Federal Tax Withheld

Line
31
Step
7
Step Subject
Federal Tax Addition and Deduction
Instruction Year
2018

Enter the amount(s) listed in the box labeled “Federal income tax withheld” on the W-2 or 1099 form(s) that you received.

Federal income tax includes additional Medicare tax withholding from line 24 of Federal Form 8959.The additional Medicare tax withholding is included on line 31.

Taxpayers can deduct their entire withholding amount on line 31. However, certain amounts must be added back on line 28, including the following:

  • Excess advance premium tax credit repayment reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 2, line 46.
  • Federal self-employment tax reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 57.
  • Unreported Social Security and Medicare tax on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 58.
  • Additional tax on IRAs and other qualified retirement plans reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 59.
  • Federal household employment tax reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 60a.
  • First-time homebuyer credit repayment reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 60b.
  • Individual responsibility payment reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 61.
  • Additional Medicare tax from federal form 8959 reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 62a.
  • Other additional federal taxes reported on the federal 1040, Schedule 4, line 62c.

Additional Medicare tax withholding from line 24 of federal form 8959, net investment income tax from federal form 8960, and federal section 965 net tax liability payments are not added back on line 28.

If a taxpayer has elected to pay federal section 965 net tax liability in installments for federal purposes, that taxpayer may only include the actual amount of the federal installment payment paid in 2018 in calculating the Iowa deduction for 2018.

Married Separate Filers:

Each spouse may claim only his or her own federal income tax withheld.

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