topic North Carolina does not recognize domestic partnerships in State tax filing

North Carolina does not recognize domestic partnerships

serabold — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:58:50 GMT

I was filing my NC state tax form and realized my federal wages were higher than my state wages because the federal IRS recognizes the money my employer paid to cover my domestic partner is taxable. However this number is not included in my state wages number. Therefore, in filling out my state tax form I have to start with my federal AGI number, and therefore I owe taxes on money that NC doesn't even recognize as income. Is this normal or is there a way to deduct this somehow?

Re: North Carolina does not recognize domestic partnerships

ThomasM125 — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:12:36 GMT

I don't see any reference to a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for the imputed income to your domestic partner in the instructions for the North Carolina personal income tax return Form D-400. So, it seems it is taxable on your state return as well as the federal return. You can research the deductions on page 18 of the publication: NC income tax return instructions

Re: North Carolina does not recognize domestic partnerships

serabold — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:33:16 GMT

Thank you. That’s odd then that my company does not take taxes already for that. That I have to pay it during tax time. Is that normal??