If there is ever any doubt as to whether your W-2 is correct or not, you should always contact your employer first. If you are liable for MS tax, they should include the income and withholding on line 15. The state does have filing requirements which are as follows. If you do not meet them you do not have to file.
http://www.dor.ms.gov/Individual/Pages/Tax-Rates.aspx
Who Should File?
You should file a Mississippi Income Tax Return if any of the following statements apply to you:
- You have Mississippi Income Tax withheld from your wages.
- You are a Non-Resident or Part-Year Resident with income taxed by Mississippi.
- You are a Mississippi resident employed in a foreign country on a temporary or transitory basis. Your total gross income is subject to Mississippi Income tax.
- You are a Mississippi resident working out of state (employee of interstate carriers, construction worker, salesman, offshore worker, etc.). You must file a Mississippi Resident return and report total gross income, regardless of the source.
- You are a single resident and have gross income in excess of $8,300 plus $1500 for each dependent.
- You are a married resident and you and your spouse have gross income in excess of $16,000 plus $1500 for each dependent.
- You are a minor having gross income in excess of $8,300.
- You are the survivor or representative of a deceased taxpayer. You must file a return for the taxpayer who died during the tax year or before the return was filed. A return for the deceased taxpayer should be filed on the form which would have been appropriate had he or she lived. Enter the word "deceased" and the date of death after the decedent's name on the return.
