Line 21. Qualified Exempt Taxpayers
If your federal adjusted gross income is less than or equal to your federal standard deduction, you are exempt from Utah income tax. For this purpose, the federal standard deduction does not include the extra deductions for age or blindness.
Complete the worksheet to see if you qualify.
Qualified Exempt Taxpayer Worksheet (Line 21) Calculation Steps Amount 1. Enter the federal adjusted gross income from line 11a of your federal return (1040, 1040-SR, 1040NR) 1 _________ 2. Enter your standard deduction. Note: If your standard deduction was limited, enter the amount allowed on your federal return. Federal 1040NR filers enter "0". Otherwise, see the following for your filing status: Single: Enter $15,750 Head of Household: Enter $23,625 Married filing joint: Enter $31,500 Married filing separate: If your spouse did not itemize, enter $15,750. If your spouse itemized, enter "0" Qualifying surviving spouse: Enter $31,500 2 _________ 3. Federal enhanced deduction for seniors. Enter the amount from federal form 1040, Schedule 1-A, line 37. If you did not file federal form 1040, Schedule 1-A, enter "0". 3 _________ 4. Add lines 2 and 3. 4 _________ 5. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If the amount is less than zero, enter "0". If the amount on line 5 of this worksheet is more than zero, leave the box on TC-40, line 21 blank and go to line 22. If the amount on line 5 of this worksheet is zero, you are exempt from Utah income tax. Enter "X" in the box on TC-40, line 21 and enter "0" on line 22. Then complete the rest of the return. 5 _________