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Home 2. News 3. News Releases 4. IRS issues guidance on state tax payments to help taxpayers IRS ISSUES GUIDANCE ON STATE TAX PAYMENTS TO HELP TAXPAYERS * English * Español * 中文 (简体) MORE IN NEWS * Topics in the News * News Releases * News Releases for Frequently Asked Questions * Multimedia Center * Tax Relief in Disaster Situations * Inflation Reduction Act * Tax Reform * Taxpayer First Act * Tax Scams/Consumer Alerts * The Tax Gap * Fact Sheets * IRS Tax Tips * e-News Subscriptions * IRS Guidance * Media Contacts * IRS Statements and Announcements IR-2023-23, Feb. 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service provided details today clarifying the federal tax status involving special payments made by 21 states in 2022. The IRS has determined that in the interest of sound tax administration and other factors, taxpayers in many states will not need to report these payments on their 2022 tax returns. During a review, the IRS determined it will not challenge the taxability of payments related to general welfare and disaster relief. This means that people in the following states do not need to report these state payments on their 2022 tax return: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Alaska is in this group as well, but please see below for more nuanced information. In addition, many people in Georgia, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Virginia also will not include state payments in income for federal tax purposes if they meet certain requirements. For these individuals, state payments will not be included for federal tax purposes if the payment is a refund of state taxes paid and either the recipient claimed the standard deduction or itemized their deductions but did not receive a tax benefit. The IRS appreciates the patience of taxpayers, tax professionals, software companies and state tax administrators as the IRS and Treasury worked to resolve this unique and complex situation. The IRS is aware of questions involving special tax refunds or payments made by certain states related to the pandemic and its associated consequences in 2022. A variety of state programs distributed these payments in 2022 and the rules surrounding their treatment for federal income tax purposes are complex. While in general payments made by states are includable in income for federal tax purposes, there are exceptions that would apply to many of the payments made by states in 2022. To assist taxpayers who have received these payments file their returns in a timely fashion, the IRS is providing the additional information below. REFUND OF STATE TAXES PAID If the payment is a refund of state taxes paid and either the recipient claimed the standard deduction or itemized their deductions but did not receive a tax benefit (for example, because the $10,000 tax deduction limit applied) the payment is not included in income for federal tax purposes. Payments from the following states in 2022 fall in this category and will be excluded from income for federal tax purposes unless the recipient received a tax benefit in the year the taxes were deducted. * Georgia * Massachusetts * South Carolina * Virginia GENERAL WELFARE AND DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS If a payment is made for the promotion of the general welfare or as a disaster relief payment, for example related to the outgoing pandemic, it may be excludable from income for federal tax purposes under the General Welfare Doctrine or as a Qualified Disaster Relief Payment. Determining whether payments qualify for these exceptions is a complex fact intensive inquiry that depends on a number of considerations. The IRS has reviewed the types of payments made by various states in 2022 that may fall in these categories and given the complicated fact-specific nature of determining the treatment of these payments for federal tax purposes balanced against the need to provide certainty and clarity for individuals who are now attempting to file their federal income tax returns, the IRS has determined that in the best interest of sound tax administration and given the fact that the pandemic emergency declaration is ending in May, 2023 making this an issue only for the 2022 tax year, if a taxpayer does not include the amount of one of these payments in its 2022 income for federal income tax purposes, the IRS will not challenge the treatment of the 2022 payment as excludable for income on an original or amended return. Payments from the following states fall in this category and the IRS will not challenge the treatment of these payments as excludable for federal income tax purposes in 2022. * Alaska [1] * California * Colorado * Connecticut * Delaware * Florida * Hawaii * Idaho * Illinois [2] * Indiana * Maine * New Jersey * New Mexico * New York [2] * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island For a list of the specific payments to which this applies, please see this chart. OTHER PAYMENTS Other payments that may have been made by states are generally includable in income for federal income tax purposes. This includes the annual payment of Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend and any payments from states provided as compensation to workers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Only for the supplemental Energy Relief Payment received in addition to the annual Permanent Fund Dividend. [2] Illinois and New York issued multiple payments and in each case one of the payments was a refund of taxes, which should be treated as noted above, and one of the payments is in the category of disaster relief payment. 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