Frequently asked questions
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- Am I a nonresident of Maryland?
- What is a full-year resident of Colorado?
- What is a part-year resident of Colorado?
- What is a nonresident of Colorado?
- Who is a full-year resident of Minnesota?
- Who is a part-year resident of Minnesota?
- Who is a nonresident of Minnesota?
- Who is a full-year resident of Delaware?
- What is a domicile?
- Who is a part-year resident of Delaware?
- Who is a nonresident of Delaware?
- What is a Minnesota abode?
- How do I know if I was a resident of the state all year?
- Who is a full-year resident of Maine?
- Who is a part-year resident of Maine?
- Who is a nonresident of Maine?
- Who is a "Safe Harbor" resident of Maine?
- How do I know how much income belongs to Arkansas if I'm a nonresident of Arkansas?
- How do I know how much income belongs to Arkansas if I'm a part-year resident of Arkansas?
- Who is a full-year resident of Arkansas?
- Who is a part-year resident of Arkansas?
- Who is a nonresident of Arkansas?
- Who is a full-year resident of South Carolina?
- Who is a part-year resident of South Carolina?
- Who is a nonresident of South Carolina?
- Who is a full-year resident of Rhode Island?
- Who is a part-year resident of Rhode Island?
- Who is a nonresident of Rhode Island?
- Who is a full-year resident of Iowa?
- Who is a part-year resident of Iowa?
- Who is a nonresident of Iowa?
- What if I moved out and then back into my state (two periods of residency) during 2025?
- Does my state allow direct debit for my taxes owed?
- What if I'm in the military and stationed away from home?
- What if I'm a student going to school outside my home state?
- Do I include my military wages as income if this isn't my home state?
- How do I know if I'm a part-year resident of North Dakota?
- How do I know if I'm a nonresident of North Dakota?
- Am I a full-year resident of Vermont?
- Am I a part-year resident of Vermont?
- Am I a nonresident of Vermont?
- Am I a full-year resident of Montana?
- Am I a part-year resident of Montana?
- Am I a nonresident of Montana?
- Am I a full-year resident of Arizona?
- Am I a part-year resident of Arizona?
- Am I a nonresident of Arizona?
- Am I a full-year resident of Illinois?
- Am I a part-year resident of Illinois?
- Am I a nonresident of Illinois?
- How do I file with a power of attorney?
- What is my permanent home for Oregon purposes?
- Am I a full-year resident of Oregon?
- Am I a part-year resident of Oregon?
- Am I a nonresident of Oregon?
- What if I made energy efficiency improvements to a second home or vacation home?
- What's my Nebraska residency status?
- What should I enter if I didn't file a 2024 tax return or if I filed it after November 10, 2025?
- Who is a full-year resident of Virginia?
- Who is a part-year resident of Virginia?
- Who is a nonresident of Virginia?
- What is a domiciliary resident of Virginia?
- What is an actual resident of Virginia?
- Am I a full-year resident of Massachusetts?
- Am I a part-year resident of Massachusetts?
- Am I a nonresident of Massachusetts?
- How do I know if I was insolvent at the time my debt was canceled or forgiven?
- What is the simplified method for home business expenses?
- How do I use the simplified method for home business expenses if I have more than one qualified business use of the same home?
- How do I figure out the square footage of my home for the simplified method for home business expenses?
- What if I had mortgage interest on a second (or vacation) home?
- Is FreeTaxUSA Safe?
- Does FreeTaxUSA have a phone number for support?
- Am I a full-year resident of West Virginia?
- What is my permanent residence?
- Am I part-year resident of West Virginia?
- Am I a nonresident of West Virginia?
- What IS considered West Virginia nonresident source income?
- What IS NOT considered West Virginia nonresident source income?
- Am I a full-year resident of Pennsylvania?
- Am I a part-year resident of Pennsylvania?
- Am I a nonresident of Pennsylvania?
- Am I a full-year resident of Hawaii?
