First, when you are entering the Form 1099-G for unemployment, since you did not have any state taxes withheld, then leave all the boxes blank (boxes 10a, 10b, and 11) for the state information. This includes the dropdown box for the state name.
If anything is entered in box 10a, 10b, or 11, then all of them must be filled in to avoid an error condition causing you to review the entry.
Second, with regard to your state tax refund from filing your 2019 tax return, the amount of your refund is entered as part of your Federal tax return. However, it will only be a factor if you used itemized deductions for your 2019 Federal return. You don't have to have the Form 1099-G reporting the refund amount if you know the amount you received. Use the following steps to go to the section where you would enter the information:
- On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
- This opens a box where you can type in “state and local tax refund” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
- The search results will give you an option to “Jump to state and local tax refund”
- Click on the blue “Jump to state and local tax refund” link
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