Who must file a Wisconsin state tax return?
Who must file a Wisconsin state tax return?
Who Must File
Refer to the table to see if you are required to file a return in Wisconsin.
Filing status |
Age as of December 31 |
You must file if your gross income* (or total gross income of husband and wife) was: |
Single |
Under 65 65 or Older |
$11,900 or more $12,150 or more |
Married-filing joint return |
Both spouses under 65 One spouse 65 or older Both spouses 65 or older |
$22,130 or more
$22,380 or more
$22,630 or more |
Married-filing separate return |
Under 65 65 or older |
$10,550 or more $10,800 or more (applied to each spouse individually) |
Head of household |
Under 65 65 or older |
$15,170 or more $15,420 or more |
Who Must File
Refer to the table to see if you are required to file a return.
Other Filing Requirements
You may have to file a return even if your income is less than the amounts shown on the table. You must file a return if:
• You could be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return and either of the following applies:
(1) Your gross income was more than $1,100 and it included at least $351 of unearned income, or
(2) Your gross income (total unearned income and earned income) was more than –
$11,200 if single,
$14,470 if head of household,
$20,730 if married filing jointly, or
$9,850 if married filing separately.
Unearned income includes taxable interest, dividends, capital gain distributions, and taxable scholarship and fellowship grants that were not reported to you on a W-2. Earned income includes wages, tips, and scholarship and fellowship grants that were reported to you on a W-2.
• You owe a penalty on an IRA, retirement plan, Coverdell education savings account (excess contribution), health savings account, or Archer medical savings account.
• You were a nonresident or part-year resident of Wisconsin for the tax year and your gross income was $2,000 or more. If you were married, you must file a return if the combined gross income of you and your spouse was $2,000 or more. (You must file Form 1NPR.)