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Form 80-100-23-1-1-000 (Rev. 09/23) 

                                    RESIDENT, NON-RESIDENT 
                                    AND 
                                    PART-YEAR RESIDENT 

                                      2023 

                                    INCOME TAX INSTRUCTIONS 

                                    INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX BUREAU 
                                    PO BOX 1033 
                                    JACKSON, MS 39215-1033 

                                    WWW.DOR.MS.GOV 



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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS 

WHAT’S NEW!                                           3 

LEGISLATIVE CHANGES                                   3 
REMINDERS                                             4 

FILING REQUIREMENTS                                   5 

DO I HAVE TO FILE?                                    5 
AM I A RESIDENT OR A NON-RESIDENT?                    5
WHEN AND WHERE SHOULD I FILE?                         5 

LINE ITEM INSTRUCTIONS                                6 

FORMS 80-105 AND 80-205                               6 
TAXPAYER INFORMATION                                  6
FILING STATUS AND EXEMPTIONS                          6 
MISSISSIPPI ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME                     7 
DEDUCTIONS                                            8 
TAX AND CREDITS                                       8 
PAYMENTS                                              9 
REFUND OR BALANCE DUE                                 9 
INCOME                                                11 
ADJUSTMENTS                                           13 
NON-RESIDENTS AND PART-YEAR RESIDENTS                 15 
FORM 80-107                                           16 
FORM 80-108                                           16 
SCHEDULE A – ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS                      16 
SCHEDULE B – INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME             17 
SCHEDULE N – OTHER INCOME/ LOSS & SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME 17 

INCOME TAX CREDITS                                    18 

GENERAL INFORMATION                                   21 

ELECTRONIC FILING                                     21 
TAXPAYER ACCESS POINT (TAP)                           21
WHO MUST SIGN?                                        21 
TAX PAYMENTS                                          21 
INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT                                 21 
DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX                          22 
INTEREST AND PENALTY PROVISIONS                       22 
ROUND TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR                           22 
WHAT TAX RECORDS DO I NEED TO KEEP?                   22 
TAX RATES                                             22 
AMENDED RETURN                                        22 
DEATH OF A TAXPAYER                                   23 

REFUND INFORMATION                                    23 

CONTACT US                                            23 

TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE                                  23 
DISTRICT SERVICE OFFICES                              23 

FAQs                                                  24 

APPENDIX                                              26 

COUNTY CODES                                          26 
TAX CREDIT CODES                                      27
SCHEDULE OF TAX COMPUTATION                           27 

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WHAT’S NEW! 
                                                                        House Bill 1671 – Effective January 1, 2023 
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES                                                     This bill revises the requirements for a pregnancy resource center 
                                                                        or  crisis  pregnancy  center  to  be  considered  an  eligible 
The following is a brief description of selected legislative            charitable organization for the Pregnancy Resource Charitable 
changes. A copy of all legislative bills is available at                Contribution  credit.   Also,  the  bill  allows  the  Pregnancy 
www.legislature.ms.gov.                                                 Resource  Charitable  Contribution  credit  to  be  used  against 
                                                                        ad  valorem  taxes  and  increases  the  amount  of  tax  credits 
House Bill 531 (2022 Legislative Session)                               that  may be  allocated  from $3,500,000 to $10,000,000.  The 
Amended Miss. Code Ann. §27-7-5 to reduce the state income              amount  of  credit  that  can  be  allocated  to  a  single  eligible 
tax on an individual’s taxable income beginning in tax year             charitable  organization  was decreased from 50% to 25%. 
2023 where no tax shall be levied on individuals with taxable 
income up to and including $10,000 and tax years 2024-2026              The  bill  also  increases  the  credit  amount  for  voluntary  cash 
where all individual taxable income in excess of $10,000 shall          contributions  to  a  qualifying  charitable  organization  from 
be taxed at the following rates:                                        $400  to $1,200  for  a  single  individual  or  head  of  household, 
                                                                        and  from $800  to  $2,400  for  a  married  couple  filing  a  joint 
Tax Year 2024                 Excess of $10,000 @ 4.7%                  return  for  calendar  year  2023  and  each  calendar  year 
Tax Year 2025                 Excess of $10,000 @ 4.4%                  thereafter.  A credit will also be allowed against ad valorem taxes 
Tax Year 2026                 Excess of $10,000 @ 4%                    and will be limited to an amount not to exceed 50% of the total ad 
                                                                        valorem  tax  liability.  Any  credit  claimed  but  not  used  may  be 
House Bill 261 - Effective July 1, 2023                                 carried forward for five (5) years. 
This  bill  increase   the smaximum  amount  of  the 
qualified  contribution  for  the  endowment  fund  charitable          The bill also increases the credit amount   for voluntary  
credit for any taxpayer per year from $200,000 to        $500,000       cash  contributions to a qualifying foster  care charitable  
and  extended  the  credit  through  2028.    The  total                organization from $500 to $1,500 for a single individual  or head of 
amount  of  credits  authorized      each     year   increased          household, and from $1,000  to $3,000  for a married  couple filing 
from  $500,000  to $1,000,000. Any credit claimed but not               a joint return for  calendar  year  2023  and  each  calendar  year 
used may be carried forward for five (5) years.                         thereafter.   A  credit  will  also  be  allowed  against  ad  valorem 
                                                                        taxes  and  will  be  limited  to  an  amount  not  to  exceed  50%  of 
                                                                        the  total  ad  valorem tax  liability. Any  credit  claimed  but  not 
House Bill 390 - Effective March 8  , 2023                              used  may  be  carried forward for five (5) years. 
This  bill  revises  the  time  a  taxpayer  may  elect  to  claim  a 
historical rehabilitation rebate in lieu of claiming a tax credit       This bill also authorizes an income tax credit, insurance premium 
by  allowing  the  election  to  be  made  at  any  time  after  the    tax  credit,  and  an  ad  valorem  tax  credit  for  business 
certification of the rebate. If the taxpayer has utilized a tax         enterprises  engaged  in  commercial,  industrial  or  professional 
credit on an income tax return prior to making an election to           activities  for  voluntary cash contributions made to an  eligible 
claim a rebate, then the available rebate will be reduced by            transitional  home  organization.  The  credit  is  limited  to  50%  of 
the amount of credit utilized.                                          the  tax  liability  and  may  be  carried  forward  for  five  (5)  years. 
                                                                        The aggregate amount of  credit  allocated  during  a  calendar 
                                                                        year  shall  not  exceed $10,000,000.  An  income  tax credit  and 
House Bill 1125 - Effective February 8, 2023                            ad  valorem  tax  credit  for  individuals  will  also  be  allowed  for 
This  bill,  called  the  Regulate  Experimental  Adolescent            voluntary  cash  contributions  to  an  eligible  transitional  home 
Procedures  (REAP)  Act,  prohibits  deductibles  paid  in              organization.  The  aggregate  amount  of  credit  allocated  during 
association  with  gender  transition  procedures  for  a  person       a  calendar  year  shall  not  exceed $1,000,000. 
under 18 years of age to be claimed on a state income tax 
return.                                                                 The bill also authorizes an income      tax credit, insurance  
                                                                        premium  tax  credit,  and  an  ad  valorem  tax  credit  for  business 
                                                                        enterprises  engaged  in  commercial,  industrial  or  professional 
House Bill 1668 - Effective January 1, 2023                             activities  for  voluntary   cash  contributions     made      to    an 
This  bill  revises  the  method  by  which  a  partnership,  S         eligible    charitable     organization       that   contracts      with 
corporation or other similar pass-through entity may elect to           physicians    and/or    nurse  practitioners        to    provide    health 
become  an  "electing  pass-through  entity"  for  state  income        care  services  to  low-income  residents  of  Mississippi.       The 
tax purposes, and provides that any additional income tax               credit  is  limited  to  50%  of  the  tax liability  and  may  be  carried 
credits  generated  by  the  electing  pass-through  entity  shall      forward  for  five  (5)  years.  The  aggregate  amount  of  credit 
be passed through to the owners on a pro rata basis and                 allocated during a calendar year shall not exceed $3,000,000.  An 
that  any  excess  credit  may  be  carried  forward  as  an            income tax credit and ad valorem tax credit  for  individuals  will 
overpayment  or  refunded.  Limitations  applicable  to  credits        also  be    allowed  for  voluntary  cash  contributions  to  an 
generated by the electing pass-through entity shall apply at            eligible  charitable  organization  that  contracts  with  physicians 
the  owner,  member,  partner  or  shareholder  level.  This  bill      and/or  nurse  practitioners  to  provide  health  care  services  to 
applies to any income tax return with an original due date              low-income  residents  of  Mississippi.  The  credit  is  limited  to 
on or after January 1, 2023.                                            50%  of  the  tax  liability  and  may  be  carried  forward  for five (5) 
                                                                        years.   The  aggregate  amount  of  credit  allocated  during  a 
                                                                        calendar year shall not exceed $1,000,000. 

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Each charitable organization and each taxpayer wanting to claim              Senate Bill 2858 - Effective July 1, 2023
any of the new credits above must apply to the Department of                 This  bill  increases  the  aggregate  amount  of 
Revenue for approval.                                                        investment tax  credits  that  may  be  allocated  to
                                                                             participating investors of Mississippi Small Business 
The bill also allows an income tax credit for individuals claiming a         Investment   Companies         under      the       Mississippi 
federal income tax credit for certain dependent care expenses.               Small     Business Investment            Company           Act  by 
The credit is equal to 25% of the amount of the federal income tax           $45,000,000. 
credit claimed on the taxpayer’s federal income tax return. The 
tax credit is limited to the total income tax liability. In order to claim 
the credit, the taxpayer must claim the federal credit on their              REMINDERS 
federal income tax return and must have a federal adjusted gross 
income of not more than $50,000.                                             Important tips to help expedite processing of your return: 
House Bill 1723 - Effective July 1, 2023                                     ✓ Use black ink when preparing the return.
This bill authorizes an income tax credit, insurance premium tax 
credit, and ad valorem tax credit for business enterprises engaged           ✓  Make sure your social security number is entered correctly on all
in  commercial,  industrial  or  professional  activities  for  voluntary      returns, schedules, and attachments.
cash contributions made to an eligible charitable organization that 
is  purchasing,  warehousing  and  delivering  food  directly  to  food      ✓ Sign and date your tax return (on a joint return, the husband and
pantries or soup kitchens in more than five (5) Mississippi counties           wife signature is required).
on a monthly basis. The credit is limited to 50% of the tax liability 
and  may  be  carried  forward  for  five  (5)  years.  The  aggregate       ✓ Attach a copy of the federal return behind the state return.
amount of credit allocated during a calendar year shall not exceed             W-2s,  1099s,  any  additional  schedules  and  attachments
$1,000,000.  Each  charitable  organization  and  each  taxpayer               should be stapled to the back of the return. Do  not  place  a
wanting  to  claim  the  credit  must  apply  to  the  Department  of          staple in the barcode area of the form.
Revenue.                                                                     ✓  Do  not  include  W-2Gs     with  your  tax  return.  Gaming
House Bill 1733 - Effective January 1, 2023                                    withholding  cannot  be  claimed  as  a  deduction  on  your  tax
                                                                               return.
This  bill  allows,  for  tax  years  beginning  after  December  31, 
2022,  a  taxpayer to elect to take a  full and immediate                    ✓  Copies  or  reproductions  of  the  official  tax  forms  are  not
deduction  for    specified  research        or experimental                   acceptable.
expenditures that are  paid  or   incurred   by the    taxpayer 
during the tax year in  connection       with   the    taxpayer's            Taxpayer Access Point (TAP)    is  easy to use,  convenient and 
trade  or  business   as expenses that are not chargeable                    free.  With  TAP,  you  have  the  option  to  Go  Paperless.  This 
to the capital    account.  Also, for    tax  years    beginning             means  that  you  pay  your  taxes  on-line and receive  certain 
after  December   31,    2022,    expenditures  for    business              correspondence electronically. 
assets that are qualified property or qualified improvement                  TAP e-mail lets you know that you have new correspondence to 
property shall be eligible for 100% bonus depreciation and                   view on-line. You then logon to TAP to read the letter or message 
may be deducted as an expense during the tax year in                         and  take  appropriate  action  on  your  account.  Only  you,  or 
which  the property   is placed   in  service at the election                persons you authorize, can see your correspondence. 
of the taxpayer.  A taxpayer may also elect to treat the 
cost of any Section 179 property that was placed in service                  When making payments or updating profile information, you 
during the taxable    year   as   an expense    which is not                 should  always  log  directly  into  TAP  using  your  User  ID  and 
chargeable to a capital account, and any cost so treated                     password.  TAP  does  not  provide  links  containing  your 
shall be allowed as a  deduction for that year.     The total of             transaction or personal information to any external web site. 
any depreciation method or combination of methods used
cannot exceed  one  hundred  percent  (100%) of the  cost  of the            Visit our  website at  www.dor.ms.gov  to download forms  by tax 
subject property.                                                            year and tax type. 

House Bill 1734 - Effective July 1, 2023
This bill provides a fifty percent (50%) income tax credit to any 
employer that provides a child care stipend of at least $6,000 to 
a licensed or registered entity providing dependent child care for 
an employee's children during the employee's work hours. This 
credit must be certified by the Department of Revenue. 

Senate Bill 2696 - Effective July 1, 2023
This  bill  allows  the  adoption  credit  of  $5,000  to  apply  to  a 
dependent child residing outside Mississippi, but legally adopted 
by a taxpayer under the laws of Mississippi during calendar year 
2023  and  after.  The  amount  of  the  adoption  credit  for  a 
dependent child residing in Mississippi and legally adopted by a 
taxpayer  under  the  laws  of  Mississippi  during  calendar  year 
2023 and after was increased from $5,000 to $10,000. 

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FILING REQUIREMENTS 

  DO I HAVE TO FILE?                                                WHEN AND WHERE SHOULD I FILE? 
You should file a Mississippi Income Tax Return if any of the       Calendar year returns must be filed no later than April 15th 
following statements apply to you:                                  annually. Fiscal year returns must be filed no later than the 
                                                                    15th day of the 4th month following the end of the fiscal year. 
• You have Mississippi income tax withheld from your wages
  (other than Mississippi gambling income).                         Please write the fiscal year  period and the words “Fiscal 
                                                                    Year Return” in bold letters on the front of the return. 
• You are a non-resident or part-year resident with income
  taxed by Mississippi (other than gambling income).                Need more time to file your return? 
                                                                    If you will receive a refund or will not owe any additional tax, 
• Single  resident taxpayers  –  you  have  gross  income  in       Mississippi will allow you the same time to file your return as 
  excess of $8,300 plus $1,500 for each dependent.                  allowed by federal. However, if you owe additional taxes, you 
                                                                    must remit the tax due with Form 80-106, on or before the 
• Married  resident  taxpayers  –  you  and  your  spouse  have     due date of the return. 
  gross  income  in  excess  of  $16,600  plus  $1,500  for  each
  dependent.                                                        The authorized extension of time to file does not extend the 
                                                                    time for payment of tax of due. Interest and penalty will apply 
• Minor resident taxpayers – you have gross income in excess        on any underpayment of tax. See the “Interest and Penalty 
  of  the  personal  exemption  plus  the  standard  deduction      Provisions” section of this booklet for more information. 
  according to the filing status.
                                                                    The return should be mailed to: 
• Residents working outside of Mississippi – you must file
  a Mississippi return and report the total gross income            Returns Requesting a            All Other Returns (With 
  regardless of the source.                                         Refund:                         Payments or No Tax Due): 

• Residents working outside of the United States – you must         Department of Revenue           Department of Revenue 
  file a return and report the total gross income if you are a      P.O. Box 23058                  P.O. Box 23050 
  Mississippi resident employed in a foreign country on  a          Jackson, MS 39225-3058          Jackson, MS 39225-3050 
  temporary  or  transitory  basis.  If  you  qualify  to  exclude
  foreign wages for federal purposes, enter the amount as a
  deduction on schedule N and attach the Federal Form 2555.

