Go to the Louisiana state income tax/revenue/whatever they call it website.
They probably have a special tax form for nonresident state income tax. Request them to mail you the form.
I filed the Miss. form and got about half of the withheld amount as a refund from Mississippi.
This would probably be the easiest way to find out for sure.
*This assumes that no gambling loss deductions are taken.
First link - they specifically address this conundrum. 2% on the first 12k, you paid 6%, you'll get 2/3 of what you paid back so... $280?
Quote: LA Dept. of RevenueGambling winnings earned in Louisiana is considered to be Louisiana sourced income. A nonresident who received gambling winnings from Louisiana sources and who is required to file a federal income tax return must file a Louisiana return reporting the Louisiana income earned. If the amount withheld is overpaid, a refund of the difference will be issued or credited to the tax liability for the following year, based upon the taxpayer’s return.
Quote: epsmakerWon 7k at Louisiana casino slots. They took out 6% for state income tax even though i'm not a residence. Can i get this back from the state?
According to Louisiana.gov, your winnings are subject to a 2.0% tax and you will be owed a refund of the rest when you file the required tax return with Louisiana. 6% is the maximum tax rate applicable to any amount of money from a source within the state, which may be the default withholding by the casino to avoid under-taxing.
This is neither highly unlikely, nor were you working. Whether you can deduct it from your own state taxes is questionable, but I doubt it.
If you file a Louisiana 2014 return, you'll get a refund for the difference between what was withheld and what you owe.
If you live in a state that has an income tax, you'll be able to take a credit for taxes paid to Louisiana on your own state's return.
The end result is going to be that you'll pay state taxes at the higher of the rates between Louisiana and your resident state.
The amount you'll pay taxes on can also be reduced by deducting losses that you've had, again that's if your resident state allows that.
Quote: vetsenThe answer depends a lot of which state you live in.
If you file a Louisiana 2014 return, you'll get a refund for the difference between what was withheld and what you owe.
If you live in a state that has an income tax, you'll be able to take a credit for taxes paid to Louisiana on your own state's return.
The end result is going to be that you'll pay state taxes at the higher of the rates between Louisiana and your resident state.
The amount you'll pay taxes on can also be reduced by deducting losses that you've had, again that's if your resident state allows that.
I agree with this, except that deducting losses requires proof and results in the loss of the standard deduction so probably shouldn't do that.