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posted Jun 4, 2019 4:00:23 PM

Can TurboTax create and populate form IT-40PNR which is for Indiana residents who have a spouse who lived and worked outside Indiana?

Husband lives and works in Indiana. Wife lives and works in another state. Indiana web site says to file form IT-40PNR but I don't know how to make TurboTax use this form.

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Expert Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 4:00:25 PM

What Indiana is telling you is to file as nonresidents.  Indiana requires you to maintain the same status as you file on your Federal return:  Married Filing Joint.  However, to exclude the nonresident spouse's income from the Indiana return, you must file as nonresidents, even if one spouse is a resident.  

If you select the nonresident Indiana return in TurboTax, you will get the right return (IT-40PNR).  The Indiana return will have options of residency and work counties for both spouses, and you will be able to get the correct tax calculated for the one spouse who lived in Indiana.

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Expert Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 4:00:25 PM

What Indiana is telling you is to file as nonresidents.  Indiana requires you to maintain the same status as you file on your Federal return:  Married Filing Joint.  However, to exclude the nonresident spouse's income from the Indiana return, you must file as nonresidents, even if one spouse is a resident.  

If you select the nonresident Indiana return in TurboTax, you will get the right return (IT-40PNR).  The Indiana return will have options of residency and work counties for both spouses, and you will be able to get the correct tax calculated for the one spouse who lived in Indiana.

New Member
Jun 4, 2019 4:00:26 PM

Thank you, this did work.

Expert Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 4:00:28 PM

I'm happy it did.  I am from the general area and work with these kinds of returns a lot.  Best of wishes to you.