Arizona Form 2020 Individual Amended Income Tax Return 140X For information or help, call one of the numbers listed: • Any notices you received from the Internal Revenue Phoenix (602) 255-3381 Service (IRS) or the department for the tax year you are From area codes 520 and 928, toll-free (800) 352-4090 amending. Tax forms, instructions, and other tax information • Instructions for the return you are amending. If you have If you need tax forms, instructions, and other tax information, any questions about income items, deductions, or go to the department’s website at www.azdor.gov. exemptions, you should refer to the 2020 instructions for your original return. If you do not have the instructions for Income Tax Procedures and Rulings the form you are amending, you can find them online at These instructions may refer to the department’s income tax our website. procedures and rulings for more information. To view or print • If you are filing an amended return for a previously filed these, go to our website and click on Reports and Legal Composite Nonresident Income Tax Return, see the Research then click on Legal Research and select a Document instructions for Form 140NR and the department’s ruling, Type and Category from the drop down menus. ITR 16-2, Composite Individual Income Tax Returns, for Publications guidance on how to report income items, deductions, and To view or print the department’s publications, go to our exemptions. website and click on Reports and Legal Research then click Allow 8 to 12 weeks for your Form 140X to process. on Publications. You cannot e-file your Arizona amended tax return. Who Should Use Form 140X? You must mail your amended income tax return to the Use the 2020 Arizona Form 140X to correct an individual department using the address listed on Form 140X. income tax return (Arizona Form 140, 140A, 140EZ, 140PY, AVOID PROCESSING DELAYS: For the proper or 140NR)for taxable year 2020, only. assembly order, see the mailing instructions for the return If you are amending a return for any other tax year, use the you are amending. amended return (Form 140X) that is available for that specific tax year. For example, if you are amending your return for tax When Should I File an Amended Return? year 2018, use the 2018 Arizona Form 140X. You can file Form 140X only after filing an original return. The department will compute the interest and either include it You should file your amended return after your original return in your refund or bill you for the amount due. has processed. If you are filing Form 140X for a refund, you Form 140X will be your new tax return. This return will must generally file within four years from the date you filed change your original return to include the new information. the original return. The entries you make on Form 140X are the entries you would If you amend your federal return for 2020, you must also file have made on your original return had it been done correctly. an Arizona Form 140X for 2020. NOTE: Do not use Form 140X to change an earlier filed If the IRS makes a change to your federal taxable income for Arizona Form 140PTC. To change an earlier filed Form 2020, you must report that change to Arizona. You must file 140PTC, use the Form 140PTC for the year you are changing. the Form 140X within 90 days of the final determination of the IRS. You may use one of the following two options to Do not use Form 140X to change an earlier filed Arizona report this change. Form 140ET. To change an earlier filed Form 140ET, use the Form 140ET for the year you are changing. Option 1 You may file a Form 140X. If you choose this option, you You cannot amend an estimated income tax payment must amend your Arizona return within 90 days of the final penalty when you reduce your tax on an amended return, determination of the IRS. Include a complete copy of the unless you file your amended return after filing your federal notice with your Form 140X. original return, and before the due date of that original Option 2 return. You may file a copy of the final federal notice with the For more information, see the department’s ruling, ITR 02-4, department within 90 days of the final determination of the Amended Return's Effect on the Estimated Tax Payment IRS. If you choose this option, you must include a statement Underpayment Penalty. in which you must: What Will I Need To Complete Form 140X? 1. request that the department recompute your tax, and 2. indicate if you agree or disagree with the federal notice. To complete Form 140X, you will need the following: If you do not agree with the federal notice, you must also • A copy of the 2020 tax return you are amending, including include any documents that show why you do not agree. supporting forms, schedules, and worksheets. |
Arizona Form 140X If you choose option 2, mail the federal notice and any other General Instructions documents to: NOTE: You must round dollar amounts to the nearest whole Attention: Individual Income Audit dollar. If 50 cents or more, round up to the next dollar. If less Arizona Department of Revenue than 50 cents, round down. PO Box 29084 The line numbers on the Arizona Form 140X do not match the Phoenix, AZ 85038-9084 line numbers on Arizona's individual income tax forms. The When Should I Pay any Tax Owed? proper line on which to enter your change(s) will depend on the nature of the change. Payment is due in full at the time you file your amended return. If paying by check, make your check payable to To decide where to enter your changes, use the line Arizona Department of Revenue. Enter your Social Security descriptions from your original return. To help you, we have Number (SSN) and tax year on the front of your check. To included some examples, starting on page 12 of these make an electronic payment, visit www.AZTaxes.gov. instructions. If you still need some help, call one of the numbers listed on page 1. What if a Taxpayer Died? For specific information about tax rates, additions, If you are a surviving spouse amending a joint return, enter the subtractions, exemptions or deductions, see the form word "Deceased" after the decedent's name. Also enter the instructions for the year you are amending. date of death after the decedent's name. Sign your name. Enter "Filing as Surviving Spouse" in the area for the deceased Tax Year spouse's signature. (If someone else serves as personal File this form to amend only a 2020 tax return. If you are representative for your spouse's estate, he or she must also amending a return for a fiscal year, enter the beginning and sign the return.) ending dates of the fiscal tax year. If a refund is due, complete Arizona Form 