Turbo Tax is giving me a retirement contribution deduction on MA state taxes but I did not make any contributions.

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I received payments from an annuity that my mother owned so I was not the one who made contributions and even hers were not made this past tax year. I don't know how to remove the contribution.

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MA allows a limited deduction for your contribution to Social Security, Medicare, railroad retirement, or a US or MA government retirement plan.

For example, SS and Medicare tax that you reported paying would be automatically applied to this deduction, as a contribution to a "retirement plan".

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Thanks very much!  Now that you mention it I used to know that when I did it all on paper. In Turbo Tax most of what's being calculated is a mystery, but overall still way better. Since my 1099-R was new this year I thought it was about that. Great to get such a clear helpful answer so quickly.