• Deceased taxpayer – if you are a survivor or representative
  of  a  deceased  taxpayer,  you  must  file  a  return  for  the
  taxpayer who died during the tax year on or before the 2023
  return is due. For more information on the filing requirements
  of a deceased taxpayer,  see the “Death of  a Taxpayer”
  section of this booklet.

AM I A RESIDENT OR A NON-RESIDENT? 
An individual who maintains a home, apartment, or other place 
of abode in Mississippi,  or who exercises the rights  of 
citizenship  in  Mississippi by meeting the  requirements  as a 
voter or who enjoys the benefits of homestead exemption, is a 
legal  resident  of  the  State  of  Mississippi  and  remains  a 
resident although temporarily absent from the state for varying 
intervals of time. An individual remains a legal resident  of 
Mississippi until citizenship rights are relinquished and a new 
legal residence is established. Changes in driver’s  license, 
vehicle tags, voter registration, and property taxes show intent 
to change legal residence. 
What is my status if I moved into or out of 
Mississippi in 2023? 
You are considered a part-year resident and must file the Non- 
Resident/Part-Year Resident Return, Form 80-205. You will be 
taxed only on income earned while a resident of Mississippi and 
you will prorate your deductions and exemptions. 

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LINE ITEM INSTRUCTIONS                                                   (Spouse). The exemptions and deductions may be divided 
                                                                         in any manner you choose. If only one spouse has income, 
                                                                         this income may not be split between husband and wife. 
FORMS 80-105 AND 80-205                                               3) Separate returns (two returns) are filed when each spouse
                                                                         completes his/her own return. Each spouse reports his/her
The below instructions serve as a general guide for filing your          own  income  and  deductions  on  a  separate  return.  BOTH
2023  Mississippi Resident Individual  Income Tax Return                 spouses must file returns even though one spouse may have
(Form 80-105) or  your  2023  Mississippi Non-Resident or                little or no income. If one spouse elects to itemize
Part-  Year  Resident  Individual  Income  Tax  Return  (Form            deductions, both must itemize. Each spouse is entitled to
80-205).                                                                 only one-half of the total exemption authorized. Each spouse
                                                                         must list the other spouse on his/her return.
Line  item  instructions  are  generally  the  same  for  both 
Resident and Non-Resident returns; however, the line                  Standard Deductions & Exemptions for Married Persons 
numbers  differ in some cases and are noted where 
applicable.  Specific instructions  for  the  Non-Resident  or        •  Married - Filing Joint or Combined Return – The standard
Part-Year Resident returns  are in the “Non-Resident and                 deduction ($4,600) and the authorized exemption ($12,000)
Part-Year  Resident” section of this booklet.                            may be divided between the spouses in any manner they
                                                                         choose when filing a combined return.
TAXPAYER INFORMATION                                                  •  Married - Filing Separate (Two Returns) – each individual
Please make sure that you write in your name, address, and               must claim the  authorized  exemption ($6,000) and  may
SSN.If you are  married and filing a  joint, combined, or                either  claim  the  standard  deduction  ($2,300)  or  their
separate return, write in the social security number for both            itemized deductions from Schedule A. Any unused portion
you and your spouse. If a spouse died in the tax year, enter             of  the  standard  deduction  ($2,300)  or  the  exemption
the  surviving  spouse  as  the  first  taxpayer.  Enter  the  code      ($6,000) by one spouse on his/her separate return may not
corresponding to your resident county on page 1 of the return            be used by the other spouse on his/her separate return.
(see “Appendix” for a list of the codes). 
                                                                      Line 1: Married – Combined or Joint Return 
                                                                         Enter $12,000 on line 11 
FILING STATUS AND EXEMPTIONS 
                                                                         A  married  individual  is  a  person  who  was  legally 
Mark an ‘X’ in the box applicable to your filing status on the           married on the last day of the tax year.  The filing status 
last day of the tax year.  After checking your filing status, enter      exemption for married individuals is a joint exemption 
the corresponding exemption dollar amount on page 1, line 11             and in the case of a husband and wife filing a joint or 
(the dollar amount is shown next to the filing  status  you              combined return (one return), the exemption may be 
selected). The exemption  and standard deduction for each                claimed by either or  divided between them in any 
filing status for 2023 are listed in the table below.                    manner they choose to the extent that the total amount 
                                                                         of exemption claimed by husband and wife does not 
Filing Status                   Exemption     Standard                   exceed  the  total  exemption  authorized  ($12,000). 
                                              Deduction                  Mississippi  law  does  not  recognize  common  law 
Married – Filing Joint or                                                marriages. 
                                   $12,000            $4,600 
Combined Return 
Married – Spouse Died 2023         $12,000            $4,600          Line 2: Married – Spouse Died in 2023 
Married – Filing Separate                                                Enter $12,000 on line 11 
                                   $6,000             $2,300 
Returns                                                                  Use  this  filing  status  if  your  spouse  died  in  2023 
Head of Family                     $8,000*            $3,400             and  you  did  not  remarry  in  2023.  Report  your 
                                                                         spouse’s income before death and your income for all 
Single                             $6,000             $2,300             of 2023. 
                                                                         Note:   The  surviving  spouse  should  be  listed  as  the 
*Note: The additional $1,500 will be allowed in the calculation          primary taxpayer on the return. 
of the dependent exemption amount entered on line 10.
                                                                      Line 3: Married – Filing Separate Returns 
Filing Status for Married Persons                                        Enter $12,000 on line 11 
Married persons may file tax returns in any of these three               Mississippi law provides that married individuals filing 
methods: 1) joint, 2) combined or 3) separate. Choose the                separate returns (two returns)  shall  divide equally 
method which results in the least amount of tax.                         between  the two  spouses the total exemptions 
1) A joint return is usually completed when only one spouse              authorized.  If  the  box  on  line  3  is  checked,  the  only 
   has income. Place all income, deductions, exemptions,                 deduction you may claim for exemptions is one-half of 
   etc. in Column A (Taxpayer).                                          the amount  indicated on line 12. Checking the box 
                                                                         “Married – Filing Separate Returns” implies that       both 
2) A combined return is completed when both spouses have                 husband and wife will file separate returns regardless 
   income. Place one  spouse's income in Column A                        of the amount or source of income of each. Any unused 
   (Taxpayer) and the other spouse's income in Column  B                 portion of  the exemptions  on one return may not be 
                                                                         claimed on the other. If you elect to file separate 
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        returns, enter the  spouse's name and spouse's                       Line 6: Dependents 
        SSN in the heading of the return.                                            Enter the dependent’s name,  the  dependent’s 
                                                                                     relationship to you, and the dependent’s Social Security 
        If this computation  produces an inequity, it  is                            Number. A dependent is a relative or other person who 
        suggested that married individuals check the box                             qualifies  for  federal  income  tax  purposes  as  a 
        on line 1 and file one combined return so that the filing                    dependent of the taxpayer. A dependency exemption 
        status and additional exemptions may be divided 
                                                                                     is not authorized for yourself or your spouse. 
        between the spouses in any manner they choose. 
        If  you  elect  to  file  jointly,  enter  the  spouse’s                     An additional exemption may be taken by the taxpayer 
        name and spouse’s SSN in the heading of the                                  for each authorized dependent claimed. You must enter 
        return.                                                                      the SSN and relationship for each dependent claimed 
                                                                                     on your tax return. 
Line 4: Head of Family 
                                                                             Line 7: Number of Dependents Claimed 
        Enter $8,000 on line 11 
                                                                                     Enter the number of dependents claimed on line 6. 
        A Head of Family individual is a taxpayer who is 
                                                                                     Additional dependents are listed on Form 80-491. 
        single and who  maintains  a household which 
        constitutes the principal place of abode for himself 
        or  herself AND one or  more dependents.  A                          Line 8: Age and Blindness 
        married  individual  must  live apart  from  his/her                         If the taxpayer or spouse is age 65 or over, or blind, an 
        spouse  for  the  entire  year  to  qualify  for  Head  of                   additional exemption may be claimed. Mark an “X” in the 
        Family filing status. If the dependent does not live                         applicable box (es) on line 8 and enter on line 9 the 
        in the same home with the taxpayer, such taxpayer                            number of boxes checked. For tax purposes, a person 
        does not qualify as head of family even though the                           is 65 years of age on the day before his 65th birthday. 
        taxpayer  may contribute to the  support and                                 No additional exemption for age or blindness may be 
        maintenance of a  separate household for the                                 claimed for dependents. 
        dependent. 
        You must have a dependent of yours living in the                     Line 9: Total Number of Dependents Claimed and Total 
        home with you for the entire year to file as head of                         Number of Age and/or Blindness Exemption(s) 
        family. By checking line 4 of the tax return to file as                      Enter the total number of dependents claimed on line 7 
        head of family, you are allowed $8,000 on line 11                            and/or age and blindness exemptions claimed on line 8. 
        and $1,500 for the required dependent listed on line 
        6 which totals $9,500 for your head of family status 
        exemption. If you have additional dependents, list                   Line 10: Total Additional Exemption(s) Amount 
        them on the additional lines available on line 6.                            Multiply line 9 by $1,500 and enter the result on line 10. 

Line 5: Single                                                               Line 11: Filing Status Exemption 
        Enter $6,000 on line 11                                                      Enter the dollar amount corresponding to the Filing 
        A single taxpayer status is allowed for a person who                         Status you selected from lines 1 through 5. 
        is not married or who is  married but legally 
        separated from his/her spouse on the last day of the                 Line 12: Total Filing Status/Additional Exemption Amounts 
        tax year.                                                                    Add the amounts from line 10 and line 11 and enter the 
                                                                                     result on line 12. 
Additional Exemptions 
An  additional exemption  may  be claimed for  a taxpayer 
and/or spouse ONLY if blind or age 65 or over. The status on                 MISSISSIPPI ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME 
the last day of the tax year  will determine the additional                  Married individuals with separate incomes electing to file a 
exemptions authorized  except in the case  of death  of  a                   combined return (both spouses having earned incomes) should 
spouse  or  dependent.  See  the  following  chart  for  a  list  of         separate their incomes beginning with line 13 (line 16, Non- 
additional exemptions.                                                       Resident Return) throughout the return in order to take 
                Additional Exemptions                                        advantage of the lowest tax rates. 

• Each dependent, other than yourself or spouse … $1,500                     Line 13: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income (Line 16, Non- 
                                                                                     Resident Return) 
• Age 65 or over, taxpayer or spouse only ................. $1,500 
                                                                                     Enter the amount of Mississippi Adjusted Gross 
• Blind, taxpayer or spouse only .................................. $1,500           Income from page 2, line 66. 

                                                                                     Non-Resident Return: Enter amount from line 67 or 
                                                                                     68, as appropriate. 

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DEDUCTIONS                                                         TAX AND CREDITS 
You may choose to either itemize individual non-business 
deductions or claim the standard  deduction  for your  filing      Line 16: Mississippi Taxable Income (Line 19, Non- 
status, whichever provides the greater tax benefit.  In the case   Resident Return) 
of married individuals filing separate returns, if one spouse      Subtract lines 14 and 15 from line 13 and enter the 
itemizes then the other spouse must also itemize. You cannot       result on line 16. (Subtract lines 17 and 18 from  line 
take the standard deduction if  your spouse takes                  16  on  the  Non-Resident  Return).  The  amount  of 
itemized deductions.                                               income tax due  is calculated based on this         
• State income taxes, or any other taxes allowed for federal       amount. Use the Schedule of Tax Computation, on 
  purposes in lieu of state income tax, including taxes withheld   page 27 to compute the amount of income tax due. 
  on Mississippi gaming winnings, are not deductible on your
  itemized deductions  schedule.  See  the instructions for        Line 17: Total Income Tax Due (Line 20, Non-Resident 
  Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, on page 16.                     Return) 
• Losses incurred at Mississippi gaming establishments are         Using the taxable income amount(s) from line 16 (line 
  not  deductible  on  your  Mississippi  itemized  deduction      19, Non-Resident Return);  the Schedule of Tax 
  schedule.                                                        Computation, on page  27  should be  completed to 
                                                                   determine the total Mississippi income tax liability. 
• Married individuals having separate income and filing a
  combined return may divide their itemized deductions in          If Married Filing Joint or Combined, or  Married  – 
  any amount between them.                                         Spouse Died in Tax Year filing status is selected, and 
                                                                   the amounts in both Column A and Column B  are 
Line 14: Standard or Itemized Deductions (Line 17, Non-            positive  amounts,  use  Column  A  (Taxpayer)  and 
  Resident Return)                                                 Column B (Spouse) of the Tax Computation Schedule 
                                                                   to compute the tax liability on line 5 of the Schedule. 
  Itemized Deductions 
                                                                   If Married Filing Joint or Combined, or Married - Spouse 
  State income taxes or any other taxes allowed for                Died in Tax Year filing status is elected and the taxable 
  federal purposes in lieu of state income tax are not             income  on  line  16  (line  19,  Non-Resident  Return)  of 
  deductible on your itemized deductions schedule.                 either Column A or B is a positive amount, and the 
  This also includes the non-refundable income tax                 taxable  income  on  line  16  (line  19,  Non-Resident 
  withheld on gaming winnings. See instructions for                Return) of the other column is a negative amount, the 
  Schedule A (Itemized Deductions).  Married                       positive and negative amounts should be combined. 
  individuals  having  separate  income  and  filing  a 
  combined return may divide their itemized                        If a net positive amount results, the tax liability should 
  deductions in any manner they choose for Column                  be  computed  on  the  net  amount  using  Column A  of 
  A and Column B. Mississippi gaming losses are                    the Tax Computation Schedule. If  combining the 
  not deductible as Mississippi itemized deductions.               positive and negative amounts reflected in Column A 
                                                                   and Column B results in a negative  amount, there will 
  Standard Deduction                                               be no income tax liability. 
  In       lieu of an allowance for itemized personal              If the amounts shown on line 16 (line 19, Non-Resident 
  deductions, you may claim an allowance for the                   Return), Columns A and B are both negative, there will 
  standard deduction. Refer to the table on page 6                 be no income tax liability. 
  for the amounts of standard deduction allowances.                The tax liability for  taxpayers using  any other filing 
  Married individuals having separate incomes and                  status should be computed using Column A (Taxpayer) 
  filing a combined return (one return) may divide the             of the Tax Computation Schedule. Enter the amount 
  authorized standard deduction ($4,600) between                   from line 4 of the Tax Computation Schedule on line 17 
  the spouses in any manner they choose for Column                 (line 20, Non-Resident Return), page 1. 
  A and Column B. Married individuals filing separate 
  returns  (two  returns)  and  electing  to  claim  the 
  standard deduction must EACH claim the amount                    Line 18: Credit for Income Tax Paid to Another State (not 
  specified. Any unused portion of  the standard                   applicable on the Non-Resident Return) 
  deduction  by one spouse on  his/her separate                    If you are a resident of Mississippi who earns income 
  return may not be used by the other spouse on                    in another state and are required to pay an income tax 
  his/her separate return.                                         to  that  other  state,  you  are  allowed  to  take  a  credit 
  Enter the amount of your itemized or standard                    against your Mississippi income tax due in the same 
  deduction on page 1, line 14. If itemized, Form                  year  for the total income tax due  to the other  state 
  80-108 must be attached.                                         (subject to certain limitations). 
                                                                   In order to be allowed this  credit, you 
Line 15: Amount of Exemption (Line 18, Non-                                                                 MUST       file an 
  Resident Return)                                                                                          and       attach  a 
                                                                   income  tax return with the other state 
                                                                   copy of this return to your Mississippi return. The 
  Enter the amount from line 12. If Married-Filing                 withholding amounts shown on your W-2 forms are 
  Separate, divide this amount by 2.                               NOT the same as actual tax paid to the other state. 
                                                                   Form 80-160 and a copy of the other state return(s) 