131, Claim for Entering Your Name, Address, and Social Refund on Behalf of Deceased Taxpayer. Include this form on Security Number (SSN) top of your amended return. Enter your name, SSN, and current address. If you are filing a Penalties joint amended return, enter your SSNs in the same order as your first names and in the same order as shown on your We will impose a late payment penalty on your amended original return. If your name appears first on the return, return if all of the following apply: make sure your SSN is the first number listed. • you file your amended return after the due date of your original return, If you are changing your filing status from married filing • there is tax due on your amended return, and separate to married filing joint and your spouse did not file an • you do not pay that tax when you file the amended return. original return, enter your name and SSN first. Even if you do pay the tax due when you file your amended If you are changing your filing status from married filing return, we may impose a late payment penalty if any of the separate to married filing joint, you must include your spouse's following apply: name and SSN on the second line 1. • you are under audit by the department, or Make sure that you put your SSN on every return, statement, • the department has requested or demanded that you file an or document that you file with the department. Make sure that amended income tax return. all SSNs are clear and correct. We will also impose a late filing penalty if you did not file You may be subject to a penalty if you fail to include your your original return on time. These penalties apply to taxes SSN. It may take longer to process your return if SSNs are due and remaining unpaid after the due date of the original missing, incorrect, or unclear. return. Combined late filing and late payment penalties can go Foreign Addresses up to 25% (.25) of the unpaid tax. If you have a foreign address, enter the information in the Interest following order: city, province or state, and country. Follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code. Do not We charge interest on any tax not paid by the due date even if abbreviate the country name. you have an extension. We charge interest from the original due date to the date of payment. The Arizona rate of interest is Last Names Used in Prior Years the same as the federal rate. Contact one of the phone numbers If the last name that you or your spouse are using on this listed on page 1 for the current interest rate. return is not the same as the last name you or your spouse used on returns filed for the last four years, enter any other last name(s) that you or your spouse used when filing your return during that period. 2 2 |
Arizona Form 140X ID Numbers for Paid Preparers If you and your spouse are changing from separate returns to a If you pay someone to prepare your return, that person must joint return, begin by combining the amounts from your return also include an ID number where requested. as originally filed or as previously adjusted (either by you or A paid preparer may use any of the following: the department) and the amounts from your spouse’s return as • his or her PTIN; originally filed or adjusted. Then make your changes to the combined amounts. • his or her SSN; or If your spouse did not file an original return, include your • the EIN for the business. spouse’s income, deductions, credits, etc., to determine the A paid preparer who fails to include the proper numbers may amounts to enter on the appropriate lines of this form. also be subject to a penalty. Generally, if you file a joint return, both you and your spouse Filing Status have joint and several liability. This means both of you are responsible for the tax and any interest or penalties due on the If you qualify as married for federal purposes, you qualify as return, as well as any amount that may become due later. If married for Arizona purposes and must file using the status of one spouse does not pay the tax due, the other may have to. either married filing joint or married filing separate. If filing an amended joint tax return, both of you must sign If you are single you must file as single or if qualified you and date Form 140X. may file as head of household (see the instructions for the original form you are amending). Residency Status Check the box for the filing status you are using on this Check the box for the residency status you are using on this amended return. amended return. Box 4a - Injured Spouse Protection of Joint Check box 9b, if this is an amended composite nonresident Overpayment return to be filed by one of the following: Check box 4a only if you and your spouse are filing a joint 1. A partnership filing on behalf of its nonresident partners. return (check box 4) and you or your spouse qualify as an 2. An S corporation filing on behalf of its nonresident injured spouse and are requesting protection from application shareholders. of any additional joint overpayment shown on your amended For information on filing an Arizona nonresident composite return against the other spouse’s delinquencies or debts. income tax return, see the department’s ruling, ITR 16-2, NOTE: You cannot use Form 203 to request protection from Composite Individual Income Tax Returns. offset for past-due federal taxes. You must contact the IRS. If you are filing this Check See the following amended return as a: Box form instructions for You must complete Arizona Form 203, Request for Injured the return you are Spouse Protection from Application of Joint Overpayment amending: Against Spouse’s Delinquencies and Debts, and include that form with your tax return, when filed. Place the completed form on top Full year resident 8 Form 140 of your income tax return. For more information, see the Nonresident 9a Form 140NR instructions for Form 203. Composite Nonresident 9b Form 140NR Nonresident Active NOTE: If you file an amended return, ouycannot request Military 10 Form 140NR protection from offset of any overpayment shown on your original (or last filed amended) income tax return. Part-Year Resident 11 Form 140PY Part-Year Resident Changing from a joint return to a separate return Active Military 12 Form 140PY If you have an amount due from the joint return that you want to amend, you must pay that amount before you can change Exemptions and Dependents your filing status to married filing separate. If we have issued Enter the number of exemptions you are claiming in boxes 13, a proposed assessment for that joint return, you must also pay 14, and 16. Do not put a checkmark. that amount before you can change your filing status. Include the exemption amounts with your Subtractions Changing from a separate return to a joint return from Income reported on line 22. For exemption amounts, If you or your spouse have an amount due from a separate see the instructions for the form you are amending. return that you want to amend, you must pay that amount before you can change your filing status to married filing joint. Box 13 - If we have issued a proposed assessment for either separate In box 13, enter the number of age 65 or over exemptions you return, you must also pay that amount before you can change are claiming on this amended return. your filing status. 3 3 |
