Bug in NYS IT-205

[mpanzenbeck]

In Turbotax Business NY State IT-205 line 40: "Amount of line 38 that you want applied to your 2026 estimated tax."  I do not want any part of my refund to go to estimated tax, as it is not necessary. However when I go to file, I am told: Line 40 can not be zero or less than zero.  I get that it can not be less than zero but zero should be fine. It doesn't make sense and I am prevented from filing. Please fix.

[maglib · Accepted solution]

@mpanzenbeck   Please remove the 0 and leave it blank and see if that works.  Or To resolve a "line 40 cannot be zero" error in TurboTax (often related to Form 1040-ES or estimated tax payments), remove any zeros and leave the box blank, or update your 2026 withholding to $0 in the estimated tax interview section. Do not enter "0" in wage or tax adjustment boxes, as TurboTax frequently requires blank fields instead of zeros to e-file correct.  ( I do not work for TT).

[mpanzenbeck]

Thanks for your reply. I did this myself as part of a random effort to file. It does work.

[maglib]

Can you thumbs up my response? Thanks. Mark as Best Answer?