- Am I a part-year resident of Hawaii?
- Am I a nonresident of Hawaii?
- What is my permanent home?
- Which itemized deductions can be claimed in Hawaii but not on my federal return?
- What is considered a business, trade, or profession or occupation carried on in West Virginia while a nonresident?
- What business income do I enter as a West Virginia nonresident if I did business in and outside West Virginia?
- How do I use the simplified method for home business expenses if I have qualified business uses of more than one home?
- What is payroll deduction?
- What does disabled mean for the Child Care Credit?
- Do I qualify for the Kansas Homestead Refund if I rented my home?
- Am I a full-year resident of Louisiana?
- Am I a part-year resident of Louisiana?
- Am I a nonresident of Louisiana?
- Why would I need to file as a part-year or nonresident on my state tax return?
- Am I a full-year resident of Missouri?
- What is my domicile?
- Am I a part-year resident of Missouri?
- Am I a nonresident of Missouri?
- What are Utah's policies on same-sex marriage for tax returns?
- What are the previous years that qualify for an adoption credit carryforward?
- What documentation do I need for the Adoption Credit?
- Where do I enter the Net Investment Income Tax (Form 8960)?
- What are considered "qualified" expenses for the Oregon special medical subtraction?
- How do I calculate the qualified portion of a shared medical or dental expense for the Oregon special medical subtraction?
- What is the additional Medicare tax and net investment income tax?
- Why do you need to know about my Federal Marketplace health insurance coverage?
- Am I a full-year resident of Kansas?
- What types of income aren't taxed if my nonmilitary spouse is in Arkansas only because of military orders?
- What is a full-year resident of Wisconsin?
- What is a part-year resident of Wisconsin?
- What is a nonresident of Wisconsin?
- What is the Utah Nonresident Military Spouse Income deduction?
- What is Utah's Combat Related Death Credit?
- How do I e-file my federal and state tax returns together?
- What is my domicile for Oklahoma?
- Am I a full-year resident of Oklahoma?
- Am I a part-year resident of Oklahoma?
- Am I a nonresident of Oklahoma?
- What is my permanent home for Mississippi?
- What is a full-year resident of Mississippi?
- What is a part-year resident of Mississippi?
- What is a nonresident of Mississippi?
- Who is a full-year resident of Indiana?
- Who is a part-year resident of Indiana?
- Who is a nonresident of Indiana?
- Who is a full-year resident of New York?
- Who is a part-year resident of New York?
- Who is a nonresident of New York?
- Who is considered a Michigan resident?
- Why would I use the Virginia Married Filing Separately on a Combined Return status?
- How should I file if I'm in a same-sex marriage?
- What is the Credit for Transferring from Failing Public School to Nonfailing Public School or Nonpublic School?
- What do I do if I don't know my Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN)?
- Am I a first-year resident of New Mexico?
- Can I find information on the IRS website in other languages?
- When do I need to make a modification to my rental real estate, royalties, K-1 or capital gain amounts?
- Am I considered a full-year resident of Alabama?
- Am I considered a full-year resident of the District of Columbia?
- Am I considered a full-year resident of Kentucky?
- Am I considered a full-year Utah resident?
- What union unemployment benefits are taxable?
- What private fund unemployment benefits are taxable?
- What state employee unemployment benefits are taxable?
- How can I see the orders that I already purchased?
- How do I know how the capital gain amount on my 1099-R is taxed?
- Is my employer-provided education assistance taxable?
- Which states don't accept the bonus (special) depreciation deduction?
- Where do I enter bonus depreciation?
- How do I report LLC income?
- Why do you recommend paying by Direct Debit?
- Paying by Check or Money Order
- Divorce Expenses
- Do I need to file a tax return with the state where I worked if I didn't live there?
- Amendment
- Where is my tax return (refund)?
- Can I file multiple states?
- Form SSA-1099 for a dependent child
- Cash income
- Multiple W-2s
- What if I didn't receive a 1099-MISC?
