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How do I mark my military W-2 as active duty income?
The Illinois exclusion is triggered in the Federal section of TurboTax by marking your military W-2 as active duty income:
Once in your tax return, click on Federal Taxes tab
Click on Wages & Income
Click Edit next to your military W-2
Click Continue on the W-2 entry screen to get to the screen titled "Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?
Click the box to the left of Active duty military (Upon this step, I do not get this screen like a supposed to)
Once in your tax return, click on Federal Taxes tab
Click on Wages & Income
Click Edit next to your military W-2
Click Continue on the W-2 entry screen to get to the screen titled "Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?
Click the box to the left of Active duty military (Upon this step, I do not get this screen like a supposed to)
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June 1, 2019
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How do I mark my military W-2 as active duty income?
You're right, the Illinois military pay exclusion is triggered in the Federal section of TurboTax by marking your military W-2 as active duty income.
Federal:
To mark you W-2 as active duty wages in TurboTax:
- Once in you return, click Federal Taxes tab and then choose Wages & Income
- Click Edit next to your military W-2
- Click Continue on the W-2 entry screen to get to the screen titled "Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?
- Click the box to the left of Active duty military (see screen shot below)
Illinois state return:
When you move through your Illinois state return, you will come across a page titled “Military Pay Exclusion”. Be sure your taxable military pay (W-2 Box 1) is listed in the box for the exclusion. (see screen shot)
For more information please see Publication 102, Illinois Filing Requirements for Military Personnel.
June 1, 2019
12:08 AM
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