of the 
 business income is taxed at 4% and/or 3%); then multiply          Long Term Care Credit 
 by the 50% limitation. Any unused credit may be carried           A credit is available against individual income taxes for 
 over for 5 years.                                                 premiums paid during the taxable year for certain  qualified 
                                                                   long-term care insurance policies as defined in Section 7702B 
 Mississippi Revenue Bond Service                                  of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit available is twenty-
 Employees whose wages have been assessed to help                  five percent (25%) of premiums paid during the taxable year not 
 pay  for Business Finance Corporation issued bonds                to  exceed  $500.00  or  the  taxpayer’s  income  tax  liability, 
 which created their jobs, may claim a credit against their        whichever is less for each individual qualified long-term care 
 income taxes. Job Development Assessment Fee                      insurance policy. No carry forward is allowed for any unused 
 amounts are  shown  in  the  city  or  local  income  tax         portion. If more than one person is carried on the same policy, 
 withholding block on the W-2 form, with the word “RED”            credit is only available for that one policy. 
 for the city or local name. Credit amounts which exceed 
 the tax due are not refundable and may not be carried             Biomass Energy Investment Credit 
 forward to another tax year.                                      A credit is allowed for eligible facilities equal to five (5%) of 
                                                                   investments made in the initial establishment of the facility. 
                                                                   An eligible facility is a new facility that creates at least twenty 
 Reforestation Tax Credit                                          (20) full time jobs with a minimum investment from private 
 The reforestation tax credit is based on the costs incurred       sources of $50,000,000.00 and produces electric energy from 
 for certain approved reforestation practices and is equal to      biomass. The credit shall commence within two (2) years from 
 the lesser of fifty percent (50%) of the  actual  cost of         the date the facility becomes operational and may be carried 
 approved practices, or fifty percent (50%) of the average         forward for five (5) consecutive years. The credit is limited to 
 cost of approved practices as established by the Mississippi      fifty percent (50%) of the total state income tax liability. 
 Forestry Commission. The maximum amount of credit that 
 may be utilized in any one (1) taxable year shall not exceed      Wildlife Land Use Credit 
 the  lesser of  $10,000.00  or  the  amount  of  income  tax      A state income tax credit is allowed that provides a $5.50 per 
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 acre tax credit for certain taxpayers that allow land to be              This  credit  is  in  lieu  of  the  charitable  contribution  deduction 
 used as a natural area preserve, wildlife refuge, wildlife               claimed on Form 80-108 (Federal Schedule A). A copy of the 
 management area or public outdoor recreation area. Land                  letter issued by the charitable organization must be attached to 
 must first be approved to be suitable for the uses  listed               the return. The total amount of tax credits that may be allowed 
 above by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries               in any  calendar  year for this  credit  and the Charitable 
 and Parks.  Any  unused  credit  amount  may  be  carried                Contribution  Credit  shall  not  exceed  three  million dollars 
 forward for five (5) years from the close of the taxable year            ($3,000,000.00). 
 in which the land was approved for such a use. 
                                                                          Effective  January  1,  2020,  House  Bill  1729  reduced  the 
 Prekindergarten Credit                                                   aggregate amount of credits allowed for calendar year 2022 and 
 A credit is available for qualified prekindergarten program              each  calendar year thereafter to one million dollars 
 support  contributions paid to approved providers, lead                  ($1,000,000.00). To find out how to claim the credit please visit 
 partners or collaboratives not to exceed One Million Dollars             https://www.dor.ms.gov/Individual/Pages/Qualifying- 
 ($1,000,000.00)  by  any  individual,  corporation  or  other            Charitable-Organizations.aspx. 
 entity having taxable income during any calendar year. In 
 order to qualify for this credit, the amount of the qualified            Endowment Fund Charitable Credit 
 prekindergarten program support contributions paid shall                 Effective January 1, 2019, a credit is available for charitable gifts 
                                                                          made by  taxpayers  to endowed funds  held by community 
 be approved by the State Department of Education. Any 
                                                                          foundations in Mississippi, which is defined as an entity that is 
 unused  portion of the  credit  may  be  carried  forward for            exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of 
 three (3) years.                                                         the Internal Revenue Code that is recognized by the Mississippi 
 Qualifying Charitable Contribution Credit Approved by                    Association of Grantmakers as meeting certain requirements. 
 DOR                                                                      “Endowed  fund”  is  defined  as a fund held in a qualified 