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         must be attached. Copies  of withholding 
         statements  are  not  sufficient  to  establish               PAYMENTS 
         the credit. 
                                                                       Line 24: Mississippi Income Tax Withheld (Line 26, Non- 
         Miss. Code Ann. §27-7-77 provides for three (3)               Resident Return) 
         limitations, which are: 
                                                                       Add  the  amounts  shown  as  "MS  Income 
         1) The credit may not exceed  the amount of                   Tax"  withheld  on  your  Form  W-2  and  Federal 
            income  tax due to the State of Mississippi                Forms 1099 and/or  1099-R.  Enter  the  total 
            indicated on line 17;                                      amount  withheld  on  line  24  (Line  26,  Non- 
                                                                       Resident  Return).  In order to receive  credit for 
         2) The credit may  not  exceed the  amount of                 withholding  taxes  paid,  you  must  complete 
            income tax  actually  paid to the other state              Form     80-107,  Income/Withholding              Tax 
            (any income tax credits allowed by another                 Schedule. 
            state will not be treated as taxes actually paid); 
            and                                                        Include legible copies of your Form W-2 with your 
                                                                       return. Copies of your Form W-2 are available only 
         3) The  credit  may not exceed an amount                      from your employer. Also attach any other forms 
            computed by applying the highest applicable                (1099s, etc.) that have  Mississippi withholding to 
            Mississippi rates to the net taxable  income               the back of the return. The withholding credit may 
            reported to the other state.  Highest rates are            be  disallowed  if  W-2s  are  not  attached  to  the 
            meant to mean the highest rates at which the               return.  These  items  should  be  listed  on  Form 
            net taxable income reported to the other state             80-107,     Income/Withholding        Tax Schedule, 
            is taxable by the State of Mississippi.                    which  also  must  be  filed  with  to  your  return. 
 
                                                                       Do not include W-2Gs with your tax return. 
 Line 19: Other Credit(s) (Line 21, Non-Resident 
 Return)                                                               Gaming withholding cannot be claimed as a 
                                                                       deduction on your tax return. 
         All other allowable  credits  should be combined 
                                                                       Line 25: Estimated 2023 Tax Payments, Extension 
         and the total entered on this line. For each type of 
                                                                       and/or Amount Paid on Original Return (Line 
         credit taken, enter the applicable two-digit code on 
                                                                       27, Non- Resident Return) 
         Form 80-401. 
                                                                       Enter the total estimated tax payments you made 
 Line 21: Consumer Use Tax (Line 23, Non-                              before filing your 2023 Mississippi tax return plus 
         Resident Return)                                              any amount credited from your  2022  tax return. 
                                                                       Any amount paid with a request for extension of 
         If during  2023 you made out-of-state purchases               time to file should also be included in this amount. 
         of goods  or  services  that  you  used,  stored, 
         or consumed  in  Mississippi  and  did  not  pay              Line 26: Credit for Tax Paid on an Electing Pass- 
         sales  taxes  to  any  state,  you  are  required             Through Entity Tax Return (Line 28, Non- 
         to  pay Mississippi Consumer Use Tax at a rate                Resident Return) 
         of 7% of the purchase price. 
                                                                       Enter  on  line  26  (line  28, Non-Resident Return) 
         An  example  of  such  purchases  includes  books,            the  amount  of  taxes  paid  on  your  behalf  by 
         clothing, computers,     electronics, furniture,              electing pass-through entities, from Form 80-161, 
         household  items  and  downloads  of  digital                 line     3D. The  Mississippi         K-1s        you 
         products such as music, movies, e-books, and                  received     from electing            pass-through 
         software.                                                     entities   must be attached to the return. 
                                                                      
 Line 22: Catastrophe Savings Tax (Line 24,                            Line 27: Refund Received and/or Amount Carried 
         Non- Resident Return)                                         Forward From Original Return (Line 29, 
                                                                       Non- Resident Return) 
         If during 2023 you received a non-qualified 
         distribution from a catastrophe savings account,              Enter the amount of refund received and/or carried 
         the amount of the non-qualified distribution                  forward  from  the  original  return. This line only 
         should be reported as income on the Schedule N                applies to amended returns. 
                                                                      
         on Form 80-108. 
         Withdrawals from a Catastrophe Savings Account                REFUND OR BALANCE DUE 
         are  taxed  an  additional  2.5%  under  Miss.               
         Code  Ann. §27-7-5  unless:  (1)  the  taxpayer  no           Line 29: Overpayment (Line 31, Non-Resident Return) 
         longer owns a legal residence in Mississippi that             (If no overpayment is due on line 29 (Line 31, 
         qualifies  for  homestead  exemption,  or  (2)  the           Non-Resident Return), skip to line 35 (Line 36, 
         distribution is made on or after the date on which            Non-Resident Return)) 
         the taxpayer attains the age of seventy (70) years            If line 28 (line 30, Non-Resident Return) is larger 
         old.  Enter  the  additional  tax  on  line  22  (line  24,   than line  23  (line  25,  Non-Resident  Return), 
         Non-Resident Return).                                         subtract line  23  (line  25, Non-Resident Return) 
                                                                       from  line  28  (line  30,  Non-Resident  Return)  and 
                                                                       enter the overpayment of tax on line 29 (line 31, 
                                                                       Non- Resident Return). 

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 Line 30: Interest on Underestimated Tax and First-        
 Time Home Buyer Penalty (Line 32, Non-                      Contributions to Mississippi Commission 
 Resident Return) (from Form 80-320, Line                    for Volunteer Service Fund 
 19) 
                                                             These refund donations  may be expended by the 
 An  individual  taxpayer  is  subject  to  making           Mississippi  Commission  for  Volunteer  Services  to 
 estimated  tax payments if such  taxpayer  does             advance  community  service  and  volunteer  work 
 not  have  at  least  80%  of  his/her  tax  liability      among Mississippians. 
 withheld through wages subject  to  withholding           
 and  such liability  exceeds $200.                          Contributions to the Mississippi Wildlife 
 Any amount withdrawn from  a first-time home                Heritage Fund 
 buyer account that went to pay unqualified                  These refund donations are used to study, protect, and 
 expenses should be assessed a 10% penalty of                manage non-game wildlife, endangered species, and 
 the amount of such costs.                                   special natural areas. 
                                                             Tax refund contributions are used to: (1) fund more 
 Farmers or Fishermen Exception                              than one hundred research projects which produced 
 You will not be charged interest for underpayment           valuable information on rare plant and animal species; 
 of tax if your gross income from farming or fishing         (2) reintroduce bald eagles to our state's barrier 
 is at least two-thirds of total gross income and (a)        islands; (3) record and publish the songs and sounds 
 80% of estimated tax is paid by the 15th day of the         of Mississippi's birds  and frogs;  and (4)  help 
 first month after the close of the income year or (b)       rehabilitate injured birds of prey. 
 the income tax return is filed by the first day of the      If you are not due a refund but wish to contribute, 
 third month following the close of the income year          make a check or money order payable to the Wildlife 
 and tax shown due is paid.                                  Heritage Fund and mail it to the Mississippi 
                                                             Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, P.O. 
 Line 31: Adjusted Overpayment (Line 33, Non-                Box 451, Jackson, MS 39205-0451. 
 Resident Return)                                          
 Subtract  line  30  (line  32,  Non-Resident  Return)       Contributions to the Mississippi 
 from line 29 (line 31, Non-Resident Return) and             Educational Trust Fund 
 enter the adjusted overpayment of tax on line 31            The principal of the trust fund shall remain inviolate 
 (line 33, Non- Resident Return).                            and shall be invested as provided by general law. 
                                                             Interest and income derived from investment of the 
 Line 32: Credit to Estimated Tax (Line 34, Non-             principal of the trust fund may be appropriated by a 
 Resident Return)                                            majority vote of  the elected  membership of each 
 Enter on line 32 (line 34, Non-Resident Return) the         house of the legislature and expended exclusively for 
 amount of your overpayment you are crediting to             the  education  of  the  elementary  and  secondary 
 your  2024  estimated tax account. This  amount             school  students  and/or  vocational  and  technical 
 will not be mailed to you.                                  training in this state. 
                                                           
 Line 33: Voluntary Contribution Check-Offs                  Contributions to Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries 
 (not applicable on the Non-Resident                         and Parks Foundation 
 Return)                                                     These refund donations are used to build, upgrade, 
 You may contribute all or part of your 2023 income          and/or improve our fisheries and parks managed by 
 tax  refund  to  one  or  more  of  the  six  (6)  funds    the  Mississippi  Wildlife  Fisheries  and  Parks 
 approved by the Legislature. Contributions to a fund        Commission. 
 must be at least $1.00. In order to contribute to one       If you are not due a refund but wish to contribute, 
 of the funds, you must complete and attach Form             make a check or money order payable to Mississippi 
 80-108, Part III. The total from Form 80- 108, Part         Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation and mail it 
 III should be entered here.                                 to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries 
 Your contribution may be  claimed as a tax                  and Parks, P.O. Box 14194, Jackson, MS 39236. 
 deductible charitable contribution on your state and      
 federal income tax returns.  Once  your return is           Contributions to Mississippi Burn Care Fund 
 filed,  your contribution  is final  and cannot be          Donations to the Fund will be forwarded to the Burn 
 refunded.                                                   Center for use in its operations. 
                                                           
 Contributions to the Military Family Relief Fund            Line 34: Overpayment Refund (Line 35, Non- Resident 
 This fund provides grants to families that                  Return) 
 experience  a  financial  hardship  as  a  result  of  a    Subtract lines 32 and 33 from line 31 (Non- Resident 
 family  member who is  a Mississippi  resident and          Return,  subtract line 34 from line 33). Subject to 
 who  is  a member of the  Mississippi National              correction of error, this is the amount of your refund. 
 Guard or the Reserves of the Armed Forces of the            The  refund  will  be  mailed  to  the  address  on  your 
 United States that was called to active duty as a           return. No refund will be made for amounts less than 
 result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.         $1.00. 
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Paper Returns Only:   If you would like to have                  any of the Department of Revenue District Service 
your refund directly deposited, please check the                 Offices or through Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) on 
“Direct Deposit Request” box below this line and                 our website. Balances due of less than $1.00 do not 
complete page 3 of Form 80-105 or Form 80-205.                   need to be paid. 
If the Department of Revenue is notified of a debt 
in an amount of $50.00 or more by a county or 
municipality or if the Department is notified of an      INCOME 
amount  is  excess  of  $25.00  by  the  State 
Department of Human Services, an Educational             Line 38: Wages, Salaries, Tips, Etc. (Line 38, Non- 
Board, Educational Institution, Educational Loan                 Resident Return) 
Agency,  State  Department  of  Medicaid  or                     Show the total of  all wages,  salaries, fees, 
Mississippi Department of Employment Security,                   compensation,  commissions,  tips, bonuses, and 
a portion or all of your refund may be offset in                 other amounts your employers paid you before they 
payment of that debt.                                            deducted taxes, insurance, etc.  Include in this total: 
                                                                 • The amount shown on your Wage and Tax
Line 35: Balance Due (Line 36, Non-Resident Return)                Statement (Form W-2) in the box "State wages,
If  line  23  is more than line  28, subtract line 28              tips, etc." (Enter on Form 80-107).
from  line  23  and enter the balance due on this                • All other wages, salaries, tips, etc. in which you do
line. (Non-  Resident Return, if the total                         not have a Wage and Tax Statement. (Enter on
payments on line  30  are less than the total tax                  Form 80-108, Part V, Schedule N).
due on line 25, subtract line 30 from line 25 and 
enter the balance due on line 36).                                 •  Tips you did not report to your employer.
                                                                   •  Fair market value of meals and living quarters
Line 36: Interest and Penalty (Line 37, Non-                          if given by your employer as a matter of your
Resident Return)                                                      choice  and  not  for  your  employer’s
                                                                      convenience.
• Late Payment Interest and  Penalty:        Enter
  the amount from Form 80-320, line  19. An                        •  Strike and lockout benefits paid by a union
  extension of time only extends the time for filing                  from union dues, including both cash and the
  a return, not payment of the tax. If the income                     fair market value of goods  received,  unless
  tax is not paid by the original due date  of the                    the facts clearly show that such benefits were
  return, then interest is due at the rate of 1/2%                    intended as a gift.
  per month.
                                                         Include  all  W-2s  with  your  return.  Also,  you  must 
  The penalty imposed for failure to pay the tax         complete  the  Income/Withholding  Tax  Schedule  (Form 
  when due is 1/2% per month not to exceed 25%           80-107) and submit it with your return.
  in the aggregate. The penalty is based on the
  balance due amount. Interest and penalty for           Differences may exist between the amount of state taxable 
  late  payment  is  not  charged  on  interest  and     income entered on this form (line 38 through line 48) and the 
  penalty on underestimated income tax                   amount  of  federal  taxable  income  entered  on  Form  1040, 
  payments.                                              1040A, etc. In such cases, a reconciliation must be provided. 
                                                         This can be accomplished in one of two ways. 
• Late Filing Penalty: The penalty imposed for           The first method is to enter the amount per the federal return 
  failure to file a return is 5% per month not to        for the corresponding line item (e.g., line 39  -  Schedule C 
  exceed 25% in the aggregate. The failure to file       income) on the Mississippi return. A separate adjustment must 
  penalty is based on the amount of net tax due          then be recorded  on the  Schedule N  identifying the 
  from Form 80-105, line 35 (Resident) or Form           difference(s)  between  federal  and  state  reportable 
  80-205, line 36 (Non-Resident/Part-Year                income. 
  Resident). Such failure to file penalty shall not be
  less than $100 and will be applied to all returns      The alternative method is to enter the amount of Mississippi 
  filed  after  the  due  date  as  well  as  any        reportable income on the appropriate line and attach  a 
  extensions.                                            separate schedule reconciling the federal amount, the item(s) 
                                                         of difference, and the state amount reported on page 2 of 
Line 37: Total Due (Line 38, Non-Resident Return)        Form 80-105. 
                                                         Non-Resident Return: On Form 80-205, married individuals 
Add line 35 (line 36, Non-Resident Return) and           with separate incomes electing to file a combined return (both 
line 36 (line 37, Non-Resident Return) and enter         spouses having earned incomes) should combine their 
the amount on this line. This is the amount you          incomes beginning with line 39 and forward throughout the 
owe. You must pay the FULL AMOUNT of your                schedule  to  determine  Total  Income  from  All  Sources  and 
income  tax  due  when  you  file  your  return  (or     Income(s) Earned in Mississippi Only. 
before the due date of April 15th). 
Payments can be made by check or money order             Line 39: Business Income or Loss (Line 40, Non- 
payable to the Department of Revenue. Do not                     Resident Return) 
send  cash  by  mail. Be  sure  to  enclose  the                 Enter your profit or loss if you owned a business or 
Payment  Voucher,  Form  80-106,  with  your                     practiced a profession. If you had more than one 
payment. Payments can be made in person at 
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 business or if you and your spouse had separate           
 businesses,  complete  a  Schedule  C  for   each           Line 43: Interest Income (Line 44, Non-Resident 
 business. If  the Mississippi  net profit or loss           Return) 
 amount varies from the Federal Schedule C net 
 profit or loss, then provide a reconciliation. If you       Complete Form 80-108, page 1, Schedule B, lines 1 
 enter the federal amount on this line, but there is         through 3. Enter interest received or credited to your 
 a  difference  between  Mississippi  and  federal           account during the tax year on bank deposits, notes, 
 amounts, enter the adjustment on Form 80-108,               mortgages, and corporation bonds. Interest on bonds 
 Schedule N. The Federal Schedule C must be                  is  considered  income  when  received  or  credited. 
 attached to your return.                                    Interest income from obligations  of the U.S. 
                                                             Government, the State of Mississippi and subdivisions 
 If some of your expenses are part business and              thereof is  exempt. Interest on obligations of  other 
 part personal, you can only deduct the business             countries, states, cities, or political subdivisions 
 part as a business expense.                                 outside of Mississippi is taxable. 
                                                           
