Form 1099-G reports certain types of government payments you received during
the tax year. Examples include unemployment, paid family leave, or if you
received a state or local tax refund for a prior tax year.
Where you enter the information depends on what type of payment was reported
on the 1099-G.
To enter your state refund, reported to you on Form
1099-G, please follow these steps:
- Click on Federal
Taxes > Wages & Income [In TT Self-Employed:
Personal > Personal Income > I'll choose what I work
on].
- In the Other
Common Income section, click on the Start/Update box next Refunds
Received for State/Local Tax Return. [See Screenshot #1, below.]
- On the
screen, Did You Get a State or Local Tax Refund Last Year? click
the Yes box.
- If you
used TurboTax to prepare your 2015 return, you may see a screen, Your
2015 State and Local Tax Refunds. Click the appropriate box
and then click Continue. [Screenshot #2]
- If you
don’t see the screen mentioned in step 4, you will see a screen, Tell
us about your refund. Enter the information from your
1099-G. Click Continue. [Screenshot #3]
If the 1099-G was not issued for a state refund, please see the FAQ below for
more information and instructions on where to enter the payment.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301604
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