PENSION EARNED IN TX & PD FROM THEIR RETIREMENT FUNDS. I NOW LIVE IN PA. SHOULD I BE PAYING PA STATE TAXES ON IT?

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As you have probably heard, Pennsylvania does not tax most retirement distributions, but it does tax some.

For this reason, on the Pennsylvania return, you need to manually indicate which retirement distributions are not taxable.

In the Pennsylvania state interview, you will come to a screen entitled "What kind of retirement income do you have from Pennsylvania?" Actually, you'll get one of these for each 1099-R you enter on the federal.

The second line identifies which 1099-R this screen is referring to. The screen says "Pennsylvania needs us to get really specific about the kind of retirement income you're receiving from [name]." (where [name] is the name you gave your 1099-R on the federal return).).

This screen wants to know what type of pension this is since some pensions are taxable in Pennsylvania.

At the box entitled "State Type Code", pull down the menu.

Choose "I'm eligible; plan's eligible (no PA tax)" if the following applies:

• You are eligible if you were eligible to retire under your plan's rules (as opposed to early).
• The plan is eligible if it meets Pennsylvania rules. See this article from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants about eligible plans in Pennsylvania.

If you are not sure about whether the retirement plans are eligible plans, you may need to call them and ask if they are qualified plans for Pennsylvania tax purposes.