2019 ProSeries/West Virginia

Release 2019.38

Contents

Items addressed in this release

Items addressed in previous releases

What's new for ProSeries/West Virginia

Forms

Electronic filing

Additional Information

Items addressed in this release

Items addressed in previous releases

What's new for ProSeries/West Virginia

The following items are new for tax year 2019:

  • Form IT-140, Special Nonresident Status for Active Duty Military - Active duty military taxpayers whose domicile is outside of West Virginia and only in West Virginia on military orders may now qualify for the Special Nonresident status, please review instructions for additional information on qualifying requirements.

  • Non-Family Adoption Credit - The Non-Family Adoption Credit has moved to Form IT-140 and is a refundable credit.

  • Family Tax Credit - The Family Tax Credit has moved to Form RECAP and is a nonrefundable credit, the qualifying income thresholds have increased for this credit.

  • The Senior Citizen Tax Credit -The maximum federal adjusted gross income level is $18,375 for a single person household plus an additional $6,630 for each additional person in the household.

  • The Homestead Excess Property Tax Credit -The maximum federal adjusted gross income level is $37,470 for a single person household plus an additional $13,260 for each additional person in the household.

  • Municipal Use Tax -Additional municipalities are subject to the Municipal Use Tax.

    • Forms

    West Virginia returns can be filed with this release of ProSeries/West Virginia.

    The West Virginia State Tax Department has approved for filing all forms and schedules included in the program.

    Electronic filing

    General information for electronic filing:

    You can file returns electronically with this version of ProSeries/West Virginia.

    For a list of forms that can be e-filed, first open a state return, and then go to What's New This Year in Help Center.

    Additional information

    Check all returns after printing

    The West Virginia Department of Revenue scans computer-generated forms to quickly process the income tax returns it receives. To meet the requirements for producing computer-generated forms, ProSeries is required to limit the width of the tax information printed on forms that are scanned. In certain cases, data you entered may be truncated. After completing a tax return, review the information that prints (for example, mailing address information), make any necessary changes, and reprint the return before mailing it.

    About bar codes on printed state returns

    Some states use bar codes on computer-printed tax forms. This special formatting allows the state taxing authorities to process returns more quickly and efficiently. On-screen, you'll see only a small representation of the bar code on the lower-left side of the form. This image is static and does not change based on the information in the return. However, when you print the return, the bar code appears as a large rectangular box on the first page of the form. The width of the bar code is constant; the height varies according to the data in the return. In general, the more complex the return, the larger the printed bar code.

    Returns that contain special formatting may be processed at a different location than manually prepared returns. Therefore, the filing instructions that print with the state return may contain a mailing address that's different from the mailing address in the package that is sent to taxpayers. Be sure to have your clients mail their returns to the address in the filing instructions that print with the return.

    Important: Because the bar code image is a function of the data in the tax return, it's important that you reprint the page with the bar code if changes are made to any part of the return. Also, do not print blank copies of the main form and prepare them manually. The West Virginia taxing authority may attempt to scan the form and reject it.

    End of ReadMe file for ProSeries/West Virginia