 Line 40: Capital Gain or Loss (Line 41, Non-                Line 44: Dividend Income (Line 45, Non-Resident Return) 
 Resident Return) 
                                                             Complete Form 80-108, page 1, Schedule B, lines 
 Enter  the amount of  capital  gain or loss.                4 through 6. Report the  amount  of  all dividends 
 Mississippi generally follows IRS rules concerning          received  during the tax  year. Dividends include 
 computation of capital gains and losses. Capital            distributions of money as well as property. 
 loss deductions are subject to the  same                  
 limitations as federal. However, Mississippi does           Line 45: Alimony Received (Line 46, Non-Resident 
 not have different tax rates for capital gains. All         Return) 
 income is taxed at the same rate. Gains from the 
 sales of ownership interests must first be reduced          Enter the amount received as alimony and separate 
 by the amount of any losses determined from                 maintenance payments. The recipient of alimony 
 sales  or transactions described in  Miss. Code             must include the amount received in gross income. 
 Ann. Section 27-7-9(f)(10). If the amount reported          For Alimony Paid, see the instructions for line 53 (line 
 on this line is different than the amount reported          54, Non-Resident Return). 
 for  federal  purposes,  a  reconciliation  should  be            Per the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, alimony and 
 attached. If you enter the federal amount on this           Note: 
 line, but there is a difference between Mississippi         separate  maintenance payments received are no 
 and federal amounts, enter the adjustment on                longer included in taxable income for any divorce or 
 Form 80-108, Schedule N.    If applicable, the              separation agreements executed or modified after 
 Federal Schedule D must be attached to your                 December 31, 2018. 
 return.                                                   
                                                             Line 46: Total Pensions and Annuities (Line 47, 
 Line 41: Rental Real Estates, Royalties, Partnerships, S    Non- Resident Return) 
 Corporations,  Trusts,  Etc.  (Line  42,  Non-              Enter the total  amount  of taxable pensions and 
 Resident Return)                                            annuities received  on this  line. Pensions and 
 Enter the income or loss from activities reported           annuities that are taxable  as early or excess 
 on Federal Schedule E on this line. If the amount           distributions under the Federal Internal Revenue 
 reported is different than the amount reported for          Code  (see  Federal  Form  5329)  do  not  qualify  for 
 federal  purposes then attach a reconciliation.  If         exemption  from  Mississippi  income  tax.  Such 
 you enter the federal amount on this line, but there        income should be reported on this line as taxable 
 is a difference  between Mississippi and federal            income. Separation pay is not retirement income and 
 amounts, enter the adjustment on Form 80-108,               does  not qualify  for    exemption.            Deferred
 Schedule N. The Federal Schedule E must be                  compensation plan distributions received prior to 
 attached to your return.                                    attainment of retirement  age and/or service 
                                                             requirements are  taxable  for Mississippi purposes 
 Line 42: Farm Income or Loss (Line 43, Non-                 and should be reported on this line. Do not report 
 Resident Return)                                            Social Security benefits, annuity benefits received 
                                                             under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act, or 
 Enter the net farm income or loss on this line. If          retirement income on this line. Social Security 
 you are a farmer  or rent your farm  on  shares,            benefits,  Railroad  Retirement benefits, and 
 attach Federal Schedule F to your tax return.               retirement income from federal, state, and private 
                                                             retirement systems are exempt in total. 
 If the amount reported is different than the amount 
 reported for federal  purposes  then attach a             
 reconciliation. If you enter the federal amount on          Line 47: Unemployment Compensation (Line 48, 
 this line but there  is a difference between                Non- Resident Return) 
 Mississippi and federal  amounts, enter the                 Enter    from   Form(s)    1099-G    the    amount 
 adjustment on Form 80- 108, Schedule N.                     of  unemployment  compensation  received  in 
 Farm losses claimed by persons who do not devote            2023.   Unemployment      compensation           is 
 full time to farming will not be allowed unless such        taxable  for Mississippi income tax  purposes. 
 person can clearly establish the fact that he is in         Complete  Form 80- 107. 
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 Line 48: Other Income or Loss (Line 49, Non-                             and Qualified Plans (Line 52, Non-Resident 
 Resident Return)                                                         Return) 
 Enter the amount from Form 80-108, Part V, Line                          You may deduct  contributions to Self-Employed 
 10 (Schedule N).                                                         Retirement  Plans  to  the  extent  that  such 
                                                                          contributions are deductible for federal income tax 
 Line 49: Total Income or Loss (Total Income or                           purposes. If the contributions or any parts thereof 
 Loss on Non-Resident Return, line 50)                                    are not deductible for federal income tax purposes, 
                                                                          they are not deductible for Mississippi income tax 
 Add lines 38 through 48. Enter the total on this line.                   purposes. 
 
 Non-Resident Return:   Add lines 39 through 49                           Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
 of both columns "Total Income From All Sources"                          proration. 
 and “Mississippi Income ONLY". Enter the totals                
 on this line.                                                    Line 52: Interest Penalty on Early Withdrawal of 
                                                                          Savings (Line 53, Non-Resident Return) 
 
                                                                          Federal Form 1099-INT given to you by your bank or 
 ADJUSTMENTS                                                              savings and loan association will show the amount 
                                                                          of any interest penalty you were charged because 
 Non-Resident Return:  On Form 80-205, married                            you withdrew funds from your time savings deposit 
 individuals with separate incomes  electing to  file a                   before its maturity. The amount of such penalty is 
 combined  return  (both  spouses  having  earned  income)                deductible. 
 must combine their adjustments beginning with line 51 and 
 continue  throughout  the  schedule  to  determine  “Total     
 Income from All Sources”  and “Incomes Earned in                 Line 53: Alimony and Separate Maintenance Paid (Line 
 Mississippi Only”.                                                       54, Non-Resident Return) 
 If the adjustment to income is not listed in lines 51 through            Alimony payments you made are deductible to the 
 65, then the adjustment must be reported on Form 80-108,                 extent allowable for federal income tax purposes. 
 Schedule  N.  An  adjustment  in  this  section  requires                Include the name, social security number, state of 
 attachment of a schedule or other detailed explanation.                  residency of the individual to whom the alimony 
 You must give  a description of the adjustment and enter                 was  paid  and  date  of  divorce.  If  you  paid  more 
 the  figure  as  a  negative  amount on Schedule N. Our                  than one individual alimony  payments, attach a 
 system will not read amounts from attached statements.                   supplemental schedule and enter the total on this 
                                                                          line. 
 Prorate: On  Form  80-205,  non-resident  or  part-year 
 residents not reporting total  income to Mississippi  are                Note: Per the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, alimony and 
 entitled to claim that portion of certain adjustments in the             separate  maintenance  payments  are  no  longer 
 ratio that income from sources within Mississippi (Line 50,              deductible for any agreement executed or modified 
 Mississippi Only Income) bears to the total income from all              after December 31, 2018. 
 sources (line 50,  Total Income From All Sources). The                   Non-Resident Return:     See note          above
 ratio determined cannot exceed 100%. Adjustments that 
                                                                          concerning proration. 
 must be prorated are noted in the applicable summaries on 
 lines 51 through 65.                                           
                                                                  Line 54: Moving Expense (Line 55, Non- Resident 
 Example:  John  and  Mary Johnson moved from                     Return) 
 Arkansas to Mississippi on military orders in October 
 of  2023.    Together   they    had    $2,000    of                      You may deduct  moving expenses as  an 
 qualified unreimbursed moving expenses.             In                   adjustment to gross income to the extent allowable 
 completing  the return, John and  Mary  had total                        for federal income tax purposes. Attach a copy of 
 income of $50,000 (line 50, left  column) and total                      the Federal Form 3903. 
 Mississippi income of $20,000 (line 50, right column).                   Non-Resident Return: See note above 
 On line  55,  moving expense, the $2,000 of qualified                    concerning proration. 
 unreimbursed  moving  expenses  is  entered  in  the  left     
 column. On line 55, moving expense, $800 ($2,000 X               Line 55: National Guard and Reserve Pay (Line 56, 
 (20,000/50,000)) is  entered in the right column                         Non- Resident Return) 
 (Mississippi column). 
                                                                          Enter the lesser of the National Guard or Reserve 
 Line 50: Payments to an IRA (Line 51, Non- Resident                      pay  or  the  $15,000  statutory  exclusion  per 
 Return)                                                                  taxpayer. Report National Guard or Reserve pay 
                                                                          on line 55 (line 56, Non-Resident Return). 
 You may deduct payments to an IRA to the extent 
 that such payments are deductible for federal                  
 income tax purposes. Use the worksheet in your                   Line 56 and Line 57: MPACT - Mississippi Prepaid 
 federal  income  tax  instructions  to  figure  your                     Affordable College Tuition Program 
 deduction for payments to an IRA.                                        AND/OR MACS - Mississippi Affordable 
                                                                          College Savings (Line 57 and Line 58, Non- 
 Non-Resident  Return:  See  note above                                   Resident Return) 
 concerning proration. 
                                                                          Enter  the  prepaid  tuition  contract  (MPACT) 
 Line 51: Payments to Self-Employed SEP, SIMPLE,                          costs  you  paid  during  2023  to  the  Mississippi 
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  Department on behalf of a student beneficiary           Any amount withdrawn that paid for  unqualified 
  and/or the amount contributed to a  MACS                expenses should be reported on Form 80-108, Part 
  Program account on behalf of a qualified                V, Line 3 (Schedule N). 
  beneficiary.  Under  the  MACS  Program,  the 
  maximum  annual  contribution  deductions  are          Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
  $20,000 for joint filers and $10,000 for single         proration. 
  and other filers. Contributions must be made on       
  or before the deadline for making contributions         Line 61: Self-Employment Tax Deduction (Line 62, Non- 
  to an IRA under federal law for such years (by          Resident Return) 
  the  due  date  of  the  return,    not including 
                                                          You may deduct from gross income an amount equal 
  extensions). Only amounts contributed to                to fifty percent (50%) of the federal self- employment 
  these   programs      are  excluded      from           taxes imposed.  Enter  the amount of  the self- 
  Mississippi income.                                     employment tax deduction calculated based on what 
                                                          you claimed  on your  federal income  tax  return.    If 
 Line 58: Self-Employed Health Insurance                  applicable, the Federal Schedule SE must  be 
  Deduction (Line 59, Non-Resident                        attached to your return. 
  Return) 
                                                          Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
  Enter the amount of the Self-Employed Health 
  Insurance Deduction  you claimed  on your               proration. 
  federal income tax return.                            
                                                          Line 62: First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account (Line 
  Non-Resident Return:       See note above               63, Non-Resident Return) 
  concerning proration. 
                                                          Enter the amount deposited into a first-time home 
                                                          buyer savings account plus any accrued interest. 
 Line 59: Health Savings Account Deductions (Line         Any amount withdrawn that went to pay unqualified 
 60, Non-Resident Return)                                 expenses should be reported on Form 80-108, Part V, 
 Enter the amount deposited into a health savings         Line 2 (Schedule N). 
 account plus any accrued interest as defined in the                              See note above concerning 
                                                          Non-Resident Return: 
 Health Savings Account Act. Any amounts 
 withdrawn  other  than  for  the  purpose  of  paying    proration. 
 qualified  medical  expenses or to procure health      
 coverage shall be included in gross income.              Line 63: Agricultural Disaster Program 
                                                          Compensation (Line 64, Non-Resident 
 Non-Resident  Return:       See      note above          Return) 
 concerning proration. 
                                                          Enter the amount of compensation received from an 
                                                          agricultural disaster program. 
 Line 60: Catastrophe Savings Account 
 Deductions (Line 61, Non-Resident                        Non-Resident Return: See note above concerning 
 Return)                                                  proration. 
 Enter the amount  deposited into a  catastrophe        
 savings  account  plus  any  accrued  interest  as       Line 64: Mississippi Achieving a Better Life 
 defined in the Catastrophe Savings Account Act. A        Experience (ABLE) Act Deduction (Line 65, 
 taxpayer can have a Catastrophe Savings Account          Non-Resident Return) 
 established  to  (1)  help  pay  the  insurance          Enter the amount deposited into an ABLE savings 
 deductible under an insurance policy for the             account. Any amounts withdrawn other than for the 
 taxpayer's legal residence that covers hurricane,        purpose of  paying qualified disability-related 
 flood, windstorm, or other  catastrophic  event          expenses shall be included in gross income in the 
 damage, (2) to help pay expenses not covered by          year of withdrawal. Additional information regarding 
 the insurance policy after the deductible is paid,       ABLE accounts  may  be obtained by  visiting the 
 and (3) to help pay  self-insured losses for the         Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation website at 
 taxpayer's legal residence.                              www.mdrs.ms.gov/Pages/able-act.aspx. 
 The  amount  of  contributions  allowed  as  a                                   See note above concerning 
 deduction is subject to the following limitations:       Non-Resident Return: 
                                                          proration. 
 • If insurance deductible is less than or equal to     
   $1,000, the contribution is limited to $2,000          Line 65: Total Adjustments to Gross Income (Line 
                                                          66, Non-Resident Return) 
 • If  the  insurance  deductible  is  greater 
   than $1,000, the contribution is limited to the        Add lines 50 through 64 (lines 51 through 65, Non- 
   lesser of $15,000 or twice the amount of the           Resident Return). If the adjustment to income is not 
   deductible                                             listed on lines 50 through 64 (lines 51 through 65, 
                                                          Non-Resident Return), then the adjustment must be 
 • For self-insured individuals who choose not            reported on Form 80-108, Schedule N. You must give 
   to obtain insurance, the contribution is limited       a description of the adjustment and enter the figure 
   to $350,000 but may not exceed the value of            as a negative amount. Our system will not read 
   the legal residence.                                   amounts from attached statements. 

