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If you have NO income, then no.

ANSWER: If you are subject to the Personal Income Tax Law and liable for a tax then yes you do have to file a valid return, even if no income was earned. Income is what is used to measure how much is owed and the tax collections agencies can not know how much you owe or even that you don't owe until you have filed the necessary forms informing them of your no income status. Don't take anybodies word on this. Not mine, not TaxmanAE's, read the law yourself. You are presumed to know the law and since it is your tax liability in question it is you that is expected to know the law and you won't be able to argue that an incompetent tax expert gave you bad advise in a tax court later and God forbid in a criminal court even later. Learn the law!

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Only in some rare cases:

For example, if you have an uncorrected excess contribution in your IRA, you must file in order to pay the 6% excise tax on overcontributions. Or if you are over age 70 1/2 and failed to take the required minimum distribution from your traditional IRA or 401k, you must file to pay the 50% penalty. If you paid estimated taxes, you will forfeit your refund if you don't file even though you may not be required to file.

Do keep in mind that income is not just wages. Interest, investment income, rents, royalties, gambling proceeds are all sources of income, too. If you sell any stocks, bonds, or other property and receive and Form 1099-B for the sale, you should file a Schedule D to report your basis even if you sold at a loss.

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