We cannot see your return or account here, as this is a public forum. There may be other income sources that contributed to your tax liability. However, you will want to see if you received the military service deduction for Indiana. Individuals with military pay from active duty, National Guard, and/or the reserve component of the armed forces may be eligible to deduct up to $5,000 of that income. To check to see if you qualified for this deduction and to determine exactly what contributed to your state tax liability, it is perhaps best to look at the forms. Here's how to look at your current-year return forms: In the left-hand menu bar, click on Tax Tools, then click Tools. Under Other helpful links, click View Tax Summary. Your Tax Summary will be displayed. In the left-hand menu bar, you will see a new option: Preview My 1040. Click it, and this will allow you to see the forms. It is important to check your 1040 before you check your state return, as much of your entries on the 1040 will impact the state return. If you want to view your state entries, Click on Tax Home in the left-hand menu bar. In the center of your screen, scroll down until you see State Taxes. Click on it to review your state entries.

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Why do I owe so much state tax for Indiana, even if I am Military?

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We cannot see your return or account here, as this is a public forum. There may be other income sources that contributed to your tax liability. However, you will want to see if you received the military service deduction for Indiana. Individuals with military pay from active duty, National Guard, and/or the reserve component of the armed forces may be eligible to deduct up to $5,000 of that income.

To check to see if you qualified for this deduction and to determine exactly what contributed to your state tax liability, it is perhaps best to look at the forms. Here's how to look at your current-year return forms:

In the left-hand menu bar, click on Tax Tools, then click Tools.
Under Other helpful links, click View Tax Summary.
Your Tax Summary will be displayed. In the left-hand menu bar, you will see a new option: Preview My 1040. Click it, and this will allow you to see the forms. It is important to check your 1040 before you check your state return, as much of your entries on the 1040 will impact the state return.
If you want to view your state entries, Click on Tax Home in the left-hand menu bar. In the center of your screen, scroll down until you see State Taxes. Click on it to review your state entries.