What number do I enter on the rental for state? The federal is a negative number so do I enter it?

[greenpejr]

I am a Non-Resident with a rental in Colorado.  My Federal has a negative of -18K.  Is this the number I put into the Colorado State Tax form in Turbo Tax?  

If the negative number is what I use and then have no tax in Colorado do I have to file a return in tat state?

[Cindy0H · Accepted solution]

No, you do not need to file a Colorado state return as you have no Colorado income.

From Colorado:

A nonresident is an individual who was not a Colorado resident at any time during the tax year. However, the person may have temporarily lived and/or worked in Colorado. A nonresident is required to file a Colorado income tax return if they:

?  are required to file a federal income tax return, and

?  had taxable Colorado-source income.

Complete Colorado document:

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Income6.pdf