 A credit  is available for donations  made to a qualifying               community foundation  that provides benefit  to  charitable 
 charitable organization which is defined as an organization              causes in Mississippi that is intended to exist in perpetuity. An 
 exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue                   endowed fund my include, but is not limited to, donor-advised 
 Code  or  a  designated  community  action  agency  that                 funds, community foundation affiliate funds, field-of-interest 
 receives community services block grant program monies                   funds,  agency  funds  and  designated  organizational  funds.  A 
 pursuant to 42 USC 9901.  The credit is the lesser of four               credit  is  allowed  in  an  amount  equal  to  twenty-five percent 
 hundred dollars ($400.00) or the amount of contribution in               (25%) of a qualified contribution to an endowed fund  at  a 
 any taxable year for a single individual, or the lesser of               qualified  community foundation,  subject to the following (as 
 eight hundred dollars ($800.00) or  the  amount  of the                  defined in §27-7-207): 
 contribution in any taxable year for a married couple filing             The minimum amount of a qualified contribution shall be one 
 a joint return. If a married couple chooses to file separate             thousand  dollars  ($1,000.00).  The  maximum amount of a 
 returns for a taxable year, each may claim only one-half                 qualified contribution  shall  be two hundred thousand dollars 
 (1/2) of the tax credit that would have been allowed for a               ($200,000.00).  The  total  qualified  contributions  from  any 
 joint return. Any  unused credit  amount may be carried                  qualified taxpayer eligible for the tax credit shall  be  two 
 forward for five (5) consecutive taxable years. This credit is           hundred  thousand  dollars  ($200,000.00)  per year. The 
 in lieu of the charitable contribution deduction claimed on              aggregate amount of tax credits shall not exceed five hundred 
 Form 80-108 (Federal Schedule A). The total amount of tax                thousand dollars ($500,000.00) in any one (1) calendar year. 
 credits that may be allowed in any calendar for this credit              
 and the Foster Care Charitable Credit  shall not exceed 
 three million dollars ($3,000,000.00). To find out how to                Pregnancy Resource Charitable Contribution Credit 
 claim            the           credit,              visit                A credit is available for voluntary cash contributions by certain 
 https://www.dor.ms.gov/Individual/Pages/Qualifying-                      taxpayers to eligible charitable organizations, which is defined 
 Charitable-Organizations.aspx.                                           as an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation 
                                                                          under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is a 
 Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Credit Approved by                     pregnancy resource center or crisis pregnancy center eligible to 
 DOR                                                                      receive funding disbursed  by the Choose Life Advisory 
                                                                          Committee.    The  credit  is  available  to  a  business  enterprise 
 Effective January 1, 2019, a credit is available for donations           engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities and 
 made  to a qualifying foster  care  charitable organization              operating as a  corporation, limited  liability company, 
 which is defined as an organization that each operating year             partnership, or sole proprietorship.  The credit is limited to 50% 
 provides  services  to  at  least  one  hundred  (100)  qualified        of the income tax due.  Any unused portion of the credit may be 
 individuals  in  this  state  and  spends  at  least  fifty  percent     carried forward for five (5) years.  This credit is in lieu of the 
 (50%) of its budget on services to qualified individuals in this         charitable contribution deduction. 
 state.  The organization must be exempt under Section                     
 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
                                                                          Railroad Infrastructure Tax Credit 
 The credit is the lesser of (1) five hundred dollars ($500.00)           A credit is available for  certain  new, reconstruction and 
 or the amount of the contribution in any taxable year for a              replacement  expenditures  made  by  Class  II  and  Class  III 
 single  individual  or  (2) the  lesser of one thousand dollars          railroads.    The  credit  is  limited  to  the  income  tax  due.    Any 
 ($1,000.00) or the amount of the contribution in any taxable             unused portion of the credit may be carried forward for five (5) 
 year for a married couple filing a joint return. If a married            years.  The total amount of credits that may be claimed by all 
 couple chooses to file separate returns for a taxable year,              taxpayers shall not exceed $8,000,000 during a calendar year.  
 each  may  claim  only  one-half (1/2) of the tax credit that            A taxpayer may transfer by written agreement any unused tax 
 would  have  been  allowed  for  a  joint  return.  Any  unused          credit to an eligible transferee at any time during the year in 
 credit amount may be carried forward for five (5) consecutive            which the credit is earned and five (5) years follow the year in 
 taxable years.                                                           which the credit is earned. 

