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Review

Topics Suggested by Instructors

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SS vs SSDI vs SSI

• Social Security• Retirement payments• Reduced benefits at 62• Full benefits at 65, 66, 67, ???• Financed through payroll tax• Up to 85% MAY be taxable – it depends

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SS vs SSDI vs SSI

• Social Security Disability Insurance• Payments to workers that become

disabled• Financed through payroll taxes• Can collect until minimum retirement

age• Entered on line 7 as earned income

• After min retirement age – becomes retirement income• Entered line 16

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SS vs SSDI vs SSI

• SSI• Supplemental Security Income• For disabled with little or no income• Administered by Social Security Admin• NOT TAXABLE• Financed through “general revenues”• Clients frequently ask about children’s

SSI

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NYS Retirement Exemption• NYS Subtractions – Line 26

• NYS, local, or federal pension• Includes State and City Universities• State pension from outside NYS not eligible• NYS or Federal pension received via ex-spouse

• How do you know??• Ask client• If not obvious and client doesn’t know

• Give client opportunity to find out• Assume not a full subtraction but eligible

for 20K subtraction – line 29• Explain to client

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NYS $20K Income Exclusion

• Non NYS, local or Fed pensions• Is non gov’t pension received via ex-

spouse eligible?

• No – not from employer – employee relationship

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1099-R – Taxable?

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1099-R – Taxable?

• Payer should provide taxable amount unless reasonably unable to

• If unable to – box 2a left blank

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1099-R – Taxable?

• For Pension -If box 2b “Taxable amount not determined” is checked – 2a is blank

• For Traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA• Payer not required to determine taxable

amount• Box 2a will be same as box 1

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1099-R – Taxable?

• If 2a is blank – Interview client• Contributions• Date of retirement• Date started collecting• Was it spouse’s pension• Connection to NYS subtraction

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1099-R – Taxable?

• If client cannot provide adequate answers:• Give client option to go away and come

back with answers• Assume all taxable

• Explain assumption to client• Worst thing to happen – additional refund or

owe less

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414HSUB

• This year TW will accept 414H• Eligible for Retirement Savings Credit

form 8880?

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414HSUB

• NOT eligible for 8880• Not a voluntary contribution

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Energy Credits

• Non-business energy property credit• Improvements made for main home• Covers energy efficient

• Windows• Doors• Insulation• Some metal and asphalt roofs• Cannot include prep and/or installation

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Energy Credit

• Non-business energy property credit• Can include

• Heat pumps• Air conditioners• Water heaters• Stoves that burn bio-mass• Prep and installation

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Energy Credit

• Credit is 30% of eligible costs up to $1500

• $1500 is total of 2009 & 2010 credit• If took $1000 credit in 2009 – can only

take up to $500 in 2010

• Claimed on form 5695 Part I

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Energy Credit

• Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit

• Covers• Solar• Wind• Geothermal

• Form 5695 Part II• OUT OF SCOPE

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NY Volunteer Preparers – Common Errors

Sheet from NYS

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NYS Credits Check

• Bob Parsons sheet – New York Credits Check List