Do I need to file a state return?
by TurboTax • 
Updated December 18, 2025 12:11 PM
Many states require that you file a state tax return if you filed a federal return, regardless of your anticipated refund amount.
Select your state for info about their filing requirements.
| <a href="https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faqs/who-must-file-an-alabama-individual-income-tax-return/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alabama (AL)</a> | <a href="https://tax.illinois.gov/individuals/filingrequirements.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Illinois (IL)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/file/do_i_need_to_file.htm" target="_blank">New York (NY)</a> |
| Alaska (AK) – No income tax | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.in.gov/dor/3815.htm" target="_blank">Indiana (IN)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.revenue.nh.gov/assistance/tax-overview.htm" target="_blank">New Hampshire (NH)</a> – taxes only dividend, interest, and business income |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://azdor.gov/individual-income-tax-information" target="_blank">Arizona (AZ)</a> | <a href="https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/individual-income-tax/1040-expanded-instructions/who-must-file" data-type="URL" data-id="https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/individual-income-tax/1040-expanded-instructions/who-must-file" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Iowa (IA)</a> | <a href="https://www.tax.newmexico.gov/individuals/personal-income-tax-information-overview/">New Mexico (NM)</a> |
| <a href="https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/income-tax/individual-income-tax/faq/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/income-tax/individual-income-tax/faq/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arkansas (AR)</a> | <a href="https://www.ksrevenue.gov/incomebook24.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.ksrevenue.gov/incomebook22.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kansas (KS)</a> | <a href="https://tax.ohio.gov/help-center/tax-101/tax-101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ohio (OH)</a> |
| <a href="https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/do-you-need-to-file.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/do-you-need-to-file.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">California (CA)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://revenue.ky.gov/Individual/Individual-Income-Tax/Pages/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Return.aspx" target="_blank">Kentucky (KY)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://oklahoma.gov/tax/individuals/file-taxes.html" target="_blank">Oklahoma (OK)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/individual/filing.html" target="_blank">North Carolina (NC)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://revenue.louisiana.gov/IndividualIncomeTax" target="_blank">Louisiana (LA)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.oregon.gov/DOR/programs/individuals/Pages/file-requirements.aspx" target="_blank">Oregon (OR)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dor.sc.gov/tax/individual-income/faq" target="_blank">South Carolina (SC)</a> | <a href="https://www.maine.gov/revenue/faq/individual-income-tax" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Maine (ME)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://revenue-pa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/281" target="_blank">Pennsylvania (PA)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://tax.colorado.gov/individual-income-tax-filing-requirements" target="_blank">Colorado (CO)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/individual/income/filing/index.php#haveto" target="_blank">Maryland (MD)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/personal-income-tax" target="_blank">Rhode Island (RI)</a> |
| <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DRS/Individuals/Individual-Income-Tax" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connecticut (CT)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.mass.gov/dor/individuals/filing-and-payment-information/guide-to-personal-income-tax/filing-requirements/who-must-file.html" target="_blank">Massachusetts (MA)</a><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/index.php/who-must-file-income-tax-return" target="_blank"><strong><br></strong></a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dor.sc.gov/tax/individual-income/faq" target="_blank"><strong><br></strong></a>Tennessee (TN) – No income tax |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nd.gov/tax/individualincome/" target="_blank">North Dakota (ND)</a> | <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/en/taxes/questions/iit/accordion/filing/what-are-the-state-of-michigan-individual-income-tax-filing-requirements-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michigan (MI)</a> | Texas (TX) – No income tax |
| South Dakota (SD) – No income tax | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/index.php/who-must-file-income-tax-return" target="_blank">Minnesota (MN)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://incometax.utah.gov/filing/who-must-file" target="_blank">Utah (UT)</a> |
| <a href="https://revenue.delaware.gov/individual-taxpayer-services/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://revenue.delaware.gov/individual-taxpayer-services/">Delaware (DE)</a> | <a href="https://www.dor.ms.gov/individual/tax-rates" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mississippi (MS)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://tax.vermont.gov/individuals/income-tax-returns/who-needs-to-file" target="_blank">Vermont (VT)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/page/individual-income-tax-filing-faqs" target="_blank">District of Columbia (DC)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://dor.mo.gov/faq/personal/indiv.php#q1" target="_blank">Missouri (MO)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.tax.virginia.gov/who-must-file" target="_blank">Virginia (VA)</a> |
| Florida (FL) – Taxes only the value of certain business assets | <a href="http://revenue.mt.gov/taxes/individual-income-tax/filing-requirements" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Montana (MT)</a> | <a href="https://tax.wv.gov/Individuals/HowDoI/Pages/IndividualsHowDoI.aspx">West Virginia (WV)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dor.georgia.gov/filing-requirements" target="_blank">Georgia (GA)</a> | <a href="https://revenue.nebraska.gov/about/frequently-asked-questions/individual-income-tax-faqs">Nebraska (NE)</a> | Washington (WA) – No Income tax |
| <a href="https://files.hawaii.gov/tax/forms/2024/n11ins.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hawaii (HI)</a> (search for <em>who must file</em>) | Nevada (NV) – No income tax | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-indreq.aspx#indreq1" target="_blank">Wisconsin (WI)</a> |
| <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://tax.idaho.gov/i-1039.cfm#sub3" target="_blank">Idaho (ID)</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/njit23.shtml" target="_blank">New Jersey (NJ)</a> | Wyoming (WY) – No income tax |
