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Unfortunately no, you will not be able to use TurboTax to file both your US and USVI income tax return.
TurboTax does not support this type of tax filing.
Here is some information that may help you with your US and USVI filings.
When preparing your 1040, ywould report the W-2VI just like a W-2 except do NOT report Box 2 amount as federal withholdings (you will need to do some additional allocations related to your VI income).
Since the amount listed on your W-2VI in box 2 is VI income tax withheld instead of US federal income tax withholdings, do not report this information when inputting your W-2VI. The taxes paid to the U.S. Virgin Islands are not deductible on either a Federal or U.S. Virgin Islands return. Instead, these taxes paid to the U.S. Virgin Islands are a refundable credit on the Federal or U.S. Virgin Islands return. Also, do not put the VI income tax withheld shown in Box 2 as Box 17 state income tax withholdings.
Since you do not qualify as a “bona fide resident” of the U.S. Virgin Islands, you will need to do the following in order to file your Form 1040.
You will need to split your tax due between the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Get a copy of Form 8689 Allocation of Individual Income Tax to the U.S. Virgin Islands from the IRS website. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8689.pdf. This form is not supported by TurboTax.
Fill out Parts I and II with the amounts from the Virgin Islands only that you identified when collecting your information. Do the calculation in Part III. This is the portion of your total tax that is paid to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Finish Form 8689 Part IV using amounts paid to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ignore line 40. You now need two “identical” tax returns.
Credit for U.S. tax paid to the USVI. You can take a credit on your U.S. return for the U.S. tax allocated to the USVI only if you actually paid the tax to the USVI. To take the credit, you must complete Form 8689 and attach it to your Form 1040. Add line 40 and line 45 of Form 8689 and include the amount in the total on Form 1040, line 74. On the dotted line next to line 74, enter "Form 8689" and the amount paid.
On the Form 1040 that will go to the IRS, put the amount from Form 8689 line 35 on Form 1040 line 53 c “8689”. Calculate your total payments to the IRS, Federal income tax withheld from Forms W-2, etc., and fill out Form 1040 lines 61 through 76 using Federal amounts. Place Form 8689 in the return in attachment sequence order (85). Sign and date Form 1040 on page 2 and mail to the IRS Service Center Austin, TX 73301-0215.
If you are including a check or money order, file your original return with the Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 1303, Charlotte, NC 28201-1303 USA.
On the Form 1040 that will be filed with the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue, put Form 8689 as the first page of the return (on top of Form 1040 page 1). Ignore Form 8689 instructions to put amounts from lines 40 (which should be blank) and 44 on Form 1040 line 71. (We are giving you the official V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue instructions.) Sign and date the return.
File a signed copy of your Form 1040 (with all attachments, forms, and schedules, including Form 8689) with the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue, 6115 Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas, VI 00802. They will accept a signed copy of your U.S. return and process it as an original return.
No. Intuit only does US and Canada tax returns.
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) has its own tax system. It is based on the same tax laws and tax rates that apply in the US. The taxation is contingent on whether you are a bona fide resident of the USVI during the entire tax year.
For information about filing your USVI tax return or about Form 1040 information in St. Thomas or order tax forms, you can contact:
Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue
6115 Estate Smith Bay
Suite 225
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
You can access the USVI Bureau of Internal Revenue's website at http://bir.vi.gov/
You can phone the Bureau at the phone number listed on their site: 340-715-1040.
You can order forms and publications through fax. The fax number is listed on their site as well under the "Contact Information.": 340-774-2672.
Website Contact Information: http://bir.vi.gov/Contacts.html
Hi,
You seem rather knowledgeable with the USVI taxes. My brother lives and works there but is a US citizen. He generally uses Turbo Tax to create form 1040, he never mentioned form 8689 but it's sounding like I need to file that? He is an independent contractor, so with all of the tax changes & PPP loans, I have decided to take over.
If you or anyone has any knowledge regarding the different stimulus packages and how they affect tax filings in USVI, please let me know. Thank you!!
The stimulus is not considered taxable income and is not includable in your gross income. It should not have any effect in USVI taxes.
You can use TurboTax Desktop\CD to prepare your brother’s return. He does not need to file Form 8689 if he lived and worked in the Virgin Islands all year. Form 8689 is used to split U.S. and USVI income.
As @harrpatr said your brother would also have to file Form 1040SS, which TurboTax does not support. You will have to remove self-employment tax form from page 2, line 23 of Form 1040 (it will be reported on Form 1040SS). That can be done with TurboTax Desktop\CD.
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