tax time!

Melzombie
Melzombie Charleston, SC Posts: 200
edited February 2020 in All Encompassing Trip
I just got a 1099 from my bank regarding the interest I earned from my accounts
I know I have to file it when I do my taxes, but how much $$$ will I have to shell out? percentage?
Does it depend on my total yearly income??? 
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  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    edited February 2020
    I had to claim the $219 State of Ohio 2018 refund check as income, but it ended up being something that I didn't need to pay anything on. I still entered it in since I received a 1099. I let the fine financial workings of Turbo Tax sort it out. 

    It is here that I state that I believe it is ridiculous to have to file my refund as income. I understand claiming bank interest (we have done that, too) but a refund is a bit excessive. 
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,068
    deadendp said:
    I had to claim the $219 State of Ohio 2018 refund check as income, but it ended up being something that I didn't need to pay anything on. I still entered it in since I received a 1099. I let the fine financial workings of Turbo Tax sort it out. 

    It is here that I state that I believe it is ridiculous to have to file my refund as income. I understand claiming bank interest (we have done that, too) but a refund is a bit excessive. 
    Rather than income, think of it as correcting an overdeduction from the prior year.
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    deadendp said:
    I had to claim the $219 State of Ohio 2018 refund check as income, but it ended up being something that I didn't need to pay anything on. I still entered it in since I received a 1099. I let the fine financial workings of Turbo Tax sort it out. 

    It is here that I state that I believe it is ridiculous to have to file my refund as income. I understand claiming bank interest (we have done that, too) but a refund is a bit excessive. 
    Your state refund is not considered income.

    The only way you should say that it is income on your federal 1040 return is if last year, you itemized and claimed state income tax as an itemized deduction. 

    So if you do not file schedule A with your 1040 last year, do not claim that as income

  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    If you did file schedule A however, and did claim state income tax as a deduction, then see mookey's post
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,192
    Melzombie said:
    I just got a 1099 from my bank regarding the interest I earned from my accounts
    I know I have to file it when I do my taxes, but how much $$$ will I have to shell out? percentage?
    Does it depend on my total yearly income??? 
    yes...depends on your overall income.  
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  • brianlux
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    Tax time- oh my, I could not do it without the help of our tax guy.  By the time you throw in our self-employment incomes and the fact that my wife has a business partner in her business and (technically, although I do 99.9% of the work) she is a business partner in mine, plus all the other complications... egads, it makes my head swim! 

    Melzombie, I hope you get some good answers.  I guarantee you do not want me interfering!
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    only good thing about April 15th this year is PJ in LA!! 
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    I'm a CPA in Los Angeles....gonna have to get my extensions done early so that I can get to the PJ gig on 4/15!

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