https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/missouri-state-tax-split-with-negative-value/01/3018304#M1100818 <P>When filing Missouri state returns via the desktop version of TurboTax Premier (and possibly other versions, too) - make sure you check the split income section of the Missouri 1040!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Normally, TurboTax pops up a window when I get to the Missouri tax, asking me to split our total federal income between myself and my spouse, as Missouri requires. This time it didn't, and I didn't notice until I'd already e-filed:&nbsp;My income isn't taxable in Missouri, so TurboTax gave the whole federal amount to my spouse - and then put a NEGATIVE amount in my column!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The end resulting number is correct, so maybe the state will accept it; however, that DEFINITELY IS NOT the way it's supposed to be done!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I called Support - and they said to list the bug in the comments in my survey of the tech - hunh - not at all what I would expect. Sigh... what is TurboTax doing?</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:29:42 GMT doin_taxes 2026-02-24T05:29:42Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/missouri-state-tax-split-with-negative-value/01/3018304#M1100818 <P>When filing Missouri state returns via the desktop version of TurboTax Premier (and possibly other versions, too) - make sure you check the split income section of the Missouri 1040!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Normally, TurboTax pops up a window when I get to the Missouri tax, asking me to split our total federal income between myself and my spouse, as Missouri requires. This time it didn't, and I didn't notice until I'd already e-filed:&nbsp;My income isn't taxable in Missouri, so TurboTax gave the whole federal amount to my spouse - and then put a NEGATIVE amount in my column!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The end resulting number is correct, so maybe the state will accept it; however, that DEFINITELY IS NOT the way it's supposed to be done!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I called Support - and they said to list the bug in the comments in my survey of the tech - hunh - not at all what I would expect. Sigh... what is TurboTax doing?</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:29:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/missouri-state-tax-split-with-negative-value/01/3018304#M1100818 doin_taxes 2026-02-24T05:29:42Z