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                                                                  Mississippi for only a part of the tax year by reason of either 
 Line 66: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income                       moving into the state or moving from the state shall be allowed 
                                                                  the same personal and additional exemptions as authorized 
 Subtract line 65 from line 49. Enter the total here              for resident individuals.  However, the part-year resident shall 
 and on line 13, page 1 of Form 80-105.                           likewise  prorate his, her, or  their personal and additional 
 Non-Resident Return Only (Lines 67 and 68):                      exemptions on the same basis as provided above for a non- 
                                                                  resident having net income from within and without the state. 
 
 Line 67: Total Adjusted Gross Income from ALL                    Standard Deduction: Proration of the standard deduction is 
 Sources and Mississippi Adjusted Gross                           required of non-residents and part-year residents for the same 
 Income                                                           reasons and subject  to  the same limitations  as  described 
                                                                  above. If you elect to claim the standard deduction, in lieu of 
 Subtract  line  66  from  line  50  and  carry  the              itemizing personal deductions (Schedule A), and your total 
 Mississippi Only Income to line 13a. Carry the                   income is not taxable for Mississippi income tax purposes, it 
 Total Income from All Sources to line 13b. These                 is necessary to prorate the deduction. 
 are the amounts you will use to calculate the ratio 
 on line 13c. Carry the Mississippi Only Income to                Itemized Deductions: Proration of the itemized deductions is 
 line 16.                                                         required of non-residents and part-year residents for the same 
                                                                  reasons and subject  to  the same limitations  as  described 
 Line 68: Total for Married – Filing Combined Return              above.  If  you  elect  to  claim  itemized  personal  deductions 
                                                                  (Schedule A) in lieu of claiming the standard deduction, and 
 If you are Married-Filing Combined Return, split                 your total income is not taxable for Mississippi income tax 
 the Mississippi Adjusted Gross income from line                  purposes, it is necessary to prorate the deduction. Mississippi 
 66 according  to ownership between Taxpayer                      part-year residents are authorized to claim only the itemized 
 and Spouse. Enter the amounts for Taxpayer and                   deduction expenses  incurred while a  Mississippi resident. 
 Spouse on page 1, line 16 of Form 80-205.                        Mississippi taxes and gaming losses must be subtracted 
                                                                  from Mississippi itemized deductions. 
                                                                
 NON-RESIDENTS AND PART-YEAR RESIDENTS                            Line 13a: Mississippi Adjusted Gross Income 
 Unless otherwise stated, the line item  instructions             Complete the Schedule of Income on page 2 of 
 provided below are generally the  same for both the              your return to  compute your total Mississippi 
 Resident and the Non-Resident returns; however, lines 13         income. Enter the amount from the “Mississippi 
 through 15 differ on the Non-Resident Return from the            Income Only” column on page 2, line 67. 
 Resident Return. The following instructions are specific for 
 Form 80-205 only.                                              
                                                                  Line 13b: Total Adjusted Gross Income 
 Lines 13 through 15                                              Enter the amount for the adjusted “Total Income 
 In order to complete lines 13 through 15 of Form 80-205,         From  All  Sources”  on  page  2,  line  67.  An 
 the Exemption and Deduction (Standard or Itemized) must          adjustment  claimed  on  this  line  requires  an 
 be prorated according to the ratio of Mississippi income to      attachment  of  a  schedule  or  other  detailed 
 total  income  of  taxpayer  and  spouse  from  all  sources.    explanation of the adjustment. 
 Complete page 2 in order to complete lines 13 through 15.      
 Non-Resident individuals are allowed the same personal           Line 13c: Ratio 
 and additional exemptions authorized for resident                Divide the amount on line 13a by the amount on 
 individuals. However, the full amount of the exemptions is       line 13b and enter the result here.    The ratio or 
 intended for individuals (residents) reporting total income      percentage  cannot  exceed  100%.          This is the 
 to Mississippi, regardless of the source.                        percentage  or  ratio  you  will  use  to  prorate  the 
 Mississippi law provides that non-resident individuals not       allowable deductions (line 14) and  exemptions 
 reporting total income are entitled to a deduction of that       (line 15). 
 portion of the personal and additional exemptions in the       
 ratio that income from sources within Mississippi bears to       Line 14a: Itemized Deductions or Standard Deductions 
 the total net income from all sources.     The ratio             You may choose to either itemize individual non- 
 determined cannot exceed 100%.                                   business deductions  or  claim the standard 
 If the total income of the taxpayers, including husband and      deduction  for  your  filing  status,  whichever 
 wife,  is  not  reportable  to  Mississippi,  the  personal      produces  the  greater tax benefit. Refer to the 
 exemptions must be reduced on an income ratio. Only the          table           on   page 6 for        the  standard 
 Mississippi income is taxable for Mississippi income tax         deduction amounts allowed. 
 purposes, but total income  must  be declared for the            Enter the amount of your standard deduction or 
 proration of exemptions and deductions.                          itemized  deductions  on  this  line.  Non-resident 
 If married, with one spouse a resident and the other a non-      and part-year resident  individuals must prorate 
 resident, the personal exemption of the resident individual      their itemized or standard deductions in the ratio 
 shall be prorated on the same basis as if both husband           of Mississippi income  to  total income  from all 
 and wife were non-residents having net income from within        sources. 
 and without the State of Mississippi.                          
                                                                  Line 14b: Mississippi Itemized or Standard Deduction 
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           Multiply the amount on line 14a by the ratio on            instructions for line 14), it will be to your advantage to complete 
           line 13c and enter the total here. This is your            and file Schedule A. If the standard deduction for your filing 
           allowable deduction amount.  Carry this total              status is greater than the amount of itemized deductions you 
           to line 17.                                                can substantiate, it is to your advantage to claim a standard 
                                                                      deduction. 
 
 Line 15a: Total Exemption 
                                                                      Line 1: Federal Adjusted Gross Income 
           Enter the amount of exemption claimed on 
           line 12. If filing Married - Filing Separate, use                  Enter the amount reported on Federal Form 1040, 
           half the amount reported on line 12.                               line 11. 
                                                                    
 Line 15b: Mississippi Exemption                                      Lines 2a through 2c: Medical and Dental Expenses 
           Multiply the amount on line 15a by the ratio on                    The instructions included with your federal return 
           line 13c and enter the total here. This is your                    should  be  used  in  determining  your  medical 
           allowable exemption amount. Carry this                             deduction. You should base your 7.5% limitation, line 
           amount to line 18.                                                 2b, on your federal adjusted gross income from your 
                                                                              federal income tax return. Enter the amounts from 
                                                                              Federal Form 1040, Schedule A.  Subtract 7.5% of 
                                                                              Federal AGI on line 2b. 
 FORM 80-107                                                                  If line 2b is more than line 2a, enter zero on line 2c. 
                                                                    
 Do not include W-2G income or withholding on this                    Lines 3a through 3c: Taxes Paid 
 form. Form 80-107, Income/Withholding Tax Schedule, 
 is a summary of  all Mississippi taxable income  and                         State  income  taxes  paid  or  any  other  taxes 
 withholding  information, which  includes any W-2(s)                         allowed in lieu of federal  purposes including 
 and/or 1099(s) you received. You must complete this                          withholding  taxes  on  Mississippi  gaming 
 form even if you have no Mississippi withholding.           If               winnings, are  not deductible as an  itemized 
 more than four W-2(s) and/or 1099(s) were issued to you,                     deduction. These amounts should be subtracted on 
 attach as many additional Form 80-107s as needed.   All                      line 3b. Also, you cannot deduct federal income tax 
 original W-2(s) and/or 1099(s)  must be  attached to                         or Social Security tax. Enter the amounts from 
 the return. Please include Form 80-107 with all amended                      Federal  Form  1040,  Schedule  A  (Section  27-7- 
 individual income tax returns filed.                                         17(3)(a)(i)). 
                                                                    
 Note: Gambling winnings reported on a W-2G, 1099, or                         Note:    Per the Tax  Cuts  and Jobs  Act, there  is a 
 other informational return from Mississippi casinos are                      $10,000  limitation  ($5,000  if  married  filing 
 subject to a three percent (3%) non-refundable  income                       separately) on this deduction. 
 tax. The casinos withhold the tax at the time of payout.           
                                                                      Line 4: Interest Paid 
 The  amount  withheld is non-refundable  to  the  taxpayer.                  Federal income tax  limitations with regard to 
 Section 27-7-901 of the Mississippi Code provides that the                   interest expense apply fully to Mississippi income 
 amount of winnings reported on the W-2G, 1099 or other                       tax. Enter only interest expense  deductible for 
 informational return from Mississippi casinos are not                        federal income tax purposes. Enter the amount from 
 included in Mississippi income and no income tax credit is                   Federal Form 1040, Schedule A. 
 allowed for the amount of withholding.                             
 A non-resident taxpayer with only  Mississippi gambling              Line 5: Charitable Contributions 
 winnings  and/or  losses  should  not  file  a  Mississippi  tax             You can deduct contributions to organizations that 
 return. The document provided by the casino is considered                    are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or 
 the income tax return for this type of Mississippi income                    literary  in  purpose.  The  amounts  you  deduct  are 
 and therefore is proof that the tax was paid to Mississippi.                 subject to the federal limitations. Enter the amount 
                                                                              from Federal Form 1040, Schedule A. 
                                                                    
 FORM 80-108                                                          Line 6: Casualty and Theft Losses 
 Information for completing Schedule A is transferred from                    Casualty and theft losses are only  allowable for 
 Federal Form 1040 Schedule A. If you filed your federal                      losses  attributable to federally declared disaster 
 return using the standard  deduction and  wish  to  itemize                  areas. A casualty or theft loss is computed on the 
 deductions  for  Mississippi  purposes,  please  use  the                    same basis and subject to the same limitations as 
 Federal  Form  1040  Schedule  A  as  a  worksheet  and                      provided  under  federal  law.  Use  federal 
 transfer the information from the specific lines indicated to                instructions included with your federal tax return to 
 the Mississippi Schedule A.                                                  determine the  amount loss. Federal  Form  4684 
                                                                              must be attached. Enter the amount from Federal 
                                                                              Form 1040, Schedule A. 
 SCHEDULE A – ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS                                   
 Individual  taxpayers  may  elect  to  either  itemize  their        Lines 7a through 7c: Other Miscellaneous Deductions 
 individual nonbusiness deductions or  claim a  standard                      Other miscellaneous expenses not subject to the 
 deduction. If your itemized personal deductions are greater                  2%   federal adjusted gross income limit are  
 than  the  standard  deduction  for  your  filing  status  (see 
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         deductible on line 7. Refer to federal instructions    Line 4: Total Dividend Income 
         to determine type and  amount. Enter the 
         amount from Federal Form 1040, Schedule A.             Enter the total amount of dividend income received. 
         Mississippi   gaming  losses           are not       
         deductible and should be subtracted on line            Line 5: Amount of Nontaxable Distributions 
         7b. 
                                                                        Enter the amount of distributions included in line 4 
                                                                        above  which  would  not  be  taxable  for  Mississippi 
 Line 8: Mississippi Itemized Deductions                                purposes (for example, interest on federal 
         Add the total amounts for lines 2 through 7 (2c,               obligations included with dividends reported). 
         3c, 4, 5, 6 and 7c).                                 
                                                                Line 6: Dividends for Mississippi 
 
                                                                        Subtract line 5 from line 4. Enter the result on 
 SCHEDULE  B  –  INTEREST  AND  DIVIDEND                                Form 80-105, lines 44 or Form 80-205, lines 45. 
 INCOME                                                       
                                                              
