Many others have asked this question and gotten general, non-helpful answers. When working on my Minnesota taxes in Turbo Tax, it says based on my entries I do not qualify for the marriage credit. However, this appears to not be true. From the instructions on Minnesota form M1MA it states (verbatim):
You may qualify for the Marriage Credit if all of these are true:
• Your filing status is Married Filing Jointly
• Both you and your spouse have taxable earned income, taxable pension, or taxable Social Security income
• Your joint taxable income on line 9 of your Form M1 is at least $47,000
• The income of the lesser-earning spouse is at least $30,000
All these statements are true in my case. I do not understand why TT says I am not eligible. There are literally no other criteria. Is there something in TT that is causing this to flag as not eligible? Is it a bug? Must I just go to forms in TT and enter the info manually (in which case I am not sure why I am paying for TT)? Seems strange to me. Any help is appreciated.
