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Does Turbo Tax actually take out military retirement? It doesn't seem like the program recognizes I'm over 55 and doesn't take it out of Colorado State return.

 
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Does Turbo Tax actually take out military retirement? It doesn't seem like the program recognizes I'm over 55 and doesn't take it out of Colorado State return.

When you enter the 1099-R did you click on CO ? If you did then in the CO interview there is a screen where you have to indicate how much qualified for the deduction ... review your entries in the CO interview again.

Does Turbo Tax actually take out military retirement? It doesn't seem like the program recognizes I'm over 55 and doesn't take it out of Colorado State return.

Are you referring to SB17-075? This bill proposed in 2017 would have allowed the deduction of 10% of a military pension in the first year, then an additional 10% in each year thereafter, until 100% of the military pension would be excluded.

 

However, this bill was lost when the House Committee on Appropriations did not allow it to come forward for a vote.

 

Please see a more detailed discussion at https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geK9oCEDVdlXsAyZdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBydDI5cXVuBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM2BH...

 

The result is that military pensions are still treated as they were before - "The rules for the taxability of military retirement benefits are the same as the rules for any retirement pension and annuity income. Persons who were 55 to 64 years of age as of December 31 may exclude up to $20,000 of their military retirement benefits received during the calendar year. Persons who were 65 years of age or older as of December 31, may exclude up to $24,000 of their military retirement benefits received during the calendar year. " See https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/tax/military-service-members-special-filing-information

 

The current TurboTax program handles a military pension in Colorado correctly, in that the military pension is lumped in with other pension income for the calculation of the up to $24,000 pension exclusion.

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