Even after you have filed your federal tax return, it is likely that you will also have to file your state's return. Fortunately, most state's revenue departments provide all the forms you need as downloadable PDF files via their websites.http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99021,00.html
Paying your state income tax requires its own set of forms that are totally separate from the ones provided by the IRS. There are a few states that do not have personal income taxes; however, you should check with your state's department of revenue or taxation to be sure that is the case. If you do owe state income tax, that same department will provide you all the forms you need in an accessible area on their website.http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99021,00.html
States Without a State Income Tax
Some states don't require residents to pay a state personal income tax, but be if you run a business, you should be aware that some of these states do charge a corporate income tax, and states like New Hampshire and Tennessee tax interest and dividends.http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-places-to-retire/2008/11/25/10-great-low-tax-places-to-retire.html?s_cid=yf:10retire The best way to know whether you need to file any kind of state-level tax forms is to check with your state's Department of Revenue or Taxation.http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=130684,00.html
The IRS lists the states which do not charge a personal state income tax, which include:
Where to Find State Income Tax Forms Online
If you are using an online tax preparation service like TurboTax or H&R Block's TaxCut, you will not need to track down your state's tax forms or figure out if you owe state income tax at all. These services will fill out and file the appropriate forms for you based on the answers you give to questions about your income, place of residence and deductible expenditures.http://turbotax.intuit.com/
If you are going to file the tax on your own, you need to find the necessary forms yourself. The following list of links will take you to you state's revenue or taxation department. These sites will alert you to changes in your state's tax laws and provide you with the forms you need to complete your state income tax return:
Alabama Department of Revenuehttp://www.ador.state.al.us/
Alaska Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.ak.us/
Arizona Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.az.us/
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administrationhttp://www.state.ar.us/dfa
California Franchise Tax Boardhttp://www.ftb.ca.gov/
Colorado Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.co.us/
Connecticut Department of Revenue Serviceshttp://www.ct.gov/drs
Delaware Division of Revenuehttp://www.state.de.us/revenue
District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officerhttp://cfo.dc.gov/main.asp
Florida Department of Revenuehttp://www.state.fl.us/dor
Georgia Department of Revenuehttp://dor.georgia.gov/
Hawaii Department of Taxationhttp://www.state.hi.us/tax/tax.html
Idaho State Tax Commissionhttp://tax.idaho.gov/
llinois Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.il.us/
Indiana Department of Revenuehttp://www.ai.org/dor/index.html
Iowa Department of Revenue and Financehttp://www.state.ia.us/tax
Kansas Department of Revenuehttp://www.ksrevenue.org/
Kentucky Revenue Cabinethttp://revenue.ky.gov/
Louisiana Department of Revenue and Taxationhttp://www.rev.state.la.us/
Maine Revenue Serviceshttp://www.state.me.us/revenue
Maryland Comptroller of the Treasuryhttp://www.comp.state.md.us/
Massachusetts Department of Revenuehttp://www.dor.state.ma.us/
Michigan Department of Treasuryhttp://www.michigan.gov/treasury
Minnesota Department of Revenuehttp://www.taxes.state.mn.us/
Mississippi State Tax Commissionhttp://www.mstc.state.ms.us/
Missouri Department of Revenuehttp://dor.mo.gov/
Montana Department of Revenuehttp://www.state.mt.us/revenue
Nebraska Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.ne.us/
Nevada Department of Taxationhttp://tax.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administrationhttp://www.state.nh.us/revenue
New Jersey Division of Taxationhttp://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Departmenthttp://www.state.nm.us/tax
New York Department of Taxation and Financehttp://www.tax.state.ny.us/
North Carolina Department of Revenuehttp://www.dor.state.nc.us/
North Dakota State Tax Departmenthttp://www.nd.gov/tax
Ohio Department of Taxationhttp://www.state.oh.us/tax
Oklahoma Tax Commissionhttp://www.oktax.state.ok.us/
Oregon Department of Revenuehttp://www.oregon.gov/DOR/
Pennsylvania Department of Revenuehttp://www.revenue.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island Division of Taxationhttp://www.tax.state.ri.us/
South Carolina Department of Revenuehttp://www.sctax.org/
South Dakota Department of Revenuehttp://www.state.sd.us/revenue/revenue.html
Tennessee Department of Revenuehttp://www.state.tn.us/revenue
Texas Comptroller of Public Accountshttp://www.cpa.state.tx.us/
Utah State Tax Commissionhttp://www.tax.utah.gov/
Vermont Department of Taxeshttp://www.state.vt.us/tax
Virginia Department of Taxationhttp://www.tax.virginia.gov/
Washington Department of Revenuehttp://dor.wa.gov/
West Virginia State Tax Departmenthttp://www.state.wv.us/taxdiv
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