Arizona Form 140X Box 14 - 1. The standard deduction amount including the allowable In box 14, enter the number of blind exemptions you are increase in the standard deduction for charitable claiming on this amended return. contributions. (Nonresidents) Box 15a - Dependents 2. The Dependent Tax Credit. (Part-year residents and nonresidents In box 15a, enter the total number of dependents under the age of 17 you are claiming on this amended return. Line 19 - Additions to Income You must also complete Part 1 on page 4, of Form 140X. NOTE: For a list of items that must be added to income, see Enter the information for each dependent claimed in box 15a. the 2020 instructions for the form you are amending. NOTE: Do not include yourself or your spouse as dependents Form 140X, line 19, Additions to Income, is the sum of in box 15a or box 15b. multiple addition lines that are listed as separate addition line Box 15b - Dependents items on the original Arizona personal income tax return. In box 15b, enter the total number of dependents age 17 and On line 19, enter all additions to income from lines shown for over you are claiming on this amended return. the form you are amending. If you have no additions to You must also complete Part 1 on page 4, of Form 140X. income, enter zero “0”. On your 2020 original return, you Enter the information for each dependent claimed in box 15b. may have reported these amounts on the following lines. Box 16 - Arizona Residents Only Form Additions to Income In box 16, enter the total number of qualifying parent or 140 13, 14, 15, and/or 17 grandparent exemptions you are claiming on this amended 140A None return. 140EZ None You must also complete Part 2 on page 4, of Form 140X. Enter 140NR 28, 29, and/or 31 the information for each qualifying parent/grandparent 140PY 28, and/or 30 claimed in box 16. Arizona Form 165PA Schedule K-1 or 165PA Schedule To see who is a qualifying parent or grandparent, see the K-1(NR) Positive Adjustment instructions for the form you are amending. If you received an Arizona Form 165PA Schedule K-1 or Line-by-Line Instructions 165PA Schedule K-1(NR), include the positive adjustment amount reported on Form 165PA Schedule K-1, line 3; or Line 17 - Federal Adjusted Gross Income 165PA Schedule K-1(NR), line 5, with the total amount of Enter your correct federal adjusted gross income (from your additions reported on line 19. federal return.) Line 20 - Net Capital (Loss) from the Exchange NOTE: If you were a nonresident or a part-year resident for of one kind of Legal Tender for another kind of the year you are amending, you must enter your federal Legal Tender adjusted gross income on line 17, and then enter your Arizona Enter the amount of any net capital (loss) from Arizona gross income on line 18. sources and included in Arizona gross income for the taxable year that is derived from the exchange of one kind of legal Line 18 - Arizona Gross Income - Nonresidents tender for another kind of legal tender. and Part-Year Residents Only For more information, see the instructions for the form you are Skip line 18 if you were a full year resident for the year you amending. (Form 140, line 16; or Form 140NR, line 30; or are amending (you checked box 8). Form 140PY, line 29) Complete line 18 if you were a nonresident or a part-year Line 21 - Subtotal resident for the year you are amending (you checked box 9a, 10, 11 or 12). Full Year Residents If required to complete line 18, enter your corrected Arizona If you were a full year resident for 2020 (you checked box gross income. For information about how to figure your 8), add lines 17, 19, and line 20. Enter the total. Arizona gross income, see Form 140PY or Form 140NR. Nonresidents and Part-Year Residents Line 18a - Arizona Income Ratio If you were a nonresident or a part-year resident for 2020 (you If you completed line 18, divide the amount on line 18 by the checked box 9a, 10, 11, or 12), add lines 18 through 20. Enter amount on line 17. Enter the ratio in decimal format. You the total. If you checked box 9b, see the department’s ruling, must round your answer to three decimal places. Do not ITR 16-2, Composite Individual Income Tax Returns. enter more than 1.000. If you were a nonresident or a part-year resident during the taxable year you are amending, you will use this ratio to prorate the following tax items. 4 4 |
Arizona Form 140X Line 22 - Subtractions from Income Long-Term Capital Gain Subtraction for Assets Acquired after December 31, 2011, included in the instructions for Forms NOTE: You may only subtract those items for which statutory 140, 140NR or 140PY, to determine the allowable subtraction. authority exists. Without such authority you cannot take a Keep the worksheet for your records. subtraction. For a list of items that may be subtracted from income, see the instructions for the form you are amending. NOTE: If you are changing an amount previously reported for any amount reported on lines 23 through 27, complete Form 140X, line 22, Subtractions from Income, is the sum of page 2, Part 1, section (B) with the corrected amounts. multiple subtraction and exemption lines that are listed as separate subtraction and exemption lines on the original Line 23 - Total Net Capital Gain or (Loss) Arizona personal income tax return. If you reported a net capital gain or (loss) on your federal On line 22, enter all subtractions from income from lines income tax return, enter the total net capital gain or (loss) shown for the form you are amending and exemption amounts reported on federal Schedule D. This amount should be for age 65 or over, blind, other exemptions, and qualifying reported in your federal adjusted gross income. parents or grandparents. Do not include a minus sign or use Line 24 - Total Net Short-Term Capital Gain or parentheses. (Loss) If you have no subtractions from income, enter “0”. On your Enter the total amount of net short-term capital gain or (loss) original return, you may have reported these amounts on the reported on federal Schedule D. This amount should be following lines. reported in your federal adjusted gross income. Exemptions: NOTE: If you are not required to report dividend Form Subtractions from 65 or over, blind, other distributions and/or short-term capital gains from mutual Income exemptions, or qualifying funds on federal Form Schedule D, do not include the short- parents/grandparents term capital gain distributed by the mutual fund on line 24. 