2019 Schedule A line 5e.
When you receive your 2019 tax year State refund, the refund is usually received in 2020. The amount of the refund may or may not be considered as taxable income on your 2020 tax year federal return.
IS IT TAXABLE INCOME? that depends.
IF you claimed the Standard Deduction on your 2019 tax year, no, it is NOT taxable. It won't be reported on your 2020 tax year return.
IF you Itemized Deductions on your 2019 tax year return, it COULD be taxable income on your 2020 tax return.
Did you use the State Income tax paid as a deduction? Then no, it isn't.
Did you use the State Sales tax paid as a deduction? Then yes, at least part may be taxable.
"TurboTax is asking about your numbers from your 2019 tax return so it can determine if the 1099-G is taxable on your 2020 tax year return.
Since you Itemized, did you claim State Income Tax or State Sales Tax? Is Box 5a checked on the 2019 Schedule A? If Box 5a on the Schedule A is NOT checked, the state refund is NOT taxable, it is NOT reported.
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