I see. Thanks for clarifying Annette!
Yes, there is a Federal W2 section with combined box 12 for both states. It states it is for "TOTAL STATE." I will enter the combined value on the federal W2 for NC and IL in box 12 instead of separating rows for for NC and IL. Also, good to know it is for informational purposes only thank you for mentioning that. Now I don't have a SMART check error.
1. By the way can I confirm that for Box 15-17, since I have a resident state (NC) and nonresident state (IL) I should enter the resident state first. The order does matter in this section correct?
2. For future reference, just so I know, will I be able to still submit the Tax return or will Turbo Tax prevent me from submitting?
3. Separately, when I completed the IL nonresident tax form, and then look at the section in the NC tax return for "Taxes to Other States" in the "Credits and Taxes" section of the NC return, the amount that TurboTax written for "Tax paid to Illinois" was about $10 less than what I had written in Box 17. So I wrote down the correct amount in the "Amount if Different" column. Would you know why the number TurboTax inputted in the "Amount" would be different from Box 17 at all? How come the amount wouldn't be a straight input from Box 17?
By the way, only Box 17 differed (for taxes paid to IL in this section(. The amount for Box 15 for Income Earned in Illinois and subject to NC states was correct and matched the original Box 15 amount I had inputted from Box 15 of the W-2 Section.
Thank you!
