You should be able to find your state source information in the dividend details provided with your consolidated 1099 statement.
If your amount of exempt dividends is small, or you don't have to file a state tax return, you can choose More than one state, which is at the bottom of the drop down and just move on.
These dividends are exempt from federal tax, but only the amount that is from your home state, is exempt from state tax.
If this is a large amount of exempt dividends, you will want to figure out how much is from your state and list the balance as More than one state.
For example, if your total exempt dividend is $1,000, you file a California return, and you check the state details and it says that 5.8% is from California.
$1000 X .058 = $58 from CA.
In this case, you would select CA and enter $58. On the next line enter More than one state and enter $942 (the rest of the $1000 total).
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