State tax filing

Vinnied711,

 

To fix this entry, you need to open your current TurboTax in the form format (click on the forms in upper right corner of window).  Once the form is opening, have all your W-2 forms from each state in front of you.  Do one state at a time.  For first state, click on the first line under Box 15 and enter like CA for California, to the right of Box 15, there is another Box 15, delete TOTAL STATE and enter Employer’s state ID number of first state (usually long number), enter state wages for Box 16, and enter State income tax for Box 17.  Repeat Box 15, Box 15, Box 16, and Box 17 for all the states you have on each new line below the first line under electronic W-2 Form here of TurboTax.  Do NOT change other information on this electronic W-2 Form.  Close the form format window (click on close form at the bottom of window) when you are done with your entries.  MAKE SURE the amounts of State income tax for all states add up to the amount State income tax of TOTAL STATE. 

 

NOTE:  If you do NOT fix this entry as described above here, your refund or due for different states will be incorrect, and this is NOT good.  TurboTax Software is not smart enough to use the information that you entered correctly for each state to fix this problem here even though it shown there is no error for each state you entered in TurboTax.   

 

Best regards,

 

Thanh Ly