- What if I converted my home into a rental property?
- Do I qualify for the bonus (special) depreciation deduction?
- What is the submission timestamp?
- My return was rejected because the Prior Year AGI or PIN doesn't match the IRS records. What do I do?
- What is my tax household?
- What is unearned income?
- What is earned income?
- What is Minimum Essential Coverage?
- What is gross income?
- How can I estimate the amount I owe?
- What are my total federal tax payments?
- How can I use the FreeTaxUSA software to calculate my payments, refund, or amount owed?
- What if I haven't received my Form 1095-A?
- What is the definition of domestic abuse?
- What is the definition of spousal abandonment?
- Do I need to adjust my premium for the Second Lowest Cost Silver Plan (SLCSP)?
- What if I terminated my Marketplace health plan in the middle of the month?
- What changes should I report to the Marketplace?
- What is the alternative marriage calculation for the Premium Tax Credit?
- How do I know if I shared an insurance policy with another person?
- What is my asset's original cost or basis?
- Am I eligible for the alternative calculation for the year of marriage?
- What are days of personal use for my rental property?
- What are days rented to others for my rental property?
- What is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace?
- What are Forms 1095-B and 1095-C?
- How do I figure the gain on my home?
- What is Form 1095-A ?
- Why should I allocate my Pell Grant to room and board?
- Health Insurance (Affordable Care Act)
- Where do I enter the Premium Tax Credit (Form 8962) ?
- What if I only lived in Alaska or Hawaii for part of 2025?
- What if only one spouse lived in Alaska or Hawaii?
- Where do I report my child's taxable scholarship or grant income?
- What is a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?
- Who receives an HSA distribution?
- What should I enter as the Date Acquired of my investment?
- Arkansas Military Wage Exemption
- What Social Security number should I enter if I shared my policy with more than one person?
- What is a market discount?
- What is the Alabama Adoption Tax Credit?
- What is a Private Adoption or a Qualifying Foster Child for the Adoption Tax Credit?
- Should my insurance premiums be allocated to a deduction or the premium tax credit?
- Louisiana Extension
- When is a tax return required for New Hampshire?
- What is the Federal Poverty Line?
- What is the Virginia First-Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts subtraction?
- What is the Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credit?
- How should I allocate my household size for the alternative family sizes?
- What if my Form 1095-A doesn't have any amounts in the SLCSP column?
- What should I do if my Form 1095-A is incorrect?
- Why do I have to repay my Premium Tax Credit?
- What if I was enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) on December 1, 2025?
- What if I was enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) but not an HSA?
- Why is my submission timestamp showing my original submission date?
- What does "Remember this device" do?
- What if I no longer have access to the email address listed in my FreeTaxUSA account?
- How can I get my SSA-1099?
- Household Employment Taxes (Schedule H)
- Who is a household employee?
- Which cash wages should I include?
- What is a calendar quarter?
- What if I don't have an EIN?
- What wages are subject to Social Security tax?
- What wages are subject to Medicare tax?
- How do I figure the amount of cash wages that exceeded $200,000?
- What wages are subject to FUTA tax?
- What do I enter for my experience rate if I wasn't given an experience rate or my rate was 0?
- What are cash wages?
- Who do I choose as the employer?
- What do I enter for state wages subject to FUTA if I'm entering more than one record for a state?
- What is a credit reduction state?
- What are unemployment contributions?
- What if I'm claiming excess credits as contributions?
- Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles
- Where do I enter Form 1099-B, Box 11 ?
- What is the mixed straddle election?
- What is the straddle-by-straddle identification election?
- What is the mixed straddle account election?
- What is the net section 1256 contracts loss election?
- What is a mixed straddle?
- What are the mark-to-market rules for section 1256 contracts?
- What is a regulated futures contract?
- What is a hedging transaction?
- What is a foreign currency contract?
- What are some examples of other adjustments?
- How much can I carry back to previous years?
