thanks @fanfare for all your help. Hopefully the last 2 clear questions on this post.
1. Is it better to file my federal and other state taxes through TurboTax, but I download NJ forms PDF through TurboTax and edit them manually to the following changes and then send it off in mail? That way, all the numbers match for at least federal and two other states with my 1099-R.
2. In NJ 1040, I put line 20a (Taxable Pensions, Annuities, and IRA Withdrawals) as $213, 20b (Excludable Pensions, Annuities, and IRA Withdrawals) as $6500 (my initial deposit, it doesn't count towards my Total income) and I recalculate my total taxable income using the instructions on NJ 1040 which I have figured out with the current TurboTax PDF and then recalculate the total tax with the new income which again I have figured out and matched with the current TurboTax numbers.
Is that ok to do? Thanks!
