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State tax filing

When you enter an amount for the MESP contribution that is greater than the maximum allowable deduction, TurboTax generates an error and asks you to change your entry so that you fall under the $5,000/$10,000 maximum contribution.  [See Screenshot #1, below.]

 

 

According to the Instructions for the MI-1040 (p.14), line 21 Miscellaneous Subtractions include:  "Any portion of a qualified withdrawal from an MESP account, including the MAP, or ABLE account to the extent included in federal AGI."

TurboTax asks you to indicate the amount of withdrawal that was included in your federal AGI.  If the amount was not included in your federal AGI (because it was used for education expenses, for example) it should not be entered on this screen.  [See Screenshot #2]

 

Screenshot #1

 

 

Screenshot #2