ErnieS0
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Deductions & credits

TurboTax links the Federal and New York state answers about having a foreign financial account. The way to change New York is the change federal.

 

@JordanGold you don’t say whether you are using TurboTax Online or CD/Download.

 

In TurboTax Online, the foreign bank account question only comes up once.

To change the foreign bank account question in TurboTax Online:

  1. Click Tax Tools in the left column,
  2. Click Tools,
  3. Select Delete a Form in the center,
  4. Find and delete Schedule B
  5. Reenter any interest and/or dividends

Once you are back to Income & Expenses, click Wrap up income in the bottom right corner. You may see a few marketing screens, then you'll see the foreign bank question. Answer NO.

 

In CD/Download

  1. Select Forms mode in the upper right
  2. In the left column (Forms in My Return) select Schedule B
  3. Go to Part III, question 7a and change the answer to NO. This will change the answer on D1 on the NY return to NO.
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