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 Blood Donation 
 A credit is available for an employer of $20 for each verified 
 blood  donation made  by an employee  as part of a  blood 
 drive.  The credit is limited to the income tax due.  No carry 
 forward is allowed for any unused portion.   
 You may visit our web site at www.dor.ms.gov for 
 more information on other credits and their 
 limitations. 

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 GENERAL INFORMATION 
 
                                                                      third  party  access  are  found  under  the  "Other  Taxpayers' 
    ELECTRONIC FILING                                                 Accounts" tab in TAP. For more information on TAP, visit our 
                                                                      website at www.dor.ms.gov. 
 The  Department of Revenue  offers several electronic filing 
 methods to make filing returns easier.  The advantages of filing   
 electronically are:                                                  WHO MUST SIGN? 
 1.  Faster 
 2.  Convenient                                                       You must sign your tax return. The return is not considered 
 3.  Easier                                                           legal until you sign and date it.  If you and your spouse are filing 
 4.  More accurate                                                    a joint or combined return, both of you must sign even if only 
 5.  Some are even FREE!!!                                            one had income.  If your return was prepared by someone else, 
                                                                      that person must sign the return as the preparer. No refunds 
                                                                      will be made unless the return is properly signed. 
 Federal/State Electronic Filing Program: Your professional 
 tax practitioner can file both your federal and state returns by   
 using the E-File  program. Returns are more  accurate,  and 
 refunds are much  faster  when you  file electronically.  An         TAX PAYMENTS 
 approved  transmitter  must  sign  Form  80-115  (MS8453),           The total tax due on the return must be paid in full no later than 
 Mississippi State Declaration for Electronic Filing. Ask your        the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of the tax year. 
 tax preparer about electronic filing! 
                                                                      Payment Options: 
 Federal/State On-Line Filing Program: You can file your tax          •  On-line Payments: To pay on-line, go to www.dor.ms.gov, 
 return  from the convenience of  your home  computer by                 click on Taxpayer Access  Point (TAP) and follow the 
 purchasing a computer program from a store or the internet.             instructions. Users are able to make estimated payments 
 Visit our website at www.dor.ms.gov for additional information          on-line without a DOR account or a TAP login. 
 on how to file Mississippi returns on-line and how to access 
 approved on-line software providers.                                 •  Check or Money Order  Payments (Payments Not 
 Updates to the Electronic Filing Program and other updated              Submitted with the Return):       To pay by check or money 
 filing information can be accessed through our website at               order, complete the payment voucher (Form 80-106), make 
 www.dor.ms.gov. The Department of Revenue notifies your                 the  check or money order  payable to the Department of 
 transmitter that your return has been received and accepted.            Revenue  and mail both  to  P.O.  Box 23192 Jackson,  MS 
                                                                         39225-3192. Write your identification number on the check 
                                                                         or money order.  DO NOT send cash through the mail. 
 Direct Deposit: Have your tax refund deposited directly into 
 your  checking  or savings account.  This is available for         
 Individual Income Tax Returns that are filed using the E-File 
 Program. Returns  must be filed  electronically through an             INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT 
 approved tax preparer or through an on-line service provider.        An installment agreement is available to taxpayers that have a 
 Ask your tax preparer about direct deposit or visit our website      tax  liability  of  at  least  $75.00.  In  order  to  qualify  for  the 
 at www.dor.ms.gov for more information.                              installment agreement, the return must be filed on or before the 
 If you electronically file a complete and accurate return,           due date, or any extensions allowed, and Form 71-661 must be 
 your refund may be issued in 7 to 10 business days.                  submitted with the return. You (and your spouse if a joint return) 
                                                                      must have filed all required income tax returns and paid all taxes 
 Taxpayer Access Point (TAP): TAP provides online access              due  for  the  past  five  (5)  years.  You  also  cannot  have 
 to your tax account information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.       previously entered into an installment agreement during 
 TAP is free and convenient!                                          the past five (5) years. 
                                                                      There are two (2) types of installment agreements for 
 Users of TAP are able to: 
                                                                      taxpayers that have a tax liability: 
    •  make electronic payments 
    •  view recent account activity and history                       1) Tax liability  of $75.00 but no  more  than  $3,000.00  - The 
    •  view tax correspondence                                           installment agreement allows you to pay the amount due in 
    •  make address changes                                              twelve (12) equal monthly installments. 
 Your SSN/ITIN,  Mississippi  Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)             2) Tax  liability  exceeding  $3,000.00  and  an  installment 
 from your latest filed return, and your email address will be           agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the 
 needed to sign up for access to your account on-line.                   same tax year. The installment agreement allows you to pay 
                                                                         the  amount  due  in  sixty  (60)  equal  monthly  installments. 
                                                                         You  must  attach  a  copy  of  the  approved  installment 
 Third Party Access for Tax Practitioners: Tax practitioners,            agreement notification from the IRS. The agreement may 
 you can have TAP access to account information for each of              be terminated if any installment payment is not made timely. 
 your clients from one login.  First, create your own TAP account        It may also be terminated if you do not pay any other tax 
 (only one per FEIN). Once you are registered on TAP, select             liability when the liability is due. 
 "Add Access to Existing Account”. Your client (taxpayer) must 
 provide you the Letter ID and Account ID in order for you to         Interest at the rate of 1/2%  per month continues to accrue 
 have access to their accounts.  All accounts you set up for          during the installment agreement period.  You will need to 

