Hal_Al
Level 15

State tax filing

Q. Am I entering the correct information?

A. No.  

She is only an IA resident and was a full year IA resident. Being away at school, even if living off campus and working, is only a temporary absence.

 

When asked in the personal info  section if you earned income in another state, you should answer no. The fine print on that page tells you to do that due to the reciprocity agreement between IA & IL. If you answered yes, TurboTax is going to prompt you to do a return for IL. If you didn’t have IL withholding you don’t need to do an IL return.