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In TurboTax, in the Michigan state income tax return, the Pension Deduction Worksheet assigned code G (Government or Public pension) to a pension distribution reported on an IRS form 1099-R.  The pension deduction is reported on the Michigan form MI-1040 line 13.    In the Michigan state income tax return, at the screen Retirement Income and Pension Summary, code G was assigned.   What is a Retirement and Pension Subtraction?   It is a subtraction of all eligible retirement income from your Michigan taxable income.   @julesjag   

I am also seeing this same error in TurboTax Desktop 2025. In past years it would always switch the state return to match the deduction method used in the federal return (as is required by Maryland law).   This appears to be a bug. 

Have you been able to enter yours and your wife's SSA-1099 information into TurboTax?   If yes, then I think you should be able to update the Canadian form and use: "delete the form (trashcan) in the Canadian Pension area...but DO NOT Continue out of that page.   Just jump to another area entirely by clicking a different section selection in the menu...like click on Deductions&Credits". You can then click on Federal Review and see if there are any errors. If no errors, you should be able to go to the next section of your tax return and continue using TurboTax.   I you were not able to enter your SSA-1099s then you are probably correct that a TurboTax update with a proper fix to this problem will be needed.        

Since you didn't have any taxes withheld on you unemployment compensation, you will enter 0. Unemployment is taxable income on your federal return.   For more information regarding unemployment compensation, refer to the TurboTax article Guide to Unemployment and Taxes.    

@ thatrobert     I did some detective work and discovered you posted in another thread about Form 1099-Q and a problem in regard to an Oregon state return.   So I now know what the "same issue" is.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-submitting-turbotax-has-an-issue-with-my-1099-q-and-puts-my-state-return-saying-there-s/00/3791881   So hopefully someone will help you in that thread, or it's possible someone may post in this thread, but in order to catch the attention of someone familiar with a 1099-Q problem in this thread, you should mention that in the title of your question.   If you want to change the title of this thread, just to the right of your subject title is a tiny blue 3-dot icon.  When you click it, you can choose "Edit" in a dropdown.

TurboTax classifies pension distributions as annuities because the IRS categorizes both of these on the same line on your tax return (Form 1040, Lines 5a/5b) because they are treated similarly for tax purposes, especially if you receive your pension distribution in regular, periodic payments.   A pension plan that pays a regular income for life is technically a type of annuity. TurboTax uses the same input screens to calculate the taxable amounts.   If box 2b on your Form 1099-R is checked, or if you indicated in your TurboTax program that you received regular payments from your pension plan, TurboTax defaults to ask for "annuity" details to determine the taxable amount. If you think there is an error, you can get back to these screens in TurboTax to make sure that you have answered everything correctly and to make sure that your Form 1099-R has been properly reported as follows:   Click on Search at the top right of your TurboTax screen Type Form 1099-R in the search box Click on the link Jump to Form 1099-R Select the appropriate Form 1099-R and continue through your TurboTax screen to make sure you have answered all follow-up questions properly. You can also review your Form 1099-R entries by clicking on the pen icon next to your Form 1099-R   Please return To Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.  

TurboTax doesn't automatically ask you to enter your estimated payments.  You can enter your estimated tax payments that you paid towards your 2025 state taxes to Hawaii in the Deductions & Credits Section of TurboTax. Follow the instructions below:   Go to the Deductions & Credits Section  Select Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid Select Start under  estimated tax payments Select Start next to State estimated taxes for 2025.   Refer to the TurboTax Help article Where do I enter my estimated tax payments? for navigation instructions.   [Edited 02/22/26| 7:45am PST]  

To determine the amount of your spouse's Georgia Teachers Retirement Adjustment, you would need your contribution records during the required timeframe of July 1, 1987 through December 31, 1989.     Only you and the retirement plan administrators know your contributions.  You may be able to get the records from them if you no longer have them.  You may be able to contact the organization at this website.   This TurboTax Help states:   Georgia allows a subtraction from your retirement income equal to the contributions made from July 1, 1987 through December 31, 1989 that were not deductible by Georgia.   The purpose of this adjustment to Georgia income is to allow a one-time deduction, as retirement plan distributions are received, of previous nondeductible plan contributions.

@thatrobert  wrote:  "I'm having the same issue."   "Same issue" is indeed general.  There are lots of issues that could be "same" to someone.   Can you narrow the issue down to see if someone might be familiar with that topic?   This is a public Internet forum, so be sure not to post any personal info.