I have resolved the issues for Georgia state TT returns using manual inputs in forms in concert with calling TT expert. Solution:
Georgia TT wrongly attributed to fed income to GA. In step by step, I entered the passive real estate loss on the TT page. I then went into GA inc/ret wks, zeroed the various income lines in Col A, and added fed amounts in Col C. In GA Sched 3 had to override the 8A value to equal 8B-8C to eliminate a TT error. (Note: 8B is Georgia income which subtracts GA income adjustments from fed AGI. 8C is the passive real estate loss I entered in the step-by-step) This manual override prevented electronic filing. TT expert concurred with doing this.