23 through 33, Line 25 - Total Net Long-Term Capital Gain or 140 38 through 41 (Loss) and 36 140A None 13 through 16 Enter the total amount of net short-term capital gain or (loss) 140EZ None None reported on federal Schedule D. This amount should be reported in your federal adjusted gross income. 40, 41, 43, 44, 140NR 47 through 50 If you are not changing the amount the reported on your and 45 original return, and you completed the worksheet included in 140PY 40, 42, 43, and 44 46 through 51 the instructions for Form(s) 140, 140NR or 140PY, enter the NOTE: Do not include items separately listed on Form 140X, amount from: lines 23 through 30, in the amount on line 22. • Form 140, line 21; • Arizona Form 165PA Schedule K-1 or 165PA Schedule Form 140NR, line 35; or K-1(NR) Negative Adjustment • Form 140PY, 34 If you received an Arizona Form 165PA Schedule K-1 or If your net long-term capital gain (loss) is limited to an 165PA Schedule K-1(NR), include the negative adjustment amount reported on Form 1099-DIV and you were not amount reported on Form 165PA Schedule K-1, line 3; or required to complete federal Schedule D, enter the amount 165PA Schedule K-1(NR), line 5, with the total amount of shown on Form 1099-DIV on line 25. subtractions reported on line 22. Line 26 - Net Long-Term Capital Gain from Lines 23 through 27 - Net Capital Gain or (Loss) Assets Acquired After December 31, 2011 NOTE: If you enter an amount on line 23, you must complete If you did not complete the worksheet included in the lines 24 through 27. instructions for Form(s) 140, 140NR or 140PY, enter If you are taking a subtraction for any net long-term capital zero, “0”. gain from assets acquired after December 31, 2011, you must If you are not changing an amount report on your original also complete lines 26 and 27. If you do not complete lines 26 return, and you completed the worksheet included in the and 27, you cannot take the subtraction instructions for Form(s) 140, 140NR or 140PY, enter the If you do not have any net capital gain or (loss) to report, amount from: enter zero, “0” on lines 23-25. • Form 140, line 22; You may subtract 25% (.25) of any net long-term capital gain • Form 140NR, line 36; or included in your federal adjusted gross income that is • Form 140PY, 35 derived from an investment in an asset acquired after Only include net long-term capital gains on this line if it can December 31, 2011. Use the worksheet, Worksheet for Net be verified that the asset was acquired after December 31, 2011. 5 5 |
Arizona Form 140X For purposes of this line, an asset acquired by gift or corrected Arizona Schedule A. Also include a copy of your inheritance is considered acquired on the date it was acquired corrected federal Schedule A. by the gift-giver or the deceased individual. For allowable itemized deductions, see the 2020 instructions Line 27 - Net Long-Term Capital Gain Subtraction for the form you are amending. From Income for Assets Acquired After Standard Deduction December 31, 2011. If you are taking the standard deduction on this amended Multiply the amount on line 26 by 25% (.25). Enter the result. return check box 32S. Line 28 - Net Capital Gain from Investment in a For standard deduction amounts see the instructions for the Qualified Small Business form you are amending. You may subtract the amount of any net capital gain included Enter your standard deduction on line 32. in federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year derived from investment in a qualified small business as determined NOTE: Nonresident individuals, who claim the standard by the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) pursuant to deduction, must prorate the deduction by the percentage Arizona Revised Statute § 41-1518. which the taxpayer’s Arizona gross income is of the taxpayer’s For more information see the instructions for the form you are federal adjusted gross income. amending. (Form 140, line 24; or Form 140NR, line 38; or This will in effect prorate the standard deduction between Form 140PY, line 37) income taxable to Arizona and income not taxable to Arizona. Only that portion of the deduction allocable to income taxable CAUTION: If the amount entered on line 28 and/or line 29 to Arizona is allowed. To figure the correct amount of includes any long-term capital gain from an investment made standard deduction, see the 2020 Form 140NR instructions. after December 31, 2011, you cannot include that portion of the net capital gain in your computation of the allowable Line 33 - Increased Standard Deduction for subtraction for any net long-term capital gain from assets Charitable Contributions acquired after December 31, 2011, and included in federal Taxpayers electing to claim the standard deduction may adjusted gross income. increase the standard deduction amount by 25% (.25) of the For more information, see the instructions included with total amount of the taxpayer’s charitable contributions that Forms 140, 140NR, or 140PY. would have been allowed if the taxpayer elected to claim itemized deductions on the Arizona return. Line 29 - Net Capital Gain from the Exchange of Taxpayers must complete the worksheet, Standard Deduction one kind of Legal Tender for another kind of Increase for Charitable Contributions, on page 3 of the Legal Tender amended return, and include page 3 with the amended return, Enter the amount of any net capital gain from Arizona sources when filed. and included in Arizona gross income for the taxable year that is derived from the exchange of one kind of legal tender for Be sure to check box 33C on line 33. If you do not check this another kind of legal tender. box and include a completed page 3 with your amended tax return, you may be denied the increased standard deduction. For more information, see the instructions for the form you are amending. (Form 140, line 25; or Form 140NR, line 39; or Line 34 - Arizona Taxable Income Form 140PY, line 38) Subtract lines 32 and 33 from line 31. Enter the difference. If Line 30 - Contributions to 529 College Savings less than zero, enter “0”. Plans Line 35 - Tax Enter the amount of allowable subtraction for contributions Compute your tax using the proper tax table. You can find the made during 2020 to 529 College Plans. To determine the 2020 tax tables in the instructions for the form you are amount of the allowable subtraction, see the instructions for amending. Check the box for the tax table you are using. the form you are amending. Enter the tax on line 35. Line 31 - Arizona Adjusted Gross Income Line 36 - Tax From Recapture of Credits (AZ Form Subtract lines 22, and lines 27 through 30, from line 21. Enter 301) the difference. Enter the amount of recapture tax from Arizona Form 301, Line 32 - Deductions Part 2, line 31. If you do not have a tax from recapture of tax credits, enter zero “0”. Itemized Deductions Include a copy of your Form 301 with your amended return. If you are claiming itemized deductions on this amended return, check box 32I. Line 37 - Subtotal of Tax Enter your itemized deductions on line 32. If you are changing Add lines 35 and 36. Enter the total. itemized deduction amounts, be sure to include a copy of the 6 6 |