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 contact our office for the remaining balance on the account                 April 15th. 
 prior to the last payment to ensure the interest is paid correctly.       • Failure  to File: The penalty  for failure to file a return  is 
 If you have a pending bankruptcy case, you may be barred by 
 federal law from participation in an  installment agreement.                imposed after October 15th. The penalty is 5% per month 
 Please contact our office for more details. Additionally, if you            not to exceed 25% in the aggregate. The penalty is based 
 file bankruptcy during the installment period, you must notify              on the balance due on the return. Such failure to file a return 
 our Bankruptcy Section immediately at (601) 923-7393. Due                   penalty shall not be less than $100.00. 
 to the automatic stay provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code,           
 the installment agreement may be void at the time you file your 
 bankruptcy case.                                                            ROUND TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR 
                                                                           All dollar amounts should be rounded to the nearest whole dollar 
                                                                           (no pennies). Round  down  to the next  lower dollar amounts 
   DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX                                            under $.50 and round up to the next higher dollar amounts of 
 Generally, you must file a Declaration of Estimated Tax, Form             $.50  and  over.  For example,  $2.15  becomes  $2.00,  $4.75 
 80-106, for the income tax year if you do not have at least 80            becomes $5.00, and $3.50 becomes $4.00. 
 percent (80%) of your annual Mississippi income tax liability           
 prepaid through withholding  and if your annual tax liability 
 exceeds $200.00.                                                            WHAT TAX RECORDS DO I NEED TO KEEP? 
 
