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Level 2
posted Mar 22, 2020 8:11:15 AM

I work in KY and live in Indiana. I get taxed by the local county and city. Do i claim these in the "Credit for Non-Indiana Taxes" category?

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Expert Alumni
Mar 22, 2020 8:45:29 AM

You mention you get taxed by local county and city.  Which state? 

 

If KY, then IN and KY have a reciprocity agreement for the state taxes, but it does not include any lower taxes.  Therefore you would include the KY city and county taxes for credit on your IN return.  Here is a link with information from IN.  

 

If you mean IN, then no.  These are IN taxes. 

 

 

edited 12:05 pm EDT 3/22/2020

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 3:49:40 PM

Myself and my wife were taxed by the local county and city that we work in (KY) while living in Indiana. 

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 4:09:19 PM

No, states only give credit at the same level.  You are looking at different levels of taxes, federal, state, county and city. 

The US return gives credit for taxes paid to foreign countries.

The state gives credit for other states.

The city and county tax you for working there and using their resources with no credit to a state available.

 

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 4:19:18 PM

Okay the question on turbo tax asks “did you pay non-Indiana local taxes during 2019 for which you did not receive a refund or a credit for Indiana county tax”. After answering yes “enter the following information from you form(s) W-2 that shows local taxes paid outside of Indiana. 

what in an example of when someone would answer yes to this question?

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 5:36:06 PM

You are in IN and you have a city tax. You can get credit against your local tax for the KY city and county tax. Local against local. So, yes, enter your KY city and county, local, taxes there. You have got this!