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You should file a Mississippi Income Tax Return if any of the following statements apply to you:

You have Mississippi Income Tax withheld from your wages.

You are a Non-Resident or Part-Year Resident with income taxed by Mississippi.

You are a Mississippi resident employed in a foreign country on a temporary or transitory basis. Your total gross income is subject to Mississippi Income tax.

You are a Mississippi resident working out of state (employee of interstate carriers, construction worker, salesman, offshore worker, etc.). You must file a Mississippi Resident return and report total gross income, regardless of the source.

You are a single resident and have gross income in excess of $8,300 plus $1,500 for each dependent.

You are a married resident and you and your spouse have gross income in excess of $16,600 plus $1,500 for each dependent.

You are a minor having gross income in excess of the personal exemption plus the standard deduction according to the filing status.

You are the survivor or representative of a deceased taxpayer. You must file a return for the taxpayer who died during the tax year or before the return was filed. A return for the deceased taxpayer should be filed on the form which would have been appropriate had he or she lived. Enter the word "deceased" and the date of death after the decedent's name on the return.