   Quarter                    Due Date                                     Keep a copy of your return with all attachments.  Also, keep the 
   First Quarter              April 15th                                   original or a copy of any schedules or statements you used to 
                                                                           prepare your return. Keep your records that support items of 
   Second Quarter             June 15th                                    income or deductions appearing in a tax return until the statute 
   Third Quarter              September 15th                               of limitations for the return expires. The statute of limitations is 
   Fourth Quarter             January 15th                                 generally three (3) years from the date the return was due or 
                                                                           filed, whichever is later. 
 Estimate payments may be filed on-line through TAP. From                  Save any records  concerning property, home,  stocks, and 
 the TAP home page, click on “Make an Estimated Payment”.                  business property you bought and may sell later. The records 
 Your name, SSN/ITIN and contact information will be needed                kept should show the purchase price, date, and related cost. 
 in order to make an estimated payment.                                    For real property, keep records showing the cost and date of 
 Underestimating  the  required  amount  of  tax  or  failure  to  file    improvements. 
 estimated tax returns and pay the tax within the time prescribed          Your return may be audited by the IRS or the Department of 
 will result in an assessment of interest at the rate of 1/2% per          Revenue.  If audited, the law requires you to show proof of your 
 month on underpayment of tax from the date payment is due                 income, expenses, and cost of assets. In the case of an audit 
 until  paid (see exception below). Form 80-320, Interest and              by the IRS, the statute of limitations for adjusting income tax 
 Penalty Worksheet should be used to determine the amount of               returns is extended for three (3) additional years beginning with 
 underestimated interest due.                                              the date the audit is disposed of by the IRS. 
 Exceptions: You will not have to pay the underestimated                 
 interest if either of the following applies: 
                                                                             TAX RATES 
 •  Gross income from farming or fishing is at least two-thirds of 
   total gross income and (a) the estimate tax paid by the 15th            Income Tax: 0% on the first $5,000.00 of taxable income,  4% 
   day of the first month after the close of the income year   or          on the next $5,000.00 of taxable income and 5% on taxable 
   (b) the income tax return is filed by the first day of the third        income in excess of $10,000.00. 
   month following the close of the income year and tax shown            
   as due is paid. 
                                                                             AMENDED RETURN 
 •  Filing requirements met after the payment due date. 
   Compute the interest in the applicable columns and provide              File an amended return to: 
   the explanation on page 2 of Form 80-320. 
                                                                           •  make adjustments to tax 
                                                                           •  claim a refund due to an adjustment to tax 
   INTEREST AND PENALTY PROVISIONS                                         •  report federal adjustments (1040X) 
                                                                           •  report IRS audit adjustments 
 • First-time Home Buyer Penalty: The first-time home buyer              
   penalty will be imposed if money is withdrawn from a savings             When to File: A taxpayer may apply to the Commission for 
   account for any purpose other than payments of eligible cost.            revision of any return filed at any time within 3 years of the due 
   The penalty is 10% of the amount withdrawn for unqualified               date; or, if an extension was granted, 3 years from the date the 
   expenses (using the amount from Form  80-108, Part V,                    return was filed. The 3-year period is not applicable to an IRS 
   Schedule N, Line 2).                                                     audit; however, no additional assessment  or refund will  be 
 • Late Payment:   Interest  and  penalty  are  charged  on  taxes          made more than three (3) years after the date the IRS disposes 
   paid late even if an extension of time to file is granted. The           of the tax liability in question. 
   interest is at the rate of 1/2% per month from the due date until       Internal  Revenue  Service  Audit  (RAR):     To  document 
   paid.  The penalty imposed for failure to pay the tax when due          adjustments made as a result of an IRS audit, the Revenue 
   is 1/2% per month not to exceed 25% in the aggregate.  Late             Agent Report should be attached to the Mississippi amended 
   payment interest and penalty apply to any unpaid tax after 
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  return. If the amended return is filed within 30 days of the 
  finalized IRS audit, penalties will not be assessed.                   DEATH OF A TAXPAYER                                       
  Amended Federal:    To document adjustments made as a                  If you are a survivor or representative of a deceased taxpayer, 
  result of an amended federal return, a copy of the amended             you must file a return for the taxpayer who died during the tax 
  federal (Form 1040X) should be attached to the amended                 year  or  before  the  2022  return  is  filed.  A  return  for  the 
  Mississippi return.                                                    deceased taxpayer should be filed on the form which would 
                                                                         have been appropriate had he or she lived. Enter the word 
  Any  other  documentation  and  forms  supporting  the                 "deceased" and the date of death after the decedent's name 
  adjustments made, such  as wages and withholding                       on the return. Include the decedent’s social security number in 
  (Form  80-107)  and  Schedule  A  itemized  deductions                 the space provided. If this is a Married Filing Joint return, the 
  (Form 80-108) must also  be filed  with the  amended                   surviving spouse must file as the primary taxpayer. 
  Mississippi return. A copy  of the original return filed               If a refund of less than $500.00 is requested on the decedent's 
  must also be attached to the amended return.                           return,  a  refund  may  be  paid  without  the  necessity  of 
                                                                         administration  to  the  decedent's  surviving  spouse,  or  in  the 
                                                                         absence of a surviving spouse, to a survivor in the order listed 
                                                                         in Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-73-9. In either case, the survivor 
                                                                         must  complete  and attach to the refund check  an affidavit 
                                                                         attesting to the fact that he or she  is the rightful heir to the 
                                                                         decedent's refund of Mississippi income tax. A Statement of 
                                                                         Heirship, Form 80-699, may be obtained from the Department 
                                                                         of Revenue  by contacting Customer Service at (601) 923-
                                                                         7700. 
 
