rogerc@orca.UUCP (Roger M. Christal) (03/07/84)
Ok, so I'm ignorant for not subscribing to this newsgroup and form 1099-G finally arrived March 5, 1984. I sent my 1040 and State form in exactly one month ago. Here's my gripe. From form 1040 line 10. "Refunds of State an local income taxes, from worksheet on page 10 of Instructions." From page 10 of 1983 Instruction For Preparing FORM 1040. "If you received a refund (or credit or offset) in 1983 for State or local income taxes you paid before 1983, you *may* receive FORM 1099-G, Statement for Recipients of Certain Goverment Payments, showing the refund. You *may* have to report all or part of this amount as income on your Federal income tax return." . . . "WORKSHEET (Keep for your records)" "1. Enter the income tax refund from Forms 1099-G . . . " The emphasis in the quote is mine. The State sent me my 1982 tax refund in April, 1983. Why did it take them 11 months go get me a form 1099-G! When I read the instructions above, I deduced that since the State had *not* sent me this form, I wasn't required to report my State tax refund as income on FORM 1040! I called the Oregon Department Of Revenue this morning and was told that Oregon had received permission from the Federal government to delay the mailing of form 1099-G for one month. When I called a second time, the story was that the State didn't have funds budgeted for this form, thus the delay. Now I must fill out FORM 1040-X to amend my 1983 Federal tax and some other State form since my Federal tax return had changed. NOWHERE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM 1040 DID IT SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT A PERSON HAD TO REPORT STATE TAX REFUNDS AS INCOME EVEN IF THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A FORM 1099-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone else out there feel the same way? If the Federal government continues to make the instructions so vague, us poor slob taxpayers will *have* to hire a professional tax preparer every year. Mugs Away, Mate! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\\\\\ _________ Doctor Dart - - - - - - - - >>>>>>----==(_________)----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ////// ..!tektronix!orca!rogerc