Arizona Form 140X Line 38 - (Boxes a and b) Family Income Tax If your filing status is married filing joint, is Yes No Credit and Dependent Tax Credit your federal adjusted gross income on page Box 38a - Family Income Tax Credit (Arizona Residents 1, line 17, more than $400,000? Only) • If you answered “No”, you are not required to reduce the If you are eligible for the credit, enter the amount of family amount of credit computed in Table I. income tax credit you are claiming on this amended return. For details about the family income tax credit, see the 2020 Enter the amount From TableI, line 5 on page 1, Box 38b. instructions for the form you are amending. • If you answered “Yes”, you are required to reduce the Box 38b - Dependent Tax Credit amount of credit computed in Table I. For taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2020, Complete Table III orTable IV. taxpayers may claim a nonrefundable Dependent Tax Credit To determine the number to enter on line 5 of Table IIIor for certain qualifying dependents. Table IV , see Table onVpage 8. For the purpose of the dependent tax credit, “dependent” Table III means an individual that qualifies as a dependent for federal 2020 Adjusted Dependent Tax Credit purposes. For filing status: single, married filing separate, or head of household The tax credit is equal to: 1. Enter your federal adjusted gross income • $100 for each qualifying dependent who is under 17 years from page 1, line 17……………………. $ .00 of age at the end of the taxable year. 2. Federal adjusted gross income limit…... $ 200,000.00 • $25 for each qualifying dependent who is at least 17 years 3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the of at age at the end of the taxable year. difference……………………………… The allowable credit is reduced for single, head of household, If the difference is greater than $19,000, and married taxpayers filing separate returns whose federal ‘STOP’ you cannot claim the dependent adjusted gross income (page 1, line 17) is more than $200,000; tax credit. $ .00 and for married taxpayers filing a joint return whose federal adjusted gross income is more than $400,000. 4. Enter amount from Table , lineI5, column (d)……………………………. $ .00 NOTE: You cannot claim a dependent tax credit for a 5. Based on the amount on line 3, enter qualifying parent/grandparent for which you take an the number from Table V. For example: exemption or for someone for whom you have claimed as an if line 3 is $1,500, enter .90…………… “other exemption”. 6. Multiply line 4 by line 5. Enter the Complete the following tables to compute your result. Also, enter the amount on page 1, credit. box 38b……………………………….. $ .00 Table I (a) (b) (c) (d) Table IV Credit Multiply column (b) 2020 Adjusted Dependent Tax Credit amount by column (c) For filing status: married filing joint 1. Enter number of 1. Enter your federal adjusted gross income dependents from from page 1, line 17……………………. $ .00 page 1, box 15a… $ 100 $ .00 2. Federal adjusted gross income limit….... $ 400,000.00 2. Enter number of dependents from 3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the page 1, box 15b… $ 25 $ .00 difference………………………………. 3. Credit amount before adjustment. Add If the difference is greater than $19,000, lines 1 and 2. Enter total in column (d). $ .00 4. Part-year and Nonresidents, enter your ‘STOP’ you cannot claim the dependent Arizona income ratio from page 1, line tax credit. $ .00 18a. All other taxpayers, enter 1.000 . 4. Enter amount from Table , lineI5, 5. Multiply line 3 by the ratio on line 4. column (d)…………………………….. $ .00 Enter the result here. $ .00 5. Based on the amount on line 3, enter All taxpayers go to Table II. the number from Table V. For example: if line 3 is $1,500, enter .90…………… Table II (continued on next column) If your filing status is single, married filing Yes No 6. Multiply line 4 by line 5. Enter the separate, or head of household; is your result. Also, enter the amount on page 1, federal adjusted gross income on page 1, box 38b……………………………….. $ .00 line 17, more than $200,000? 7 7 |
Arizona Form 140X Use Table Vto determine number to enter on line 5, in Table Box 41b: Enter the amount from your Arizona Claim of III or Table IV. Right - Individual form, line 8. If you completed more than one Arizona Claim of Right - Table V Individual form for the current taxable year, add all amounts If the amount on Enter on If the amount on Enter on on line 8 and enter the total in box 41b. line 3 from Table line 5 line 3 from Table line 5 NOTE: For more information on Arizona's claim of right III or Table IVis: III or Table IVis: provisions, see the department’s procedure, ITP 16-1, $ 1 – 1,000 .95 $ 10,001 – 11,000 .45 Procedure for Individuals Who Restore Substantial Amounts $ 1,001 – 2,000 .90 $ 11,001 – 12,000 .40 Held Under a Claim of Right. $ 2,001 – 3,000 .85 $ 12,001 – 13,000 .35 Add the amounts in box 41a and box 41b and Line 41c: $ 3,001 – 4,000 .80 $ 13,001 – 14,000 .30 enter the total on line 41c. $ 4,001 – 5,000 .75 $ 14,001 – 15,000 .25 $ 5,001 – 6,000 .70 $ 15,001 – 16,000 .20 Line 42 (Boxes a, b, and c) - Increased Excise Tax Credit (Arizona Full-Year and Part-Year Residents $ 6,001 – 7,000 .65 $ 16,001 – 17,000 .15 Only), Property Tax Credit (Arizona Full-Year $ 7,001 – 8,000 .60 $ 17,001 – 18,000 .10 Residents Only) $ 8,001 – 9,000 .55 $ 18,001 – 19,000 .05 $ 9,001 – 10,000 .50 $ 19,001 and over .00 Box 42a: If you qualify to take the increased excise tax credit, enter the correct amount of credit you are claiming in Box 38c - box 42a. Add amounts in box 38a and 38b. Enter the total on line 38c. If this is the first time you are claiming this credit for 