State tax filing

Make sure your gambling are properly reported on your Federal return. This should flow properly to your state tax return.

To enter your gambling winnings in TurboTax Desktop, you will do as follows:

1. Select "Wages & Income"
2. Click on "I'll Choose What I Work On?"
3. Scroll down to "Less Common Income"
4. Click "Start" by "Prizes, Awards and Gambling Winnings"
5. Follow through the screens and answer all questions related to your gambling winnings.

To enter your gambling winnings in TurboTax Online you will do as follows:

1. Click on "Wages & Income"
2. Scroll down the page to "Less Common Income"
3. Click the (down-facing) caret next to "Less Common Income"
4. Click on "Start" next to "Gambling Winnings"

When you enter your gambling winnings in TurboTax, the interview will also ask you questions regarding gambling losses, after you input your gambling winnings. Your gambling losses will flow to your state return. Your state may have different rules for gambling losses.

It will look like this in TurboTax Desktop:

 It will look like this in TurboTax Online:

Click here for additional information on gambling losses and what documentation is required.

Click here for additional information on itemized deductions.

Click here for additional information on entering W-2G.