Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.01 - INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.01.254 - NONRESIDENT AND PART-YEAR RESIDENT INDIVIDUALS - SUBTRACTIONS ALLOWED IN COMPUTING IDAHO ADJUSTED INCOME

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 35.01.01.254

Current through September 2, 2024

Section 63-3026A(6), Idaho Code. The following are allowable subtractions in computing the Idaho adjusted income of nonresident and part-year resident individuals.

01. Idaho Net Operating Loss. An Idaho net operating loss deduction described in Section 63-3021, Idaho Code, and allowed by Section 63-3022(c), Idaho Code, may be subtracted to the extent the loss was incurred while the taxpayer was residing in or domiciled in Idaho or to the extent the loss was from activity taking place in Idaho. A net operating loss incurred from an activity not taxable by Idaho may not be subtracted.

02. State and Local Income Tax Refunds. State and local income tax refunds included in Idaho total income may be subtracted unless the refunds have already been subtracted pursuant to Section 63-3022(a), Idaho Code.

03. Income Not Taxable by Idaho. As provided in Section 63-3022(f), Idaho Code, income that is exempt from Idaho income taxation by a law of the state of Idaho or of the United States may be subtracted if that income is included in Idaho total income and has not been previously subtracted. Income exempt from taxation by Idaho includes the following:

a. Interest income from obligations issued by the United States Government. Gain recognized from the sale of United States Government obligations is not exempt from Idaho tax and, therefore, may not be subtracted from taxable income.

b. Idaho lottery prizes exempt by Section 67-7439, Idaho Code. For prizes awarded on lottery tickets purchased in Idaho a subtraction is allowed for each lottery prize that is less than six hundred dollars ($600). If a prize equals or exceeds six hundred dollars ($600), no subtraction is allowed. The full amount of the prize is included in income.

c. Certain income earned by American Indians. An enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe who lives on his tribe's federally recognized Indian reservation is not taxable on income derived within that reservation.

d. Certain income earned by transportation employees covered by Title 49, Sections 11502, 14503 or 40116, United States Code.

e. Certain income from loss recoveries. See Section 63-3022R, Idaho Code.

04. Military Pay. Qualified military pay included in Idaho total income earned for military service performed outside Idaho may be subtracted. Qualified military pay means all compensation paid by the United States for services performed while on active duty as a full-time member of the United States Armed Forces which full-time duty is or will be continuous and uninterrupted for one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or more. A nonresident does not include his military pay in Idaho total income and, therefore, makes no adjustment.

05. Social Security and Railroad Retirement Benefits. Social security benefits and benefits paid by the Railroad Retirement Board that are taxable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code may be subtracted to the extent the benefits are included in Idaho total income.

06. Household and Dependent Care Expenses. The allowable portion of household and dependent care expenses that meets the requirements of Section 63-3022D, Idaho Code, may be subtracted if incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed in Idaho. To determine the allowable portion of household and dependent care expenses, a percentage is calculated by dividing Idaho earned income by total earned income. The qualified expenses are multiplied by the percentage. Earned income is defined in Section 32(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code.

07. Insulation and Alternative Energy Device Expenses. Expenses related to the installation of insulation or alternative energy devices that meet the requirements of Section 63-3022B or 63-3022C, Idaho Code, may be subtracted.

08. Deduction for Dependents Sixty-Five or Older or with Developmental Disabilities. One thousand dollars ($1,000) may be subtracted for each person who meets the requirements of Section 63-3022E, Idaho Code. The deduction may be claimed for no more than three (3) qualifying dependents. If a dependent has not lived in the maintained household for the entire taxable year, the allowable deduction is eighty-three dollars ($83) for each month the dependent resided in the maintained household during the taxable year. For purposes of this rule, a fraction of a month exceeding fifteen (15) days is treated as a full month.

09. Adoption Expenses. The allowable portion of adoption expenses that meets the requirements of Section 63-3022I, Idaho Code, may be subtracted. To determine the allowable portion, calculate a percentage by dividing Idaho total income by total income. The deduction allowable pursuant to Section 63-3022I, Idaho Code, is multiplied by the percentage.

10. Capital Gains Deduction. The Idaho capital gains deduction allowed by Section 63-3022H, Idaho Code, may be subtracted.

11. Idaho Medical Savings Account.

a. The qualifying amount of contributions to an Idaho medical savings account that meets the requirements of Section 63-3022K, Idaho Code, may be subtracted.

b. Interest earned on an Idaho medical savings account may be subtracted to the extent included in Idaho total income.

12. Technological Equipment Donation. As provided by Section 63-3022J, Idaho Code, the lower of cost or fair market value of technological equipment donated to qualifying institutions may be subtracted, limited to the Idaho taxable income of the taxpayer.

