AnnetteB
Intuit Alumni

Retirement tax questions

No, you should not report the state tax refund (or even your half) that you received from your mother's estate.  It is considered a cash inheritance and is not taxable income.

The only time that you would enter a state tax refund on your tax return is when you have received it for your own return.  This is to be able to determine whether it is taxable or not.