If I have already paid federal and state income taxes on my 1099-R from Wisconsin, am a nonresident and did not work in Wisconsin, can I file for a possible refund?

[kbcoats]

I was just informed that, as a nonresident who did not work in Wisconsin in 2018 but did receive funds from a pension, I did not need to file.  In past years I have filed and received refunds from Wisconsin for federal and Wisconsin state taxes withheld.  Can I still file or has the tax law changed?  Thank you. 

[HelenaC · Accepted solution]

Yes! You can file a WI nonresident income tax return to get the taxes you paid in error to WI. If you are having WI taxes taken out of your pension, you might want to contact your pension administrator and have them stop so you don't have to file WI nonresident income tax returns in the future.

If your taxes were accepted, you'll have to file amended income tax returns. See How to amend (change or correct) a return you already filed and I need to amend my state return

Note: The IRS has not finalized the 1040X amendment form. They're scheduled to issue that form around February 14, 2019.