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That isn't what our screen looks like.   This is what mine looks like.  I need to report the 3388 as AZ state income, with no taxes withheld.  Which of these unlabeled boxes is the right one?      

If you lived in the same US county all year while in the US, use that county for local tax or sales tax purposes. Please clarify if there is a particular issue for which this is a concern and you need additional specifics.   Use your current mailing address on your tax return for TurboTax. The date you choose as the first day of residency can coincide with one of the following events: - You or your spouse arrived in the state or country - Your belongings arrived - You or your spouse started work - You started renting your new place - You purchased your new home - You or a family member enrolled in school - You or your spouse registered to vote - You or your spouse applied for a state driver's license   Be sure not to use the same date twice (i.e., stating you lived in Canada until January 2nd and started living in the US on January 2nd) because TurboTax will perceive it as an error.   See this help article for more information about state residency rules.  

Line 18 is your California Standard Deduction or California Itemized Deductions- it would be from Schedule CA Part II if you itemize or the Standard Deduction Chart if you do not itemize.  Line 27, Column B should be transferred to Form 540, Line 14 for California Subtraction Adjustments.     See California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) instructions.

As @Bsch4477 mentions, if you have not yet filed you can replace the information in the W-2 section, and if you have filed, you'll need to amend your return to make any changes. For more information, see: How do I amend my federal tax return for this year?   You will enter this exactly as a normal W-2.  Except, once you are finished, the system will show a page called Let's check for uncommon situations. Check the box for W-2 was corrected by my employer (Form W-2C).

what if the form from bank shows $0 in line 16 and 18 no state in 17? turbo tax won't let you file without a state and royalties was also 0 line 2, so best to just delete the $0 in line 16 and 18? and no need to put state?  the form b/c $0 ends up not filing i don't think just a worksheet?

Yeah, I too got bit in the behind by TurboTax's software glitch! My initial refund was supposed to be $7981.00 according to TurboTax's verification and information check. I thought WOW, the President really did make Social Security tax free in the BBB. My wife and I started making plans for a much needed bathroom remodel and actually have three companies working up quotes as we speak, but I got a notice from my bank of a receipt of a direct deposit in the amount of $3097.00. I wondered what it was until I logged in to my accounts and saw it was my Federal Tax Refund!   I thought WTF 🤔... so logged into TurboTax and there was no notice of the correction so I jumped onto the IRS site to see if perhaps it was a partial refund. Was there that I found that an error had been made on my return (line 6b $0) and my refund adjusted (luckily I had overpaid my taxes to cover the Social Security Benefits we both collect each month.).😠   Learned two very important lessons from this, NEVER believe a politician nor TRUST TurboTax for an accurate return. Have used TT for several years but in the future will look at other tax preparation sites that gurantees their return with a money back guarantee....

From How do I e-file my tax return?:   1. Open your return and select File. 2. Select Continue next to Step 3. 3. On the We've determined the easiest way to file your taxes screen, make sure e-file is the selected status. If it's not, you can select Change. 4. Continue through the screens to double-check some info before e-filing and transmitting your return.

This situation may occur if you are using a VPN. If so, try turning it off and transmitting through your internet provider directly. If not, try restarting your device and turning your router off and back on.   See this help article for more information about how security software can affect e-filing, downloading and updates with TurboTax and how to resolve these issues.  

Q. What if they made more than the minimum but what if they made more than the minimum but you supplied more than half of there support i thought that is supposed to entitle you to the $500 credit?  I thought that is supposed to entitle you to the $500 credit. A. No $500 credit JUST because you supplied more than half of their support. You must also meet the other tests (see list[s] above).  The primary additional tests are that they are related to you (or lived with you all year) and had less than $5200 (in 2025) income. The rules are different if the person is your "Qualifying child", but even then, support, alone, is not enough.   There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, student status, a relationship test and residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each. The support test is different for each type. The support test, for a QC, is only that the child didn't provide more than half his own support. The support test for a Qualifying Relative is that the taxpayer provided more than half the relative's support.

The HSA contributions should be included in Box 16.  You can compare your Federal Wages (Box 1) to your NJ State Wages (Box 16). If the NJ amount is higher by exactly the amount in Box 12 Code W (plus potentially other items like 403(b) or 457 contributions), then your employer has already made the adjustment.  If Box 16 already includes it, no further adjustment is needed on your New Jersey wages line.  If Box 16 does NOT include it, you must make the adjustment (this would be extremely unlikely).     Yes, you can deduct for a New Jersey medical expense. They are deductible to the extent that your total medical expenses exceed 2% of your NJ Gross Income.   TurboTax should display a screen for Medical Expenses where your HSA distribution amount ($2,000) is already listed on the first line.

Be sure that you entered the total $8,000 contribution in the Deductions & Credits section, indicating that it is nondeductible by checking the "Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible".  If that does not work, please post here again.