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Yes, Ohio provides a deduction for Social Security survivor benefits if they are included in your federal adjusted gross income. Ohio does not tax Social Security benefits, and you can claim a deduction on the Ohio Schedule of Adjustments for these payments, provided they are based on the death of the worker. It should happen automatically when they are entered.    

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Yes. You can still claim Head of Household (HOH) status if the child lived with you for more than half the year and you paid over half the household costs, even if the other parent claimed him.    This works by listing your child as a dependent and confirming they have lived with you for at least 7 months. You can answer "yes" when the program asks if you are letting the other parent claim the child as a dependent. You can do this through a court order or through Form 8332.    So, even you don't claim your child as a dependent, you can keep the Head of Household status qualification.   You may print form 8332, sign it and give it to the other parent, so they can file their return correctly.  Form 8332  

Your state refund depends on how much tax you paid in vs. what you actually owed, no refund simply means you didn’t overpay. Common reasons: lower state withholding, fewer state deductions/credits, or you owed state tax (which used up any refund).

New York doesn't charge an underpayment penalty for not filing the previous year.  New York State imposes an underpayment of estimated tax penalty if withholding and estimated payments do not cover at least 90% of the current year’s tax or 100% of last year’s tax   If you did not file a return for the previous year, you generally cannot use the "100% of last year's tax" safe harbor. The state will likely base the penalty on 90% of your current year's liability

In the Income section of the Georgia program, on the screen Here's the income that Georgia handles differently What is shown in the section Retirement Income Exclusion/Military Retirement Exclusion   Are you under the age of 62?  Did you enter a Form 1099-R from DFAS?