 Report any interest you received or that was credited to 
 your  account  so  you  could  withdraw  it.  Examples  are    SCHEDULE N  –  OTHER INCOME (LOSS) AND 
 interest on savings or other bank accounts, interest on a      SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME 
 promissory note, a mortgage, or a corporate  bond or           Schedule N  is used to report income  or  loss  not reflected 
 debenture, interest on state  obligations other than  the      elsewhere on this return such as Non-Mississippi gambling 
 State of Mississippi or subdivisions thereof, etc. Interest    winnings,  prizes  and  awards, net operating loss carry 
 income from obligations of the United States Government        forwards, etc. Explain the nature and source of each income or 
 and the State of Mississippi and subdivisions thereof is       loss item. If the adjustment to income is not listed in lines 50 
 exempt.                                                        through 64 (lines 51 through 65, Non-Resident Return), then 
                                                                the adjustment must be reported on Schedule N. You must 
 Line 1: Interest Income                                        give a description of the adjustment and enter the figure as a 
         Enter  the  total  amount  of  interest  income        negative  amount.  The system will  not read amounts from 
         reported on Federal  Form 1040, Schedule B,            attached statements. 
         line 2.                                                Attach an explanation of your entries for this line. Additional 
                                                                items that may also be reported here on Schedule N are: 
 Line 2: Amount of Mississippi Non-taxable Interest             •      Any amount withdrawn from a first-time home buyer 
         Enter the amount of  Mississippi  non-taxable                 savings  account that was for unqualified  expenses 
         interest received on obligations of the United                (enter on line 2). 
         States  or Mississippi or political subdivision        •      Any amount withdrawn from a Catastrophe Savings 
         from line 1.                                                  Account that was for unqualified expenses (enter on 
                                                                       line 3). 
 Line 3:   Total Mississippi Interest                           •      Any unreimbursed cost of travel, lodging and lost 
         Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the total here             wages  an  individual  incurred  as  a  result  of,  and 
         and on Form 80-105, line 43 or Form 80-205,                   related to, the donation, while living, of one or more of 
         line 44.                                                      his or her organs for human organ transplantation are 
                                                                       deductible from gross income. This deduction may 
 Dividend Income                                                       only be claimed once and  may not exceed Ten 
                                                                       Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). 
 Report  all  dividend  income  received  regardless  of 
 the amount. Include cash and the  value of stock,              •      Any differences between federal  and state  taxable 
 property or merchandise you received as a dividend.                   income. Attach a copy of Form 80-108 to your return. 
 The payer should send you a Form 1099-DIV. 
                                                                ALL INDIVIDUALS FILING FEDERAL SCHEDULES C, C- 
 Dividends Include:                                             EZ,  E,  AND/OR  F  MUST  INCLUDE  A  COPY  OF  EACH 
                                                                SCHEDULE AND MUST COMPLETE THIS SCHEDULE. 
 • Ordinary dividends - See Form 1099-DIV, Box 1a. 
 • Qualified dividends – See Form 1099-DIV, Box 1b. 
 •  Nontaxable  distributions  –  Some  distributions  are 
  non-taxable because they are a return of your cost. 
  They  will  not be taxed until you recover your cost. 
  You must reduce your  cost  by  these  distributions. 
  After you recover your cost, you must report these 
  dividends as capital gains. 
 Note: For capital gain distributions reported on Form 
 1099- DIV, if you have other capital gains or losses, 
 enter your capital gain distributions on Federal 
 Schedule D. If you do not need Federal Schedule D 
 to report any other gains or losses, report capital gain 
 distributions on line 40 of Form 80-105 or line 41 of 
 Form 80-205. 
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                                                                       assistance   funds   to   defray   the   cost   of   an 
 INCOME TAX CREDITS                                                    approved  reforestation  practice   is        not  eligible  for  the 
                                                                       credit,  unless the  eligible  owner's  adjusted  gross  income  is 
 General restrictions  exist on the use of income tax                  less  than  the  federal  earned  income  credit  level.  Any 
 credits on a  Mississippi individual income  tax return.              expenses  on  which the credit is calculated must be added back 
 Most often these credits will be passed through from an               to taxable income. 
 entity filing a  Mississippi Partnership  or S Corporation 
 tax return.                                                           Child Adoption Credit 
                                                                       An  income  tax  credit  is  available  up  to  $5,000.00  for 
 The following will show the  maximum  credit allowed.                 dependent child residing outside of Mississippi before adoption 
 Some of the credits do allow the unused portion to be                 and  up  to  $10,000.00  for  dependent  child  residing  in 
 carried  forward  for  a  period  of  time.  If  a  taxpayer  has     Mississippi before adoption for qualified adoption expenses paid 
 more than  one credit and/or more  than one type  of                  or incurred during the tax year for each child legally adopted by a 
 credit, the credits may be used in any sequence so as to 
                                                                       taxpayer. The credit may be claimed for  the  tax year  in  which 
 obtain the greatest tax savings. Form 80-401 must be 
 attached  to  your  income  tax  return.  If  more  than  four        the  adoption  becomes  final  and  any  unused  credit  may  be 
 income  tax credits are claimed, attach a supplemental                carried forward for five (5) years. 
 schedule and enter the total on line 1 of Form 80-401.                Historic Structure Rehabilitation Credit 
 Ad    Valorem    Inventory    Tax    Credit                           An income tax credit is available in an amount equal to twenty- 
 For the 2016 taxable year and  each taxable  year                     five (25%)  of the total  costs and  expenses in rehabilitating 
 thereafter, the tax credit of the taxpayer shall be the lesser        eligible property certified as a historic structure or structure in a 
 of the amount of the ad  valorem  taxes paid or  the                  certified  historic  district.  The  taxpayer  may  elect  to  claim  a 
 amount of income taxes due that are attributable to each              rebate of seventy-five (75%) of the amount that would be 
 location. This credit can be acquired in two ways, the first          eligible to claim in lieu of claiming the credit. The rebate shall be 
 would  be  from  a  pass-through  entity  and  the                    subject to approval by the Department of Archives and History 
 second from  a business  whose  income  is  being                     and shall be redeemed with the Department of Revenue for an 
 reported  using  a Schedule C in the individual tax return            immediate cash payment. A taxpayer claiming a credit instead 
 (if the credit is from a Schedule C then attach a copy of             of  a  rebate  shall  claim  the  credit  on  the  income  tax  return  for 
 the  ad valorem  tax bills). This  credit is calculated  as           the tax year for which the credit is certified. Not-for profit entities 
 follows:  multiply  the  net  income  passing  through  from          are not eligible for this  credit. The Mississippi Department of 
 the entity or the income off the Schedule C by the                    Archives and History is responsible for certifying the amount of 
 effective tax rate/rates. Any unused credit  may be                   the eligible costs and expenses and whether the rehabilitation is 
 carried over for five years. Any expenses on which the                consistent with set standards. Once  you have received 
 credit is  calculated must be added  back to  taxable                 certification of eligibility from MDAH, the certification should be 
 income.                                                               attached to the income tax return on which the credit is claimed. 
                                                                       A taxpayer may elect to claim a historical rehabilitation rebate in 
 Jobs Tax Credit; National or Regional Headquarters                    lieu of claiming a tax credit by allowing the election to be made 
 Credit; Research  and Development Skills Credit                       at any time after the certification of the rebate.  If the taxpayer 
 These  credits  combined  are  limited  to  50%  of  the              has utilized a tax credit on an income tax return prior to making 
 income tax that  is attributable to income  derived from              an election to claim a rebate, then the available rebate will be 
 operations in the state for a year. The allowable credit is           reduced by the amount of credit utilized. 
 calculated as follows:  multiply the net  income  passing 
 through from the entity by the effective tax rate/rates;              Long Term Care Credit 
 then  multiply  by  the  50%  limitation.  Any  unused  credit        A credit is available against individual income taxes for 
 may be carried over for 5 years.                                      premiums  paid  during  the  taxable  year  for  certain  qualified 
                                                                       long-term care insurance policies as defined in Section 7702B of 
 Reforestation Tax Credit                                              the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  The  credit  available  is  twenty-five 
 The  reforestation  tax  credit  is  based  on  the  costs            percent (25%) of premiums paid during the taxable year not to 
 incurred for  certain  approved  reforestation  practices             exceed  $500.00  or  the  taxpayer’s  income  tax  liability, 
 and  is  equal  to the  lesser  of  fifty  percent  (50%)  of         whichever is less for each individual qualified long-term care 
 the  actual cost of approved  practices, or fifty percent             insurance  policy. No carry forward is  allowed  for  any unused 
 (50%)  of the  average cost  of approved practices as                 portion. If more than one person is carried on the same policy, 
 established by the  Mississippi Forestry Commission.                  credit is only available for that one policy. 
 The maximum amount of credit  that may  be  utilized  in 
 any one (1) taxable year shall not exceed the  lesser  of             Wildlife Land Use Credit 
 $10,000.00  or  the  amount  of  income  tax imposed                  A  state  income  tax  credit  is  allowed  that  provides  a  $5.50  per 
 upon the eligible owner for the taxable year reduced by               acre tax credit for certain taxpayers that allow land to be used as 
 the sum of all other  credits allowable to the eligible               a natural  area  preserve, wildlife refuge, wildlife  management 
 owner (except for withholding credits, estimated tax                  area  or  public  outdoor  recreation  area.  Land  must  first  be 
 payments, and/or credit for tax paid to another  state).              approved  to be suitable for the uses listed above by the 
 The maximum dollar amount of credit that may be                       Mississippi Commission on  Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Any 
 utilized by an eligible owner during his lifetime  is                 unused credit amount may be carried forward for five (5) years 
 $75,000.00 in the aggregate. Any unused portion of the                from the close of the  taxable  year in which the land was 
 credit  may  be  carried  forward  to  succeeding  tax  years 
 until the maximum lifetime limit of $75,000.00 has been               approved for such a use. 
 reached. Generally, reforested acreage on which the 
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 Prekindergarten Credit                                              If a married couple chooses to file separate returns for a taxable 
 A credit is  available for qualified  prekindergarten               year, each may claim only one-half (1/2)  of the tax  credit that 
 program  support contributions paid to  approved                    would   have   been   allowed   for   a   joint    return. 
 providers,  lead partners or collaboratives not to exceed           This  credit  is  in  lieu  of  the  charitable  contribution  deduction 
 One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) by any  individual,             claimed on Form 80-108 (Federal Schedule A). A copy of the 
 corporation  or  other entity having taxable income during          letter issued by the charitable organization must be attached to 
 any calendar year. In order to qualify for this credit, the         the  return. 
 amount of the qualified prekindergarten program support 
                                                                     Starting  with  2023  tax  year,  this  credit  is  available  against 
 contributions paid shall be approved by the State                   ad valorem taxes.         The amount of the  credit is  limited 
 Department  of  Education.  Any  unused  portion  of  the           to   an    amount   not   to   exceed   fifty   percent  (50%) 
 credit  may  be  carried  forward for three (3) years.              of  the  total  ad  valorem  tax  liability  of  the  taxpayer. Any 
 Qualifying Charitable Contribution Credit Approved                  unused  credit  amount  for  income  tax  or  ad  valorem  tax may 
 by DOR                                                              be  carried     forward   for five   (5) consecutive       taxable 
 A  credit  is  available  for  donations  made  to  a               years.  The  total  amount  of tax credits  that  may  be allowed in 
 qualifying charitable organization which is defined as an           any calendar year for this credit and the Charitable Contribution 
 organization  exempt  under  Section  501(c)(3)  of  the            Credit   shall        not  exceed      one     million      dollars 
 Internal Revenue Code  or  a  designated  community                 ($1,000,000.00).  For    more information    on how      to claim 
 action agency  that  receives community services block              the    credit    visit    www.dor.ms.gov/charitable-contribution- 
 grant program  monies pursuant  to  42 USC 9901.                    credits. 
 Starting  with  2023  tax  year,  the  credit  is  the  lesser 
                                                                     Business Contributions to Eligible Charitable Organizations 
 of  one  thousand  two  hundred  dollars  ($1,200.00)  or 
                                                                     Credit 
 the amount  of  contribution  in  any  taxable year  for  a         A  credit  is  available  for  donations  made  to  a  qualifying 
 single  individual,  or  the  lesser  of  two  thousand  four 
                                                                     charitable organization which is defined as an  organization 
 hundred dollars  ($2,400.00)  or  the  amount  of  the 
                                                                     exempt  under  Section  501(c)(3)  of  the  Internal  Revenue 
 contribution  in  any  taxable  year  for  a married couple 
                                                                     Code.  The  credit  is  available  to  a  business  enterprise 
 filing  a  joint  return.  If  a  married  couple  chooses  to 
                                                                     engaged      in  commercial,  industrial,   or   professional 
 file  separate  returns  for  a  taxable  year,  each  may 
 claim  only one-half  (1/2)  of  the  tax  credit  that  would      activities    and    operating    as   a  corporation,    limited 
 have  been allowed  for  a  joint  return.  This  credit  is  in    liability company,  partnership,  or  sole  proprietorship.  This 
 lieu  of  the  charitable  contribution  deduction  claimed  on     credit  is  in  lieu  of  the  charitable  contribution  deduction  and  is 
 Form 80-108 (Federal  Schedule A).                                  also  available  against  ad  valorem  taxes.  The credit  is  limited 
                                                                     to  50%  of  the  total  tax  liability.    Any  unused  credit  amount 
 Starting with 2023 tax  year,  this  credit  is  available          for income  tax  or  ad  valorem  tax  may  be  carried forward  for 
 against  ad  valorem  taxes.    The  amount  of  the  credit        five  (5)  consecutive  taxable  years.   For  more  information 
 is limited to an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%)           on how to  claim the credit visit  www.dor.ms.gov/charitable- 
 of the total ad valorem tax liability of the taxpayer.  Any         contribution-credits. 
 unused credit amount for income tax or ad valorem tax               Endowment Fund Charitable Credit 
 may  be  carried  forward  for  five  (5)  consecutive 
 taxable years.  The total amount of tax credits  that  may          A credit  is  available for  charitable gifts made by taxpayers to 
                                                                     endowed      funds    held   by community       foundations     in 
 be  allowed  in  any  calendar  for  this  credit  and  the 
                                                                     Mississippi, which is defined as an entity that is exempt from 
 Foster  Care  Charitable  Credit  shall  not  exceed  one           federal income  taxation under Section  501(c)(3)  of the Internal 
 million  dollars ($1,000,000.00).  For  more  information           Revenue Code that  is  recognized  by  the  Mississippi 
 on how to  claim the credit  visit  www.dor.ms.gov/                 Association  of  Grantmakers  as  meeting  certain  requirements. 
 charitable-contribution-credits.                                    “Endowed  fund”  is  defined  as  a  fund  held  in  a  qualified 
 Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Credit Approved                   community  foundation  that  provides  benefit  to  charitable 
 by DOR                                                              causes  in  Mississippi  that  is intended to exist in perpetuity. An 
 A credit is available  for  donations  made to a qualifying         endowed  fund  my include,  but  is  not  limited  to,  donor-advised 
 foster care charitable organization which is defined as an          funds,  community  foundation  affiliate  funds,  field-of-interest 
 organization that each operating year provides services to          funds, agency funds   and  designated  organizational  funds. 
 at least one hundred (100)  qualified individuals  in  this         A  credit  is  allowed  in  an  amount  equal  to  twenty-five 
                                                                     percent  (25%)  of  a  qualified contribution  to  an  endowed 
 state and spends at least fifty percent (50%) of its budget 
                                                                     fund  at  a  qualified  community foundation, subject to the 
 on services to  qualified individuals in this state.  The           following  (as  defined  in  §27-7-207): The    minimum   amount 
 organization must be exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of              of  a  qualified  contribution  shall  be  one  thousand  dollars 
 the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  Starting  with  2023  tax            ($1,000.00).  The maximum amount  of  a qualified  contribution 
 year,  the credit  is  the  lesser  of  one  thousand  five         shall  be  five  hundred  thousand  dollars  ($500,000.00).  The 
 hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or the amount of the                    total  qualified  contributions  from  any  qualified  taxpayer 
 contribution in any taxable year for a single individual or         eligible for the tax credit shall be two hundred thousand dollars 
 the lesser of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) or  the            ($200,000.00)  per  year.    The  aggregate  amount  of   tax 
 amount of the contribution in any taxable  year for  a              credits  shall        not  exceed      one     million      dollars 
 married couple filing a joint return.                               ($1,000,000.00) in any one (1) calendar year. 