13. Worker's Compensation Insurance. As allowed by Section 63-3022(m), Idaho Code, a self- employed individual may subtract the premiums paid for worker's compensation for coverage in Idaho to the extent not previously subtracted in computing Idaho taxable income.

14. Idaho College Savings Program. The qualifying amount of contributions to a college savings program that meets the requirements of Section 63-3022(n), Idaho Code, may be subtracted.

15. Retirement Benefits. As provided in Section 63-3022A, Idaho Code, a deduction from taxable income is allowed for certain retirement benefits. To determine the allowable portion of the deduction for certain retirement benefits, a percentage is calculated by dividing the qualified retirement benefits included in Idaho gross income by the qualified retirement benefits included in federal gross income. The deduction allowable pursuant to Section 63-3022A, Idaho Code, is multiplied by the percentage.

16. Health Insurance Costs. The allowable portion of the amounts paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for insurance that constitutes medical care as defined in Section 63-3022P, Idaho Code, for the taxpayer, spouse or dependents of the taxpayer not otherwise deducted or accounted for by the taxpayer for Idaho income tax purposes may be subtracted. To determine the allowable portion of the amounts paid for medical care insurance, a percentage is calculated by dividing Idaho total income by total income. The deduction allowable pursuant to Section 63-3022P, Idaho Code, is multiplied by the percentage.

17. Long-Term Care Insurance. As provided in Section 63-3022Q, Idaho Code, a deduction from taxable income is allowed for the allowable portion of premiums paid during the taxable year for qualifying long- term care insurance for the benefit of the taxpayer, a dependent of the taxpayer or an employee of the taxpayer that have not otherwise been deducted or accounted for by the taxpayer for Idaho income tax purposes. To determine the allowable portion, a percentage is calculated by dividing Idaho total income by total income. The deduction allowable pursuant to Section 63-3022Q, Idaho Code, is multiplied by the percentage.

18. Special First-Year Depreciation Allowance. As provided by Section 63-3022O, Idaho Code, if a taxpayer claims the special first-year depreciation allowance on property acquired before 2008 or after 2009 pursuant to Section 168(k), Internal Revenue Code, the adjusted basis of that property and the depreciation deduction allowed for Idaho income tax purposes must be computed without regard to the special first-year depreciation allowance. The adjustments required by this subsection do not apply to property acquired after 2007 and before 2010.

a. Depreciation. The amount of depreciation computed for Idaho income tax purposes that exceeds the amount of depreciation computed for federal income tax purposes may be subtracted.

b. Gains and losses. During the recovery period, the adjusted basis of depreciable property computed for federal income tax purposes will be less than the adjusted basis for Idaho income tax purposes as a result of claiming the special first-year depreciation allowance. If a loss qualifies as a capital loss for federal income tax purposes, the federal capital loss limitations and carryback and carryover provisions apply in computing the Idaho capital loss allowed.
i. If a sale or exchange of property results in a gain for both federal and Idaho income tax purposes, a subtraction is allowed for the difference between the federal and Idaho gains computed prior to any applicable Idaho capital gains deduction.

ii. If a sale or exchange of property results in a gain for federal income tax purposes and an ordinary loss for Idaho income tax purposes, the federal gain and the Idaho loss must be added together and the total may be subtracted. For example, if a taxpayer has a federal gain of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and an Idaho loss of four thousand dollars ($4,000), the amount subtracted would be nine thousand dollars ($9,000).

iii. If a sale or exchange of property results in an ordinary loss for both federal and Idaho income tax purposes, the difference between the federal and Idaho losses may be subtracted. For example, if a taxpayer has a federal loss of three hundred dollars ($300) and an Idaho loss of five hundred dollars ($500), the amount subtracted would be two hundred dollars ($200).

iv. If a sale or exchange of property results in a capital loss for both federal and Idaho income tax purposes, apply the capital loss limitations and subtract the difference between the federal and Idaho deductible capital losses. For example, if a taxpayer has a federal capital loss of six thousand dollars ($6,000) and an Idaho capital loss of eight thousand dollars ($8,000), both the federal and Idaho capital losses are limited to a deductible capital loss of three thousand dollars ($3,000). In this case, no subtraction is required for the year of the sale. In the next year, assume the taxpayer had a capital gain for both federal and Idaho purposes of two thousand dollars ($2,000). The capital loss carryovers added to the capital gain results in a federal deductible capital loss of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and an Idaho deductible capital loss of three thousand dollars ($3,000). The taxpayer would subtract the difference between the federal and Idaho deductible losses or two thousand dollars ($2,000) in computing Idaho taxable income.

Effective April 6, 2023

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