  REFUND INFORMATION                                                  
  Due to the increase in fraudulent activity, the Department has         Refund information is also available by phone 24 hours a day. 
  implemented additional  procedures and safeguards into our             You will need your Social Security Number to get information 
  return processes in an effort to mitigate potential fraud. These       about your refund. 
  processes will validate income tax returns and credits reported     
  prior to issuing requested refunds.  As a result, these additional     Refunds ……………………………………..      (601) 923-7801 
  procedures may cause a delay in refund processing in order to       
  ensure that the right refunds are being paid to the right           
  taxpayers.                                                          
  Information  about  your  refund  can  be  accessed  by  visiting   
  www.dor.ms.gov  and clicking on “Where’s  My Refund?” 24            
  hours  a  day.  The  following  information  is  required  to  get  
  information concerning your refund:                                 
                                                                      
  •  The primary filer’s social security number or ITIN               
  •  The tax year for which the refund is requested                   
  •  Mississippi AGI from the most recent individual income 
                                                                      
   tax return 
                                                                      
  CONTACT US 
                                                                      
   TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE                                                  DISTRICT SERVICES OFFICES 
  Taxpayer assistance is available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00            Gulf Coast District Service Office 
  p.m. Monday through Friday by calling the Department  of               1141 Bayview Ave., Ste. 400 
  Revenue or any of the District Offices. Please use the correct         Biloxi, MS 39530-1601 
  number listed for information.  Collect calls are not accepted.        Phone: (228) 436-0554 
                                                                         Fax: (228) 436-0964 
  Taxpayer Assistance ………………………      (601) 923-7700                   
                                                                         Hattiesburg District Service Office 
  During periods of peak demand for telephone assistance, you            P.O. Box 1709, Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1709 
  may encounter busy signals when trying to call.                        17 JM Tatum Industrial Dr., Ste. 2 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 
                                                                         Phone: (601) 545-1261 
  We apologize for any  inconvenience and  ask  for your                 Fax: (601) 584-4051 
  patience. 

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 Hernando District Service Office 
 2631 McIngvale Road, Suite 116 
 Hernando, MS 38632 
 Phone: (662) 449-5150 
 Fax: (662) 449-5163 
 
 Jackson District Service Office 
 P.O. Box 1033, Jackson, MS 39215-1033 
 500 Clinton Center Dr., Clinton, MS 39056 
 Phone: (601) 923-7300 Fax: (601) 923-7318 
 
 Meridian District Service Office 
 P.O. Box 5794, Meridian, MS 39302 
 900 A Highway 19 South Meridian, MS 39301 
 Phone: (601) 483-2273 
 Fax: (601) 693-2473 
 
 FAQs                                                                    
 The following is intended to provide general information                3. I am getting an income tax refund this year.  When will 
 concerning frequently asked  questions about  taxes                        I get my check? 
 administered by the Mississippi Department of Revenue. It                  Due to the increase in fraudulent activity, the Department 
 is an informal interpretation of the tax law and is not intended           has implemented additional procedures and safeguards 
 to serve as a rule, regulation, declaratory opinion, or letter             into our return processes in an effort to mitigate potential 
 ruling. Legislation, regulations, court  decisions,  notices and           fraud.  These  processes  will  validate  income  tax  returns 
 announcements could affect the accuracy of this information.               and credits reported prior to issuing requested refunds.  As 
 Please refer  to the Mississippi Code Annotated and the                    a result, these additional procedures may cause a delay in 
 Mississippi Administrative Code for the most current version of            refund processing in order to ensure that the right refunds 
 the law and administrative procedures.                                     are being paid to the right taxpayers. 
                                                                         
 1. I am a full-year resident but my spouse is not. How                  4. What if I am audited by the IRS? 
    should we file? 
                                                                            If you will receive a refund or owe additional federal tax, you 
    You must file  a Mississippi  Return Form 80-205 (Non-                  should file an amended Mississippi return after the Internal 
    Resident Form). The resident spouse will report to                      Revenue Service disposes of the tax liability in question 
    Mississippi income earned from ALL sources for the entire               (See  Miss  Code  Ann.  Section  27-7-49  (3)).  See  the 
    year. The spouse that is not a resident will report to                  “Amended  Return”  section  of  this  booklet  for  additional 
    Mississippi income earned in Mississippi, but will declare his          information on filing an amended return. 
    or her total income for purposes of prorating the exemptions 
    and deductions.                                                      
                                                                         5. Why did I receive a1099-G? 
 
