topic Why does my federal tax not match my state tax income in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-does-my-federal-tax-not-match-my-state-tax-income/01/394134#M162806 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:34:30 GMT geojeff2001 2019-06-04T19:34:30Z Why does my federal tax not match my state tax income https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-does-my-federal-tax-not-match-my-state-tax-income/01/394134#M162806 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:34:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-does-my-federal-tax-not-match-my-state-tax-income/01/394134#M162806 geojeff2001 2019-06-04T19:34:30Z Federal and state are completely separate.  What amounts... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/federal-and-state-are-completely-separate-what-amounts/01/394145#M162812 Federal and state are completely separate.&nbsp;&nbsp;What amounts do you think should match? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:34:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/federal-and-state-are-completely-separate-what-amounts/01/394145#M162812 VolvoGirl 2019-06-04T19:34:32Z Federal and state income tax laws differ. If you are aski... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/federal-and-state-income-tax-laws-differ-if-you-are-aski/01/394157#M162818 <P>Federal and state income tax laws differ.</P><P>If you are asking why Boxes 1 and 16 on your W-2 differ, that is because of the way some states treat certain employee benefits (such as a 401(k) or a Flexible Spending Plan).</P><P> <A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2_18.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2_18.pdf</A> <BR /> </P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:34:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/federal-and-state-income-tax-laws-differ-if-you-are-aski/01/394157#M162818 SweetieJean 2019-06-04T19:34:33Z