If there is an entry in box 13 or 14 then TurboTax considered that an error because box 13 & 14 say what *part* of the tax withheld in box 12 was sent to each state. If box 12 is blank, then there was no tax withheld to send to a state.
In other words, boxes 13 & 14 specify how to treat box 12 and are meaningless if box 12 is zero or blank. If box 12 is or of blank then ALL boxes 12-14 MUST be blank.
Some financial institutions always enter the state ID at tax ID in box 13, even when not needed, it is OK to make them blank if box 12 is blank.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