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 Pregnancy  Resource  Charitable  Contribution  Credit                      against  ad  valorem  taxes.  The  credit  is  limited  to  50%  of 
 A credit is available for voluntary cash contributions  by                 the total tax liability.  Any unused credit  amount  for  income tax 
 certain taxpayers to eligible charitable organizations, which is           or ad valorem tax may be carried forward for five (5) 
 defined  as  an  organization  that  is  exempt  from  federal             consecutive  taxable  years.   For  more   information   on 
 income  taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal                   how   to   claim   the   credit   visit  www.dor.ms.gov/ 
 Revenue Code and is a pregnancy resource center or crisis                  charitable-contribution-credits. 
 pregnancy center that certifies no more than twenty percent              
 (20%) of the  contributions received will be spent on                      Dependent Care Credit 
 administrative  purposes  and  that  files  annually  with  the            A  credit  is  available  for  individuals  claiming  a  federal 
 Secretary  of  State  the  organization's  publicly  available             income  tax  credit  for  certain  dependent  care  expenses. 
 Internal Revenue Service filings.  The credit is available to a            The  credit  is  equal  to  twenty  five  percent  (25%)  of  the 
 business enterprise engaged in commercial, industrial, or                  amount  of  the  federal  income  tax  credit  claimed  on  the 
 professional activities and operating as a corporation, limited            taxpayer's  federal  income  tax  return.    The  tax  credit  is 
 liability  company,  partnership,  or  sole  proprietorship.  This         limited  to the total  income tax liability.  In order to claim  the 
 credit is in lieu of the charitable contribution deduction.                credit,  the  taxpayer  must  claim  the  federal  credit  on  their 
 Starting with 2023 tax year, this credit is available against ad           federal income tax return and must have a federal adjusted 
 valorem taxes.  The credit  is limited  to 50% of  the total  tax          gross  income  of  not  more  than  fifty  thousand  dollars 
 liability.  Any unused credit amount for  income tax or ad                 ($50,000). 
 valorem tax  may be carried  forward  for five (5) consecutive           
 taxable  years.  For  more  information  on  how  to  claim  the           Food Bank Charitable Contribution Credit 
 credit visit www.dor.ms.gov/charitable-contribution-credits.               A  credit   is   available   for   voluntary   cash   contributions 
                                                                            by certain  taxpayers  to  eligible  charitable  organizations  that 
 Railroad Infrastructure Tax Credit                                         are purchasing,  warehousing  and  delivering  food  directly  to 
 A credit is available for  certain  new, reconstruction  and               food pantries   or   soup   kitchens    in   more   than   five 
 replacement  expenditures  made  by  Class  II  and  Class  III            (5)  Mississippi  counties  on  a  monthly  basis.   The  credit 
 railroads.    The  credit  is  limited  to  the  income  tax  due.         is  available to a        business   enterprise      engaged    in 
 Any  unused  portion  of  the  credit  may  be  carried  forward  for      commercial,   industrial, or     professional   activities     and 
 five  (5)  years.  The  total  amount  of  credits  that  may  be          operating  as  a  corporation,  limited  liability  company, 
 claimed by all taxpayers shall not exceed $8,000,000 during a              partnership,  or sole  proprietorship.   This        credit  is in 
 calendar  year. A  taxpayer  may  transfer  by  written                    lieu of the charitable  contribution deduction. This credit  
 agreement  any unused tax credit to an  eligible transferee at             is  available  against  ad  valorem  taxes.   The  credit  is 
 any  time  during  the  year  in  which  the  credit  is  earned  and      limited  to  50%  of  the  total  tax  liability.  Any  unused  credit 
 five (5) years follow the year in which the credit is earned.              amount  for  income  tax  or  ad  valorem tax  may be carried 
 Blood Donation                                                             forward  for  five  (5)  consecutive  taxable  years.  For  more 
 A credit is available for an employer of $20 for each verified             information  on how to claim the  credit  visit  www.dor.ms.gov/ 
 blood  donation  made  by  an  employee  as  part  of  a  blood            charitable-contribution-credits. 
 drive.  The  credit  is  limited  to  the  income  tax  due.  No  carry 
 forward is allowed for any unused portion. 
 Transitional Home Charitable Contribution Credit 
 A  credit  is  available  for  voluntary  cash  contributions  by 
 certain taxpayers to eligible transitional  home organizations. 
 The  credit  is  available  to  an  individual  and  a  business 
 enterprise engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional 
 activities and operating as a corporation, limited liability 
 company, partnership, or sole proprietorship.  This credit is in 
 lieu  of  the  charitable  contribution  deduction  and  is  also 
 available  against  ad  valorem  taxes.  The  credit  is  limited  to 
 50%  of  the  total  tax  liability.  Any  unused  credit amount for 
 income tax or ad valorem tax may be carried forward for five 
 (5)  consecutive taxable years.  For more information on how 
 to claim  the   credit visit www.dor.ms.gov/charitable- 
 contribution-credits. 
 Low-Income Health Care Services Charitable Contribution 
 Credit 
 A  credit  is  available  for  voluntary  cash  contributions  by 
 certain  taxpayers  to  eligible  charitable  organizations  that 
 contract  with  physicians  and/or  nurse  practitioners  to  provide 
 health care  services to low-income residents of Mississippi. 
 The credit  is  available  to an individual and a  business 
 enterprise  engaged in commercial, industrial,  or professional 
 activities and operating as a corporation, limited  liability 
 company,  partnership,  or  sole  proprietorship.  This  credit  is  in 
 lieu of the charitable contribution deduction and is also available 

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 GENERAL INFORMATION 
 
                                                                     third  party  access  are  found  under  the  "Other  Taxpayers' 
    ELECTRONIC FILING                                                Accounts" tab in TAP. For more information on TAP, visit our 
 The Department  of Revenue  offers several electronic  filing       website at www.dor.ms.gov. 
 methods to make filing returns easier. The advantages of filing   
 electronically are: 
                                                                     WHO MUST SIGN? 
 1.  Faster 
 2.  Convenient                                                      You must sign your tax return. The return is not considered 
 3.  Easier                                                          legal until you sign and date it. If you and your spouse are filing 
 4.  More accurate                                                   a joint or combined return, both of you must sign even if only 
 5.  Some are even FREE!!!                                           one had income. If your return was prepared by someone else, 
                                                                     that person must sign the return as the preparer. No refunds 
 Federal/State Electronic Filing Program: Your professional          will be made unless the return is properly signed. 
 tax practitioner can file both your federal and state returns by  
 using the E-File  program. Returns are  more accurate, and 
 refunds  are  much  faster  when  you  file  electronically.  An    TAX PAYMENTS 
 approved  transmitter  must  sign  Form  80-115  (MS8453), 
 Mississippi State Declaration for Electronic Filing. Ask your       The total tax due on the return must be paid in full no later than 
 tax preparer about electronic filing!                               the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of the tax year. 
                                                                     Payment Options: 
 Federal/State On-Line Filing  Program:  You  can  file  your 
 tax return from the convenience of your home computer by            •  On-line Payments: To pay on-line, go to www.dor.ms.gov, 
 purchasing a computer program from a store or the internet.            click  on  Taxpayer  Access  Point  (TAP)  and  follow  the 
 Visit our website at www.dor.ms.gov for additional information         instructions. Users are able to make estimated payments 
                                                                        on-line without a DOR account or a TAP login. 
 on how to file Mississippi returns on-line and how to access 
 approved on-line software providers.                                •  Check  or  Money  Order  Payments  (Payments  Not 
 Updates to the Electronic Filing Program and other updated             Submitted with the Return):       To pay by check or money 
 filing information can be  accessed through  our website at            order, complete the payment voucher  (Form 80-106), 
 www.dor.ms.gov. The Department of Revenue notifies your                make the check or money order payable to the Department 
 transmitter that your return has been received and accepted.           of Revenue and mail both to P.O. Box 23192 Jackson, MS 
                                                                        39225-3192. Write your identification number on the check 
 Direct Deposit: Have your tax refund deposited directly into           or money order.  DO NOT send cash through the mail. 
 your checking or  savings account. This  is available for         
 Individual Income Tax Returns that are filed using the E-File 
 Program. Returns must be filed electronically through an              INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT 
 approved tax preparer or through an on-line service provider. 
 Ask your tax preparer about direct deposit or visit our website     An installment agreement is available to taxpayers that have a 
 at www.dor.ms.gov for more information.                             tax  liability  of  at  least  $75.00.  In  order  to  qualify  for  the 
                                                                     installment agreement, the return must be filed on or before the 
 If you electronically file a complete and accurate return,          due date, or any extensions allowed, and Form 71-661 must be 
 your refund may be issued in 7 to 10 business days.                 submitted with the return. You (and your spouse if a joint return) 
                                                                     must have filed all required income tax returns and paid all taxes 
 Taxpayer Access Point (TAP): TAP provides online access             due  for  the  past  five  (5)  years.  You  also  cannot  have 
 to your tax account information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.      previously entered into an installment agreement during 
 TAP is free and convenient!                                         the past five (5) years. 
 Users of TAP are able to:                                           There are two (2) types of installment agreements for 
                                                                     taxpayers that have a tax liability: 
    •  make electronic payments 
    •  view recent account activity and history                      1) Tax liability  of $75.00 but no  more  than  $3,000.00  -  The 
    •  view tax correspondence                                          installment agreement allows you to pay the amount due in 
    •  make address changes                                             twelve (12) equal monthly installments. 
 Your SSN/ITIN, Mississippi  Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)             2) Tax  liability  exceeding  $3,000.00  and  an  installment 
 from your latest filed return, and your email address will be          agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the 
 needed to sign up for access to your account on-line.                  same tax year. The installment agreement allows you to pay 
                                                                        the  amount  due  in  sixty  (60)  equal  monthly  installments. 
 Third Party Access for Tax Practitioners: Tax practitioners,           You  must  attach  a  copy  of  the  approved  installment 
 you can have TAP access to account information for each of             agreement notification from the IRS. The agreement may 
 your clients from one login. First, create your own TAP account        be terminated if any installment payment is not made timely. 
                                                                        It may also be terminated if you do not pay any other tax 
 (only one per FEIN). Once you are registered on TAP, select 
                                                                        liability when the liability is due. 
 "Add Access to Existing Account”. Your client (taxpayer) must 
 provide you the Letter ID and Account ID in order for you to        Interest  at  the  rate  of  1/2%  per  month  continues  to  accrue 
 have access to their accounts.  All accounts you set up for         during the installment agreement period.  You will need to 

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 contact our office for the remaining balance on the account                 April 15th. 
 prior to the last payment to ensure the interest is paid correctly.       • Failure to File: The penalty for failure to file  a return is 
 If you have a pending bankruptcy case, you may be barred by 
                                                                             imposed after October 15th. The penalty is 5% per month 
 federal law from participation in an installment agreement. 
 Please contact our office for more details. Additionally, if you            not to exceed 25% in the aggregate. The penalty is based 
 file bankruptcy during the installment period, you must notify              on the balance due on the return. Such failure to file a return 
 our Bankruptcy Section immediately at (601) 923-7393. Due                   penalty shall not be less than $100.00. 
 to the automatic stay provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code,           
 the installment agreement may be void at the time you file your 
 bankruptcy case.                                                            ROUND TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR 
                                                                           All dollar amounts should be rounded to the nearest whole dollar 
                                                                           (no pennies). Round  down  to the next  lower dollar amounts 
   DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX                                            under $.50 and round up to the next higher dollar amounts of 
 Generally, you must file a Declaration of Estimated Tax, Form             $.50  and  over.  For  example,  $2.15  becomes  $2.00,  $4.75 
 80-106, for the income tax year if you do not have at least 80            becomes $5.00, and $3.50 becomes $4.00. 
 percent (80%) of your annual Mississippi income tax liability           
 prepaid through withholding  and if your annual tax liability 
 exceeds $200.00.                                                            WHAT TAX RECORDS DO I NEED TO KEEP? 
 
   Quarter                    Due Date                                     Keep a copy of your return with all attachments.  Also, keep the 
   First Quarter              April 15th                                   original or a copy of any schedules or statements you used to 
                                                                           prepare your return. Keep your records that support items of 
   Second Quarter             June 15th                                    income or deductions appearing in a tax return until the statute 
   Third Quarter              September 15th                               of limitations for the return expires. The statute of limitations is 
   Fourth Quarter             January 15th                                 generally three (3) years from the date the return was due or 
                                                                           filed, whichever is later. 
 Estimate payments may be filed on-line through TAP. From                  Save any records concerning property, home, stocks, and 
 the TAP home page, click on “Make an Estimated Payment”.                  business property you bought and may sell later. The records 
 Your name, SSN/ITIN and contact information will be needed                kept should show the purchase price, date, and related cost. 
 in order to make an estimated payment.                                    For real property, keep records showing the cost and date of 
 Underestimating  the  required  amount  of  tax  or  failure  to  file    improvements. 
 estimated tax returns and pay the tax within the time prescribed          Your return may be audited by the IRS or the Department of 
 will result in an assessment of interest at the rate of 1/2% per          Revenue. If audited, the law requires you to show proof of your 
 month on underpayment of tax from the date payment is due                 income, expenses, and cost of assets. In the case of an audit 
 until paid (see exception below). Form  80-320, Interest  and             by the IRS, the statute of limitations for adjusting income tax 
 Penalty Worksheet should be used to determine the amount of               returns is extended for three (3) additional years beginning with 
 underestimated interest due.                                              the date the audit is disposed of by the IRS. 
 Exceptions: You will not have to pay the underestimated                 
 interest if either of the following applies: 
                                                                             TAX RATES 
 •  Gross income from farming or fishing is at least two-thirds of 
   total gross income and (a) the estimate tax paid by the 15th            Income  Tax:  0% on the  first $10,000.00 of taxable income 
   day of the first month after the close of the income year  or           and 5% on taxable income in excess of $10,000.00. 
   (b) the income tax return is filed by the first day of the third      
   month following the close of the income year and tax shown 
   as due is paid.                                                          AMENDED RETURN 
 •  Filing requirements met after the payment due date.                    File an amended return to: 
   Compute the interest in the applicable columns and provide 
   the explanation on page 2 of Form 80-320.                               •  make adjustments to tax 
                                                                           •  claim a refund due to an adjustment to tax 
 
                                                                           •  report federal adjustments (1040X) 
   INTEREST AND PENALTY PROVISIONS                                         •  report IRS audit adjustments 
                                                                         
 • First-time Home Buyer Penalty: The first-time home buyer                When to File: A taxpayer may apply to the Commission for 
   penalty will be imposed if  money is withdrawn  from  a                 revision of any return filed at any time within 3 years of the due 
   savings  account  for  any  purpose  other  than  payments  of          date; or, if an extension was granted, 3 years from the date the 
   eligible cost. The penalty is 10% of the amount withdrawn for           return was filed. The 3-year period is not applicable to an IRS 
   unqualified expenses (using the amount from Form 80-108,                audit; however, no additional assessment or refund will  be 
   Part V, Schedule N, Line 2).                                            made more than three (3) years after the date the IRS disposes 
 • Late  Payment:  Interest  and  penalty  are  charged  on  taxes         of the tax liability in question. 
   paid late even if an extension of time to file is granted. The          Internal Revenue Service  Audit (RAR):        To document 
   interest is at the rate of 1/2% per month from the due date until       adjustments made as a result of an IRS audit, the Revenue 
   paid.  The penalty imposed for failure to pay the tax when due          Agent Report should be attached to the Mississippi amended 
   is 1/2% per month not to exceed 25% in the aggregate.  Late 
   payment interest and penalty apply to any unpaid tax after 
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  return. If the amended return is filed within 30 days of the 
  finalized IRS audit, penalties will not be assessed.                             DEATH OF A TAXPAYER                                                        
  Amended Federal:    To document adjustments made as a                            If you are a survivor or representative of a deceased taxpayer, 
  result of an amended federal return, a copy of the amended                       you must file a return for the taxpayer who died during the tax 
  federal (Form 1040X) should be attached to the amended                           year or before  the  2023  return is filed. A return for the 
                                                                                   deceased taxpayer should be filed on the form which would 
  Mississippi return. 
                                                                                   have been appropriate had he or she lived. Enter the word 
  Any  other  documentation  and  forms  supporting  the                           "deceased" and the date of death after the decedent's name 
  adjustments made,  such  as  wages and withholding                               on the return. Include the decedent’s social security number 
  (Form  80-107)  and  Schedule  A  itemized  deductions                           in  the  space  provided. If  this  is  a Married Filing Joint 
                                                                                   return, the surviving spouse must file  as the primary 
  (Form 80-108) must  also be filed with the amended 
                                                                                   taxpayer. 
  Mississippi  return.  A  copy  of  the  original  return  filed 
  must also be attached to the amended return.                                     If   a   refund   is  requested   on   the  decedent's  return, 
                                                                                   the  survivor  may  need  to  give  to  the  bank  a  completed 
                                                                                   affidavit attesting  to  the  fact  that  he  or  she  is  the  rightful 
                                                                                   heir to the decedent's refund of Mississippi income tax. The 
                                                                                   Statement of  Heirship,  Form  80-699,  may  be  obtained 
                                                                                   from  the Department  of Revenue by  contacting Customer 
                                                                                   Service  at (601) 923-7700. 
 
