@billmcse
You need to note that GA starts their tax returns using Federal AGI . (edited)
And on the federal tax return, not all of the SS distribution was added as being part of your federal gross income...only $519 was included........so, only $519 was initially included in GA income also.
So you enter the $519, as what was included the Federally gross income amount, that will now be removed form GA income.
(i.e., you can't subtract more from GA income, than was included in the first place)
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Now, you should not enter those $$ in the GA section yet, if you have not yet put in every scrap of income in the Federal section...why??? because if you have more income to be entered in the Federal area, the amount of SS that will be included as being taxable may change, and the amount you can subtract for GA income may increase as a result.
So make sure Federal is Fully filled out...every scrap...before going thru the GA Q&A.
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