 2. I am in the armed forces.  What is my residency status?                 The 1099-G is an information-only form. It is sent because 
    What is my spouse’s residency status?                                   the Internal Revenue Service requires us to inform you of 
                                                                            the amount of the state income tax refund issued to you last 
    Mississippi Resident – If you enter the armed forces when               year. 
    you  are  a  Mississippi  resident,  you  do  not  lose  your 
    Mississippi residency status, even if you are absent from               If you deducted state income taxes on last year's federal 
    this state on military orders. You are subject to the same              income  tax  return  (Federal  Schedule  A),  then you  are 
    residency requirements as any other Mississippi resident                required to report this amount as income on your federal 
    and are required to file a Mississippi income tax return.               tax return this year. If you did not itemize your deductions 
                                                                            on the federal return, then this form is only for your records. 
    Non-Resident – If you are not a Mississippi resident but are 
    stationed in this state by military orders, your military income     
    is not subject to Mississippi income  tax.  However, if you          6. Where can I get income tax forms? 
    have income subject to Mississippi tax, file Form  80-  205             Forms and instructions are available, at www.dor.ms.gov, 
    (Non-  Resident Form).  Mississippi  does tax other income              or they may be picked up at any of the agency’s district 
    earned in this state by you.                                            offices. Additionally, forms are also available at public 
    The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA)                       libraries across the state. 
    provides  that  spouses of military personnel who move to               Paper forms may  be printed  and  completed  by  hand  or 
    Mississippi due to a servicemember spouse being posted for              completed on-line and printed. The on-line fill-in form does 
    military  duty can  elect to use the same residence as the              not provide mathematical assistance or other prompts, but 
    servicemember spouse for tax purposes. This allows non-                 it does allow the taxpayer to complete return information 
    resident spouses to exclude Mississippi income if the spouse            and print the form ready for mailing. Filing your return 
    meets certain criteria, such as filing and paying income tax            electronically can speed up your refund! 
    to the state of residency. For more information regarding the 
    MSRRA please visit www.dor.ms.gov. 

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 7. How do I report gambling winnings? 
    Gambling winnings reported  on a W-2G,  1099, or other 
    informational return from Mississippi casinos are subject to 
    a three  percent (3%) non-refundable   income tax. The 
    casinos withhold the tax at the time of payout. For Non- 
    Mississippi gambling see Form 80-108, Schedule N. 
    The amount withheld is non-refundable to the taxpayer. 
    Miss.  Code  Ann.  Section  27-7-901  provides  that  the 
    amount  of  winnings reported on W-2G, 1099  or other 
    informational  return  from  Mississippi  casinos  are  not 
    included in Mississippi income and no income tax credit is 
    allowed for the amount of withholding. 
    A non-resident taxpayer with only  Mississippi gambling 
    winnings and/or losses should not file a Mississippi tax 
    return.  The document provided by the casino is considered 
    the income tax return for this type of Mississippi income and 
    therefore is proof that the tax was paid to Mississippi. 
 
 8. Where do I mail my return? 
 
    If you are receiving a refund: All other income returns: 
    P.O. Box 23058                 P.O. Box 23050 
    Jackson, MS 39225-3058         Jackson, MS 39225-3050 
 
 9. What are my payment options? On-line  Payments:      To pay  on-line,  go  to 
      www.dor.ms.gov,  click  on  Taxpayer  Access  Point 
      (TAP) and follow the  instructions. Users are able to 
      make estimated payments  on-line without a DOR 
      account or a TAP login .Check  or  Money  Order  Payments  (Payments  Not 
      Submitted with the Return):     To pay  by  check or 
      money order, complete the payment voucher (Form 80- 
      106), make the check or money order payable to the 
      Department  of Revenue  and mail both  to P.O. Box 
      23192,  Jackson, MS  39225-3192.  Write your 
      identification number on the check or money order. DO 
      NOT send cash through the mail. 
 
 To view a complete list of our most frequently asked questions, 
 visit our website at www.dor.ms.gov. 

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 APPENDIX COUNTY 

 CODES 
  COUNTY    CODE COUNTY          CODE COUNTY              CODE 
  Adams     01   Itawamba        29   Pike                57 
  Alcorn    02   Jackson         30   Pontotoc            58 
  Amite     03   Jasper          31   Prentiss            59 
  Attala    04   Jefferson       32   Quitman             60 
  Benton    05   Jefferson-Davis 33   Rankin              61 
  Bolivar   06   Jones           34   Scott               62 
  Calhoun   07   Kemper          35   Sharkey             63 
  Carroll   08   Lafayette       36   Simpson             64 
  Chickasaw 09   Lamar           37   Smith               65 
 
