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1099-G from prior year - Why taxable?

Mark B2 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:34:43 GMT

I received for 2022 a 1099-G (for local tax refunds) for both 2020 and 2021 tax years. Since I took the standard deduction in both 2020 and 2021, it seems to me that both refunds should be non-taxable. Yet, Turbo Tax causes the refund for 2020 to be taxable. Why? And how do I correct that?

Re: 1099-G from prior year - Why taxable?

RobertB4444 — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:12:44 GMT

Because you should not be entering the 1099-G into your return at all. The only reason to enter it is if you took the deduction in the prior year. Just delete it and you're all set.

Here's the TurboTax article about 1099-Gs.

@Mark B2