Why won't turbo allow me to box 15state drop down arrow to put name of state

[elliott4264]

Box 15 state won't allow drop down answer to be used

[xmasbaby0]

Several  states do not have a state income tax.  So these states will not show up in certain drop down lists.   Leave boxes 15, 16, and 17 blank when you enter a W-2 for these states.

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming

[MonikaK1]

Box 15 is the two-letter abbreviation for your state. Here are some common issues and solutions for Box 15:

The program won't allow you to submit a W-2 with two different Box 15 through 17 lines for the same state. It also won't allow you to submit two W-2's with the same EIN. 

You can combine the Box 16 and 17 entries on one line for one state.

If your employer issued two W-2's to separate the states, you can enter just one W-2 and use additional lines for Box 15 through 17. Click the button for Add Another State under the W-2 entry fields.

If you have the situation in which all of the income is on one W-2, with a single EIN, and the items in boxes 15 through 17 have different State ID's, but are all under $1: add the Box 15 through 17 items on the two lines together and report them on one line in TurboTax using one of the State ID's. 

Also, check to be sure you have the correct zip code. TurboTax will check the state ID against the zip code.

See this TurboTax tips article for more information on Form 1099-INT.