Explain this then. I should be able to file a schedule H-EZ after claiming a loss on my business because I had taxable unemployment. Nowhere in this law does it say 'and' earned income, it says income from the following sources. So why doesn't my situation qualify?
You may file Schedule H-EZ if:
- You (and your spouse, if married) have taxable and nontaxable income only from the following sources:
- Wages, salaries, tips, etc. (if any of your wages, salaries, tips, etc., are not taxable to Wisconsin, you cannot file on Schedule H-EZ)
- Interest and dividends
- Unemployment compensation
- Pensions, annuities, and other retirement plan distributions
- Social security benefits (including federal and state SSI, SSI-E, SSD, and caretaker supplement payments)
- Railroad retirement benefits
- Alimony, child support, and family maintenance
- Wisconsin Works (W2), county relief, kinship care, and other cash public assistance
- Gambling winnings (if your gambling winnings are reported on federal Schedule C or C-EZ, you cannot file on Schedule H-EZ)
- During 2021 you (and your spouse, if married) did not repay any amount that was included as nontaxable household income on a prior year's homestead credit claim
- You did not become married or divorced during 2021
- You (and your spouse, if married) were a legal resident of Wisconsin from January 1 through December 31, 2021
- You (and your spouse, if married) did not maintain separate homes during any part of 2021 (including one spouse in a nursing home)
- Your home was used only for personal purposes while you lived there in 2021 (for example, no rental or business use, or use of a separate unit by others rent free)
- Your home was located on one acre of land or less
- You did not sell your home during 2021
