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In Tennessee, as you correctly note, the (5% in 2016) Hall tax is a state tax levied on investment income. If the total amount of your interest income from bonds, notes, and dividends from stock are less than $1,250 (or $2,500 for a married couple), then you are entirely exempt from either having to pay this tax, or filing a Tennessee Hall tax return. (There are some other exemptions as well, such as one based on age and income.)
However, and with respect to the question you ask, the technical determination of whether or not someone is legally required to file a Tennessee Hall tax return doesn't depend on calculating whether someone actually owes the tax or not, but rather on whether or not they have interest and dividend income exceeding the $1,250 (or $2,500) filing threshold. Perhaps this concept is best illustrated by an easy example.
Let's say that we have a hypothetical married couple, John and Jane Doe. They own a stock and bond portfolio consisting entirely of US Treasury Bonds (which are exempt from state taxes everywhere, even Tennessee), and in-state Tennessee municipal bonds (which are tax-exempt by both the federal government and by Tennessee). Furthermore, let's say that the total amount of such interest income they receive annually from these bonds is $10,000.
In Tennessee, as you correctly note, the (5% in 2016) Hall tax is a state tax levied on investment income. If the total amount of your interest income from bonds, notes, and dividends from stock are less than $1,250 (or $2,500 for a married couple), then you are entirely exempt from either having to pay this tax, or filing a Tennessee Hall tax return. (There are some other exemptions as well, such as one based on age and income.)
However, and with respect to the question you ask, the technical determination of whether or not someone is legally required to file a Tennessee Hall tax return doesn't depend on calculating whether someone actually owes the tax or not, but rather on whether or not they have interest and dividend income exceeding the $1,250 (or $2,500) filing threshold. Perhaps this concept is best illustrated by an easy example.
Let's say that we have a hypothetical married couple, John and Jane Doe. They own a stock and bond portfolio consisting entirely of US Treasury Bonds (which are exempt from state taxes everywhere, even Tennessee), and in-state Tennessee municipal bonds (which are tax-exempt by both the federal government and by Tennessee). Furthermore, let's say that the total amount of such interest income they receive annually from these bonds is $10,000.
If I live in TN do I have to file my 2019 State Taxes with my Federal Income Tax or do I have to file State taxes at all?
I live in Tennessee and need to file a state return (Hall Income tax). But the 2021 version of Turbotax does not list Tennessee as an option when selecting a state return. It was there when i filed my 2020 taxes but not for 2021. How can I get the return?
THanks
@lmathews2269 The Hall Tax was eliminated for 2021. Now TN has no state income tax. You have nothing to file in TN except your federal tax return.
https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/hall-income-tax.html
The Hall Income Tax Return for Tennessee was repealed starting January 1, 2021. Therefore, Tennessee is no longer an option for state tax returns.
See the following website for confirmation: Hall Income Tax
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