ErnieS0
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

Yes. You can exclude your 401(k) lump sum withdrawal from Alabama income because you received it while you were a resident of North Carolina.

 

To adjust your Alabama income for your 401(k) withdrawal:

 

  1. Tap State Taxes in the left column
  2. Tap Your State Returns
  3. Tap Continue next to Alabama
  4. Continue to the screen “About Your Retirement Distributions”
  5. Tap Edit next to your North Carolina distribution
  6. On “Alabama Special Handling of This Distribution” say NO to Is your distribution from one of the pension plan systems that is not taxed by Alabama?
  7. On “Some or All of Your Distribution is Taxable," change the Taxable Pension or IRA amount to $0

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