  Choctaw   10   Lauderdale      38   Stone               66 
 
  Claiborne 11   Lawrence        39   Sunflower           67 
 
  Clarke    12   Leake           40   Tallahatchie        68 
 
  Clay      13   Lee             41   Tate                69 
 
  Coahoma   14   Leflore         42   Tippah              70 
 
  Copiah    15   Lincoln         43   Tishomingo          71 
 
  Covington 16   Lowndes         44   Tunica              72 
 
  Desoto    17   Madison         45   Union               73 
  Forrest   18   Marion          46   Walthall            74 
  Franklin  19   Marshall        47   Warren              75 
  George    20   Monroe          48   Washington          76 
  Greene    21   Montgomery      49   Wayne               77 
  Grenada   22   Neshoba         50   Webster             78 
  Hancock   23   Newton          51   Wilkinson           79 
  Harrison  24   Noxubee         52   Winston             80 
  Hinds     25   Oktibbeha       53   Yalobusha           81 
  Holmes    26   Panola          54   Yazoo               82 
  Humphreys 27   Pearl River     55   Non-Resident        83 
  Issaquena 28   Perry           56   Resident Living Out 90 
                                      of State 
  
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 TAX CREDIT CODES                                                                                       * Carryover not available 
 
                                                   TAX CREDIT CODES 
  CODE                              CREDIT          CODE                                                      CREDIT 
  * 02   Premium Retaliatory                                                      24  Alternative Energy Jobs 
  * 03   Finance Company Privilege                                                25  Child Adoption 
    05   Jobs Tax                                                                 26  Historic Structure Rehabilitation (Attach Statement) 
    06   National or Regional Headquarters          * 27                              Long Term Care 
    07   Research and Development Skills                                          28  New Markets 
    08   Employer Child / Dependent Care                                          29  Biomass Energy Investment 
   10    Reforestation                                                            30  Wildlife Land Use 
    * 11 Gambling License Fee                                                     31  Prekindergarten Credit 
    * 12 Financial Institution Jobs                                               32  Headquarters Relocation Credit 
   13    Mississippi Revenue Bond Service                                         34  Qualifying Charitable Contribution Credit Approved by DOR 
   14    Ad Valorem Inventory                                                     35  Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Credit Approved by DOR 
   15    Export Port Charges                                                      36  Business Contributions to Eligible Charitable Organizations 
   16    Insurance Guaranty                                                       37  Endowment Fund Charitable Credit 
   17    Import Credit                                                            38  Inland Water Transportation 
   18    Land Donation                                                            39  Pregnancy Resource Charitable Contribution Credit 
   19    Broadband Technology                                                     40  Railroad Infrastructure Tax Credit 
   21    Brownfield Credit                          * 41                              Blood Donation 
   22    Airport Cargo Charges                      * 50                              Bank Share 
   23    Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit                                          
    
   SCHEDULE OF TAX COMPUTATION 
 
                                                   SPOUSE                                                                  
                                    TAXPAYER 
         TAX RATE(S)                (COLUMN A)     (COLUMN B)                                    TOTAL 
                               TAXABLE INCOME      TAXABLE INCOME                        (COLUMN A + B)            RATES          INCOME TAX 

   1.    First $5,000                           +                                     =                              x 0%  
   2.   Next $5,000 or part                     +                                     =                              x 4%  
   3.   Remaining balance                       +                                     =                              x 5%  
   4.    Subtotal                               +                                     =                                    
   5.    Total income tax – enter on page 1, line 17 (sum of lines 1 through 3)          

 Line 1: Enter the first $5,000 of taxable income or part ($0 - $5,000) in Column A and Column B if applicable. Multiply the total of these 
         two columns by 0% and enter the resulting tax in the far right column labeled “Income Tax”. 
 
 Line 2: Enter the next $5,000 of taxable income or part ($5,001 - $10,000) in Column A and Column B if applicable. Multiply the total 
         of these two columns by 4% and enter the resulting tax in the far right column labeled “Income Tax”. 
  
 Line 3: Enter the remaining balance of taxable income in Column A and Column B if applicable. Multiply the total of these two 
         columns by 5% and enter the resulting tax in the far right column labeled "Income Tax." 
 
 Line 4: Enter the total of lines 1- 3 for Column A and Column B if applicable. 
 
 Line 5: Enter the total of the amounts entered under "Income Tax" from lines 1, 2, and 3. Transfer this amount to page 1, line 17 (line 20, 
         non-resident) of your return .
 
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