The Iowa tax filing deadline is April 30, 2025     

State of Iowa Income Tax Return Information

IF

You lived in Iowa for all or part of calendar year 2024

     AND 

     You are a:

          Single nonresident for U.S. tax purposes who earned more than $9,000 from U.S. sources during 2024

          OR

          Married nonresident for U.S. tax purposes and you and your spouse together earned more than $13,500 from U.S. sources during 2024

You are likely required to file an Iowa Income Tax Return in addition to your Federal (U.S. Government) Income Tax Return.

 

To prepare your Iowa tax return, you must first prepare your Federal tax return.   For assistance with Iowa tax return preparation, you may wish to:

     Schedule an appointment with the Ivy College of Business for free Federal and State Income Tax assistance here.

           OR

     Use Sprintax with the ISSO discount code for free Federal tax return preparation. Sprintax will also prepare an Iowa (or other state) tax return for a fee of         $49.99.  You will receive an e-mail from the ISSO containing the Sprintax discount code in the last week of January. 

 

For reference and more information about the Iowa tax return, you can view the 2024 Iowa tax return form and instructions on the Iowa Department of Revenue's website.

 

Note:

Nonresidents who are:

  • Single and earned $9,000 or less from U.S. sources during 2024 or
  • Married and together with their spouse earned less than $13,500 from U.S. sources during 2024

are generally not required to file an Iowa tax return but may wish to do so to claim any refund of Iowa tax withheld from their wages in 2024.   

 

 

Disclaimer: The resources on this page were prepared by the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) as general guidelines to assist you in preparing your Iowa and federal government income tax returns. The information here is not to be construed as professional tax advice and does not apply to every situation. If your tax circumstances are more complicated (for example, if you had income from both Iowa and another U.S. State) you will want to obtain professional tax advice from resources in the community.