  REFUND INFORMATION 
  Due to the increase in fraudulent activity, the Department has                   Refund information is also available by phone 24 hours a day. 
  implemented  additional procedures and safeguards  into our                      You will need your Social Security Number to get information 
  return processes in an effort to mitigate potential fraud. These                 about your refund. 
  processes will validate income tax returns and credits reported                
  prior to issuing requested refunds. As a result, these additional                Refunds ................................................................. (601) 923-7801 
  procedures may cause a delay in refund processing in order to                  
  ensure that the right refunds are  being paid to the right                     
  taxpayers.                                                                     
                                                                                 
  Information about your  refund  can be accessed  by visiting 
  www.dor.ms.gov  and  clicking on “Where’s My Refund?” 24                       
  hours  a  day.  The  following  information  is  required  to  get             
  information concerning your refund:                                            
                                                                                 
  •  The primary filer’s social security number or ITIN                          
  •  The tax year for which the refund is requested                              
  •  Mississippi AGI from the most recent individual income 
                                                                                 
   tax return 
                                                                                 
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   TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE                                                            DISTRICT SERVICES OFFICES 
  Taxpayer assistance is available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00                      Gulf Coast District Service Office 
  p.m. Monday through Friday by calling the Department of                          1141 Bayview Ave., Ste. 400 
  Revenue or any of the District Offices. Please use the correct                   Biloxi, MS 39530-1601 
  number listed for information.  Collect calls are not accepted.                  Phone: (228) 436-0554 
                                                                                   Fax: (228) 436-0964 
  Taxpayer Assistance ...........................................(601) 923-7700  
                                                                                   Hattiesburg District Service Office 
  During periods of peak demand for telephone assistance, you                      P.O. Box 1709, Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1709 
  may encounter busy signals when trying to call.                                  17 JM Tatum Industrial Dr., Ste. 2 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 
                                                                                   Phone: (601) 545-1261 
  We  apologize  for any inconvenience and ask  for  your                          Fax: (601) 584-4051 
  patience. 

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 Hernando District Service Office 
 2631 McIngvale Road, Suite 116 
 Hernando, MS 38632 
 Phone: (662) 449-5150 
 Fax: (662) 449-5163 
 
 Jackson District Service Office 
 P.O. Box 1033, Jackson, MS 39215-1033 
 500 Clinton Center Dr., Clinton, MS 39056 
 Phone: (601) 923-7300 Fax: (601) 923-7318 
 
 Meridian District Service Office 
 P.O. Box 5794, Meridian, MS 39302 
 900 A Highway 19 South Meridian, MS 39301 
 Phone: (601) 483-2273 
 Fax: (601) 693-2473 
 
 FAQs                                                                   
 The following is intended to provide general information                 3. I am getting an income tax refund this year.  When 
 concerning frequently asked questions  about taxes                          will I get my check? 
 administered by the Mississippi Department of Revenue.       It             Due to the increase in fraudulent activity, the Department 
 is an informal interpretation of the tax law and is not intended            has implemented additional procedures  and  safeguards 
 to serve as a rule,  regulation, declaratory opinion, or letter             into our return processes in an effort to mitigate potential 
 ruling. Legislation, regulations, court decisions, notices and              fraud. These processes will validate income tax returns 
 announcements could affect the accuracy of this information.                and credits reported prior to issuing requested refunds. As 
 Please refer to the Mississippi Code Annotated and the                      a result, these additional procedures may cause a delay in 
 Mississippi Administrative Code for the most current version of             refund processing in order to ensure that the right refunds 
 the law and administrative procedures.                                      are being paid to the right taxpayers. 
                                                                        
 1. I am a full-year resident but my spouse is not. How                   4. What if I am audited by the IRS? 
    should we file? 
                                                                             If you will receive a refund or owe additional federal tax, you 
    You must file a  Mississippi  Return Form 80-205 (Non-                   should file an amended Mississippi return after the Internal 
    Resident Form). The resident spouse will report to 
                                                                             Revenue Service disposes of the tax liability in question 
    Mississippi income earned from ALL sources for the entire 
                                                                             (See  Miss Code Ann. Section 27-7-49 (3)). See the 
    year.  The  spouse  that  is  not  a  resident  will  report  to         “Amended Return” section of this booklet for additional 
    Mississippi income earned in Mississippi, but will declare his           information on filing an amended return. 
    or her total income for purposes of prorating the exemptions 
    and deductions.                                                     
                                                                          5. Why did I receive a1099-G? 
 
 2. I am in the armed forces. What is my residency status?                   The 1099-G is an information-only form. It is sent because 
    What is my spouse’s residency status?                                    the Internal Revenue Service requires us to inform you of 
                                                                             the amount of the state income tax refund issued to you last 
    Mississippi Resident – If you enter the armed forces when                year. 
    you  are  a  Mississippi  resident,  you  do  not  lose  your 
    Mississippi residency status, even if you are absent from                If you deducted state income taxes on last year's federal 
    this state on military orders. You are subject to the same               income  tax  return  (Federal  Schedule  A),  then  you  are 
    residency requirements as any other Mississippi resident                 required to report this amount as income on your federal 
    and are required to file a Mississippi income tax return.                tax return this year. If you did not itemize your deductions 
                                                                             on the federal return, then this form is only for your records. 
    Non-Resident – If you are not a Mississippi resident but are 
    stationed in this state by military orders, your military income    
    is not subject to Mississippi income  tax.  However,  if you          6. Where can I get income tax forms? 
    have  income  subject  to  Mississippi  tax,  file  Form  80-  205       Forms and instructions are available, at www.dor.ms.gov, 
    (Non-  Resident  Form). Mississippi  does tax other  income              or they may be picked up at any of the agency’s district 
    earned in this state by you.                                             offices. Additionally, forms are also available at public 
    The  Military  Spouses  Residency  Relief  Act  (MSRRA)                  libraries across the state. 
    provides  that spouses  of military personnel  who move  to              Paper forms  may be  printed  and completed by hand or 
    Mississippi due to a servicemember spouse being posted for               completed on-line and printed. The on-line fill-in form does 
    military duty can  elect to use the same residence  as the               not provide mathematical assistance or other prompts, but 
    servicemember spouse for tax purposes. This allows non-                  it does allow the taxpayer to complete return information 
    resident spouses to exclude Mississippi income if the spouse             and print the  form ready for mailing.  Filing your return 
    meets certain criteria, such as filing and paying income tax             electronically can speed up your refund! 
    to the state of residency. For more information regarding the 
    MSRRA please visit www.dor.ms.gov. 

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 7. How do I report gambling winnings? 
    Gambling winnings reported  on  a W-2G, 1099, or other 
    informational return from Mississippi casinos are subject to 
    a three percent (3%) non-refundable    income tax. The 
    casinos withhold the tax at the time of payout. For Non- 
    Mississippi gambling see Form 80-108, Schedule N. 
    The amount withheld is non-refundable to the taxpayer. 
    Miss.  Code  Ann.  Section  27-7-901  provides  that  the 
    amount of winnings reported on W-2G, 1099  or other 
    informational  return  from  Mississippi  casinos  are  not 
    included in Mississippi income and no income tax credit is 
    allowed for the amount of withholding. 
    A non-resident taxpayer with only Mississippi gambling 
    winnings  and/or losses should not file a Mississippi tax 
    return. The document provided by the casino is considered 
    the income tax return for this type of Mississippi income and 
    therefore is proof that the tax was paid to Mississippi. 
 
 8. Where do I mail my return? 
 
    If you are receiving a refund: All other income returns: 
    P.O. Box 23058                 P.O. Box 23050 
    Jackson, MS 39225-3058         Jackson, MS 39225-3050 
 
 9. What are my payment options? On-line Payments:            To pay on-line,  go  to 
      www.dor.ms.gov,  click  on  Taxpayer  Access  Point 
      (TAP) and follow the  instructions. Users are  able  to 
      make  estimated  payments  on-line without a DOR 
      account or a TAP login. 
    • Check or Money Order Payments (Payments Not 
      Submitted  with the Return):    To pay  by check  or 
      money order, complete the payment voucher (Form 80- 
      106), make the check or money order payable to the 
      Department  of Revenue and mail both to P.O. Box 
      23192,  Jackson, MS 39225-3192.  Write  your 
      identification number on the check or money order. DO 
      NOT send cash through the mail. 
 
 To view a complete list of our most frequently asked questions, 
 visit our website at www.dor.ms.gov. 

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 APPENDIX COUNTY 
 
 CODES 
 
 COUNTY    CODE  COUNTY          CODE COUNTY              CODE 
 Adams     01    Itawamba        29   Pike                57 
 Alcorn    02    Jackson         30   Pontotoc            58 
 Amite     03    Jasper          31   Prentiss            59 
 Attala    04    Jefferson       32   Quitman             60 
 Benton    05    Jefferson-Davis 33   Rankin              61 
 Bolivar   06    Jones           34   Scott               62 
 Calhoun   07    Kemper          35   Sharkey             63 
 Carroll   08    Lafayette       36   Simpson             64 
 Chickasaw 09    Lamar           37   Smith               65 
 Choctaw   10    Lauderdale      38   Stone               66 
 Claiborne 11    Lawrence        39   Sunflower           67 
 Clarke    12    Leake           40   Tallahatchie        68 
 Clay      13    Lee             41   Tate                69 
 Coahoma   14    Leflore         42   Tippah              70 
 Copiah    15    Lincoln         43   Tishomingo          71 
 Covington 16    Lowndes         44   Tunica              72 
 Desoto    17    Madison         45   Union               73 
 Forrest   18    Marion          46   Walthall            74 
 Franklin  19    Marshall        47   Warren              75 
 George    20    Monroe          48   Washington          76 
 Greene    21    Montgomery      49   Wayne               77 
 Grenada   22    Neshoba         50   Webster             78 
 Hancock   23    Newton          51   Wilkinson           79 
 Harrison  24    Noxubee         52   Winston             80 
 Hinds     25    Oktibbeha       53   Yalobusha           81 
 Holmes    26    Panola          54   Yazoo               82 
 Humphreys 27    Pearl River     55   Non-Resident        83 
 Issaquena 28    Perry           56   Resident Living Out 90 
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TAX CREDIT CODES                                                                                    * Carryover not available 

                                              TAX CREDIT CODES 
CODE                               CREDIT                                 CODE                           CREDIT 
   * 02 Premium Retaliatory                                                  26   Historic Structure Rehabilitation (Attach Statement) 
   * 03 Finance Company Privilege                                         * 27    Long Term Care 
   05   Jobs Tax                                                             28   New Markets 
   06   National or Regional Headquarters                                    29   Biomass Energy Investment 
   07   Research and Development Skills                                      30   Wildlife Land Use 
   08   Employer Child / Dependent Care                                      31   Prekindergarten Credit 
   10   Reforestation                                                        32   Headquarters Relocation Credit 
   * 11 Gambling License Fee                                                 34   Qualifying Charitable Contribution Credit Approved by DOR 
   * 12 Financial Institution Jobs                                           35   Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Credit Approved by DOR 
   13   Mississippi Revenue Bond Service                                     36   Business Contributions to Eligible Charitable Organizations 
   14   Ad Valorem Inventory                                                 37   Endowment Fund Charitable Credit 
   15   Export Port Charges                                                  38   Inland Water Transportation 
   16   Insurance Guaranty                                                   39   Pregnancy Resource Charitable Contribution Credit 
   17   Import Credit                                                        40   Railroad Infrastructure Tax Credit 
   18   Land Donation                                                     * 41    Blood Donation 
   19   Broadband Technology                                                 42   Transitional Home Charitable Contribution Credit 
   21   Brownfield Credit                                                    43   Low-Income Health Care Services Charitable Contribution Credit 
   22   Airport Cargo Charges                                             *44     Dependent Care Credit 
   23   Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit                                  45   Food Bank Charitable Contribution Credit 
     24 Alternative Energy Jobs                                           * 50    Bank Share 
  25    Child Adoption 

SCHEDULE OF TAX COMPUTATION 

                            TAXPAYER          SPOUSE 
   TAX RATE(S)              (COLUMN A)        (COLUMN B)                          TOTAL 
                       TAXABLE INCOME         TAXABLE INCOME                      (COLUMN A + B)         RATES             INCOME TAX 

1. First $10,000                            +                                   =                             x 0% 
2. Remaining balance                        +                                   =                             x 5% 
3. Subtotal                                 +                                   = 
4. Total income tax – enter on page 1, line 17 (sum of lines 1 through 2) 

Line 1: Enter the first $10,000 of taxable income or part ($0 - $10,000) in Column A and Column B if applicable. Multiply the total of 
        these two columns by 0% and enter the resulting tax in the far right column labeled “Income Tax”. 

Line 2: Enter the remaining balance of taxable income in Column A and Column B if applicable. Multiply the total of these two 
        columns by 5% and enter the resulting tax in the far right column labeled "Income Tax." 

Line 3: Enter the total of lines 1- 2 for Column A and Column B if applicable. 

Line 4: Enter the total of the amounts entered under "Income Tax" from lines 1 and 2. Transfer this amount to page 1, line 17 (line 20, 
        non-resident) of your return. 

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