State tax filing

To fix this error and e-file your return, please enter the state distribution in Box 16 as it shows in Box 1. If you had state withholding, you need to enter the state distribution amount. 

In addition, if you are over 59 1/2, you may qualify for a pension and annuity exclusion of up to $20,000 in NYS, as long as your pension is taxable to New York, and you are over the age of 59 ½ or turn 59 ½ during the tax year. If married filing jointly, each spouse may deduct up to $20,000, which would total $40,000 per tax year. 

Please follow these steps in TurboTax to get to the correct NYS screen:

1. Open your return.
2. Click on State in the left hand column.
3. Click Edit next to your resident return.
4. Click Update or Start next to Adjustments to federal income on the screen You Just Finished Your New York Return.
5. Scroll down to Wage and retirement adjustments.
6. Click Start next to Received retirement income. 
7. Follow the on-screen instructions. 

For more information, please see Publication 36.