Yes I had the amount of RMD on 4a as QCD and the $600 on 12b as I was not able to itemize on federal schedule A. Was a long ways from being able to do a federal itemize, even if I was able to put the RMD in the schedule A I couldn't itemize on federal side. However in Kansas I can itemize, regardless of if I did or didn't on federal. This is first year for that in Kansas.
I did get a call back from State of Kansas supervisor and they said that the prior 2 answers I had got from their staff was wrong. She agreed with me on the fact that if I used the RMD as a QCD to lower my Federal AGI. I couldn't use that QCD again on the state schedule A as charitable contribution. I can use all the other charitable I entered while doing federal schedule A and Turbotax does do a good job of transferring those over to the state schedule A (I did not enter the amounts of RMD/QCD while entering charitable on federal schedule A). Now that makes sense as state of Kansas starts out computing their taxes with the Federal AGI which has already been lowered with the QCD.
Kansas needs to get some of their staff trained, but I can see the confusion if you read the instructions for Kansas schedule A.
Kansas instructions says I can deduct all but; In general, you may not deduct contributions to charitable organizations, to the extent that you receive a state tax credit in return for your contribution. Well I didn't use my RMD/QCD as a state tax credit- not directly anyway on any state form.