2020, Line 39 - Nonrefundable Credits from Form 301 use the worksheet from the 2020 Arizona Form 140, 140A, Enter your credits from Arizona Form 301, Part 2, line 61 that 140EZ, or 140PY instructions to figure your credit. you are claiming on this amended return. NOTE: You must complete and include Form 301 along with the If you filed an Arizona income tax return claiming the required supporting documents with your amended return. increased excise tax credit and are adjusting the original Line 40 - Balance of Income Tax amount claimed, use Form 140X to amend that claim. Subtract lines 38c and 39 from line 37. Enter the difference. If you did not file a 2020 Arizona income tax return and are If less than zero, enter “0”. adjusting the increased excise tax credit originally claimed on Line 41 (Boxes a, b and c) - Withholding, a 2020 Arizona Form 140ET, use the 2020 Form 140ET to Estimated, Extension Payments, and Arizona amend that claim. In this case, do not use Form 140X. Claim of Right Box 42b: If you claimed the property tax credit on your Box 41a: Enter the total amount of Arizona income tax original 2020 income tax return, enter the amount claimed on withheld, estimated income tax payments, and payments made your original return. with an extension request reported on your original (or most If you are making an adjustment to the credit, be sure to recent amended) return for 2020. include copies of your 2020 Form 140PTC, Property Tax You may use the following worksheet to help you figure the Refund (Credit) Claim, or Form 201, Renters Certificate of amount of these payments that you should enter on line 41a. Property Taxes Paid. Also include all supporting documents filed with the original return. Payment Worksheet NOTE: Use Form 140X to adjust a previously filed property Withholding, Date of tax credit only if you claimed the credit on your original Amount Estimated, Extension Payment Arizona Form 140 or Form 140A. 1.1. Estimated Payment 1 Use Form 140PTC to adjust a previously filed property tax 2. Estimated Payment 2 credit if you were not required to file an Arizona income tax 3. Estimated Payment 3 return for 2020. 4. Estimated Payment 4 If you did not claim a property tax credit on your original return, you may not claim it on Form 140X, unless you file 5. Extension Request Payment Form 140X by the due date of your original return. 6. Arizona income tax withheld on Form(s) W-2 and Form(s) 1099. Line 42c: Add the amounts in box 42a and box 42b and 7. Add lines 1 through 6. Enter the total enter the total on line 42c. here andalso on Form 140X, box 41a. .00 Line 43 - Other Refundable Credits NOTE: Do not include payments sent with original return on • If you claimed a refund of the increased research activities line 41a. You should enter those amounts on line 44. credit from Form 308-I, for 2020, enter that credit. 8 8 |
Arizona Form 140X • If you claimed a refund of the qualified facilities credit • All or a portion of your refund may have been paid to a from Form 349, for 2020, enter that credit. government agency, court, county, or an incorporated city Enter the correct amount(s) you are claiming on this amended or town for an obligation owed to that court, county, city, return. If you are claiming refundable credits from more than town or agency (e.g., prior year taxes, child support, etc.). one form, add the amounts from all forms together and enter Regardless of how the overpayment was distributed or the total. If you enter an amount on this line, be sure you applied, enter the overpayment amount. check the box or boxes to show which credits you are claiming. Line 47 - Balance of Credits Also, be sure to include the credit form(s) with your return Subtract line 46 from line 45. Enter the difference. when you file. Line 48 - Overpayment Line 44 - Payment With Original Return (Plus All If line 40 is less than line 47, subtract line 40 from line 47 and Additional Payments After It Was Filed) enter the difference. You may use the following worksheet to help you figure the amount of the payments that you should enter on line 44. Line 49 - Amount of Line 48 to be Applied to 2021 Estimated Taxes NOTE: Do not include payments reported on line 41 here. If you are filing this amended return prior to the original due date of your 2020 return and you want all or part of the Payment Worksheet amount on line 48 applied to your 2021 estimated taxes, enter Payments Date of Payment Amount that amount. If you want all of the amount on line 48 1. Payment with refunded, enter zero, “0”. original return Line 50 - Refund 2. Payment Subtract line 49 from line 48. Enter the difference. If you 3. Payment owe money to any Arizona state agency, court, county, 4. Payment incorporated city or town and certain federal agencies, your 5. Add lines 1 through 4. Enter the total refund may go to pay some of the debt. here and also on Form 140X, line 44. .00 TAX TIP: If you change your address before you get your Line 45 - Total Payments and Refundable Credits refund, let the department know. Write to: Refund Desk, Arizona Department of Revenue, PO Box 29216, Phoenix AZ Add lines 41c through 44. 85038-9216. Include your SSN in your letter. Line 46 - Overpayment From Original Return Direct Deposit of Refund If your original (or most recent amended) return for 2020 Complete this line if you want us to directly deposit the resulted in an overpayment of taxes, enter the overpayment amount shown on line 50 into your account at a bank or other amount. On your original return, you reported this amount on financial institution (such as a mutual fund, brokerage firm or the following line. credit union) instead of sending you a check. 2020 Arizona Income Tax Return Check the box on line 50A if the direct deposit will ultimately Form Line be placed in a foreign account. If you check box A,50do not 140 61 enter your routing or account numbers. If this box is checked, we will not direct deposit your refund. We will mail you a 140A 30 check instead. 140EZ 17 NOTE: We are not responsible for a lost refund if you enter 140PY 70 the wrong account information. Check with your financial 140NR 68 institution to get the correct routing and account numbers and to make sure your direct deposit will be accepted. NOTE: If the department changed amounts on your original return, use those amounts. If the department changed Routing Number amounts on an earlier filed amended return, use those MAKE SURE YOU ENTER THE CORRECT ROUTING amounts. NUMBER. Your overpayment may have been distributed or applied by one of the following means. • You have received all or a portion of the overpayment in the form of a refund. • You may have applied all or a portion of the overpayment to your next years estimated income taxes. • You may have applied all or a portion of the overpayment to one of the voluntary gifts on the Arizona income tax return. 9 9 |
Arizona Form 140X The routing number must be nine digits. The first 2 digits credit card option. This will take you to a third party vendor must be 01 through 12 or 21 through 32. Otherwise, the direct site (provider). The provider will charge you a convenience deposit will be rejected and a check sent instead. On the fee based on the amount of your tax payment. The provider sample check, the routing number is 250250025. will tell you what the fee is during the transaction; you will have the option to continue or cancel the transaction. If you Your check may state that it is payable through a financial complete the credit card transaction, you will receive a institution different from the one at which you have your confirmation number. Please keep this confirmation checking account. If so, do not use the routing number on that number as proof of payment. check. Instead, contact your financial institution for the correct routing number to enter here. Line 52 - Net Operating Loss Carryback Question Account Number If you are filing this amended return as a result of a net MAKE SURE YOU ENTER THE CORRECT ACCOUNT operating loss carryback, check the box on line 52 and enter NUMBER. the tax year in which the net operating loss was incurred. This The account number can be up to 17 characters (both numbers may speed up the processing of your refund. and letters). DO NOT include hyphens, spaces, or special symbols. Enter the number from left to right and leave any Page 2 Instructions unused boxes blank. On the sample check the account number is 20202086. Be sure not to include the check number. For examples of how to complete page 2 of Form 140X, see the instructions on pages 12 and 13. Line 51 - Amount Owed If line 40 is more than line 47, you owe additional tax. Part 1 (A) - Income, Deductions, and Credits Subtract line 47 from line 40 and enter the difference. You Lines 53a, 53b and 53c - may pay only with a check, electronic check, money order, or Explanation of Changes credit card. The department will bill you for any interest and We need to know what items you are changing on this penalty due. amended return. We also need to know the amount of each Check or money order change. NOTE: Include your check or money order with your return. NOTE: If you are making changes to any net capital gain or Please do not send cash. (loss) information reported on your income tax return, complete Part 1 (B) for those changes. Make your check payable to Arizona Department of Revenue. Write your SSN and tax year on the front of your check or Column (a) money order and include your payment with Form 140X. In column (a), list each item you are changing. The department cannot accept checks or money orders in Column (b) foreign currency. You must make payment in U.S. dollars. In column (b), enter the amount reported on your original Electronic payment from your checking or return or the most recently amended return for the tax year you savings account are amending. If the department changed amounts on your You can make an electronic payment from your checking or original return, use the changed amounts. If the department savings account to pay your balance due. There is no fee to changed amounts on an earlier filed amended return, use those use this method. To make an electronic payment, go to amounts. www.AZTaxes.gov and click on the “Make a Payment” link. Column (c) Be sure to enter the correct account number and routing In column (c), enter the amount you are adding to (+) or number for your checking or savings account. You may be subtracting from (-) the amount in column (b). charged a $50 NSF (non-sufficient funds) fee if you provide Column (d) an incorrect number. Check with your financial institution to get the correct account and routing number. In column (d), enter the corrected amount (b+c=d or b-c=d). The “E-Check” option in the “Payment Method” drop-down box will debit the amount from the checking or savings Part 1 (B) - Net Capital Gain or (Loss) account that you specify. If you make an electronic payment Lines 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d and 54e - from your checking or savings account, you will receive a confirmation number. Please keep this confirmation Explanation of Changes number as proof of payment. If you need to change any amount(s) previously reported for any net capital gain or (loss), complete columns (b), (c), and Credit card payment (d) on the appropriate lines. You can pay with your Discover, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express credit card. Go to www.AZTaxes.gov Column (a) and click on the “Make a Payment” link and choose the Column (a), lists each applicable capital gain item. 10 10 |
Arizona Form 140X Column (b) Part 3 - Address on Original Return In column (b), enter the amount reported on your original On lines 56a, 56b, and 56c; enter the address used on your return or the most recently amended return for the tax year you original return. If it is the same, write "SAME." are amending. If the department changed amounts on your original return, use the changed amounts. If the department changed amounts on an earlier filed amended return, use those amounts. Column (c) In column (c), enter the amount you are adding to (+) or subtracting from (-) the amount in column (b). Column (d) In column (d), enter the corrected amount (b+c=d or b-c=d). Part 2 - Reason for Changes Line 55 - We need to know why you are filing Form 140X. For example, did you: • Receive an IRS notice that changed your federal return? • Amend your federal income tax return? • Forget to claim a tax credit? • Forget to take a subtraction from income or make an addition to income? • Forget to claim an exemption? • Need to correct information regarding any net short-term Or net long-term capital gains information? In Part 2, list the line reference from page 1 for which you are reporting a change. Give the reason for each change and include any supporting document required. If you received a notice from the IRS, include a copy of that notice. 11 11 |
Arizona Form 140X Examples for Completing Form 140X The following three examples show how to complete Parts 1 and 2 on page 2 of Form 140X. The examples also show how amounts should be entered on the proper lines on page 1 of Form 140X. Example 1 Sue, a full year resident, forgot to claim the Dependent Tax Credit on her 2020 original return. Sue is filing this amended return to claim that tax credit. Sue’s son, Joe (age 18), was away at college and Sue did not claim him on her federal income tax return so that Joe could claim a federal education credit. Because Sue is adding a dependent, Sue must complete Part 1 of page 4, Sue would complete Part 1 as follows: Page 4, Part 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Name SSN Relationship No. of months Dependent Age Check if you did not claim lived in your Included in: this person on your federal home in 2020 return due to educational 1 2 credits (Box 15a ) (Box 15b) Joe Smith 111-11-1111 Son 12 Part 1(A) Sue would complete Page 2, Part 1 (A) as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) Item Original Amount Reported Amount to Add or Subtract Corrected Amount Dependent 0 $25 $25 Part 2 Sue would complete Part 2 as follows: Increase to line 38 for Dependent Tax Credit. Increased to reflect dependent not claimed on original return. Form 140X, page 1 When Sue completes page 1 of Form 140X, Sue would enter “1” on line 15b. When Sue filed her original return she did not claim her son as a dependent, so when she completes this Form 140X, Sue will enter $25 (0 + $25) on Form 140X, page 1, line 38, box 38b. 12 12 |
Arizona Form 140X Example 2 Jane, a full year resident, received a Form 1099INT showing interest income of $1,500 after she filed her original 2020 return. Jane is filing this amended return to report that interest income. Jane’s original return, reported a federal adjusted gross income of $50,000, which included $2,500 of interest income. Part 1(A) Jane would complete form 140X, page 2, Part 1(A) as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) Item Original Amount Reported Amount to Add or Subtract Corrected Amount Interest $2,500 $1,500 $4,000 Income Part 2 Because the interest income would be included in Jane’s federal adjusted gross income, Jane would complete Part 2 as follows: Line 17, federal adjusted gross income increased by interest income reported on additional Form 1099INT. Form 140X, page 1 When Jane completes page 1 of Form 140X, Jane would include this interest income in her federal adjusted gross income reported on page 1, line 17. On Jane’s original return, she reported a federal adjusted gross income of $50,000. On this amended return, Jane will report a federal adjusted gross income $51,500 ($50,000 +$1,500). Example 3 Sam, a full year resident, took a subtraction from income for Arizona state retirement income on his original 2020 return for $3,500. Sam is filing this amended return to claim the allowable subtraction of $2,500. Part 1(a) Sam would complete Part 2(A) as follows. (a) (b) (c) (d) Item Original Amount Reported Amount to Add or Subtract Corrected Amount Subtraction From $3,500 ($1,000) $2,500 Income Part 2 Sam would complete Part 2 as follows: Line 22, subtractions from income decreased to reflect the allowable subtraction for Arizona state retirement claimed on original return. Form 140X, page 1 When Sam completes page 1 of Form 140X, Sam would enter $2,500 ($3,500 - $1,000) on line 22. 13 13 |
Arizona Form 140X Instructions Before Mailing How Long to Keep Your Return • DO NOT STAPLE YOUR RETURN. DO NOT You must keep your records as long as they may be needed for STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS, SCHEDULES, OR the administration of any provision of Arizona tax law. PAYMENTS TO THE RETURN. Generally, this means you must keep records that support • Sign your return and mail it to the address listed below. If items shown on your return until the period of limitations for you are filing a joint amended return, both you and your that return runs out. spouse must sign. The period of limitations is the period of time in which you • Be sure you enter your daytime telephone number in the can amend your return to claim a credit or refund or the space provided on the front of your return. department can assess additional tax. • Check to make sure that your math is correct. A math A period of limitations is the limited time after which no legal error can cause delays in processing your return. action can be brought. Usually, this is four years from the • Make sure your NAME is on the return. date the return was due or filed. • Write your SSN and tax year on the front of your check. In some cases, the limitation period is longer than four years. The Department of Revenue may charge you $50 for a check The period is six years from when you file a return if you returned unpaid by your financial institution. underreport the income shown on that return by more than • Check the boxes to make sure you have filled in any that 25% (.25). The department can bring an action at any time if a apply to you. return is false or fraudulent, or you do not file a return. • If you completed Form 203, be sure to check box 4a on To find out more about what records you should keep, get page 1 of your return. Place Form 203 on top of your federal Publication 552 at www.irs.gov. return. • Include all other required documents after your return. Contacting the Department Please do not use tape. Your tax information on file with the department is • Make certain you have included all required documents confidential. If you want the department to discuss your tax and/or schedules. matters with someone other than yourself, you must authorize the department to release confidential information to that Mailing Your Arizona Amended Return person. You may use Arizona Form 285, General Disclosure/ REMINDER: For the proper assembly order, see the Representation Authorization Form, to authorize the mailing instructions for the return you are amending. department to release confidential information to your Before you mail your return, make a copy of your return. appointee. See Form 285 for details. Also make a copy of any documents that you are including with your return. Keep the copies for your records. Be sure that you mail the original and not a copy. The department cannot accept checks or money orders in foreign currency. You must make payment in U.S. dollars. To avoid delays, if you are amending more than one tax return, please use a separate envelope for each return. Where Should I Mail My Amended Return? Make sure you put enough postage on your envelope. If you are sending a payment with this return, mail the amended return to: Arizona Department of Revenue PO Box 52016 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2016 If you are expecting a refund,or owe no tax, orowe tax but are not sending a payment, mail your amended return to: Arizona Department of Revenue PO Box 52138 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2138 14 14 |