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How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

DaMaVa — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:54:17 GMT

The Michigan instructions state "Include only income tax paid to another government unit(s)
on income earned while you were a Michigan resident and
taxed by Michigan." I was a part year resident of CA and the income was only taxed by CA.

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

Critter — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:05:56 GMT

I can almost guarantee this was a user data entry error ...

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Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

DaMaVa — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:25:07 GMT

I checked. My W2 is from California. I entered the correct time periods for CA and MI residency. The MI 1040 instructions state:

Line 18: Income Tax Imposed by Government Units Outside
Michigan. Include the amount of income tax paid to:
• A nonreciprocal state (see page 6)
• A local government unit outside Michigan, including tax
paid to local units located in reciprocal states
• The District of Columbia
• A Canadian province.
Include only income tax paid to another government unit(s)
on income earned while you were a Michigan resident and
taxed by Michigan.

I was not a Michigan resident, and Michigan did not tax my income when I earned income in CA.

When I try to call the support number, I end up getting hung up on, because they can't find my account. My online account is showing the correct phone number and email address, which is the info they have asked for. I do not have any paid support, but need to know how to change the online forms so I can print out an amended return.

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

DoninGA — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:33:44 GMT

@DaMaVa

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2018 tax return originally completed and filed using the TurboTax online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-amend-my-2018-turbotax-online-return/01/961385

When contacting support try using the Audit Support Center website to speak with an agent - https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/irs-notice/audit-support/

Otherwise use the TurboTax contact website and for your product edit it to show CD/Download and for the edition use Deluxe - https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact/

On the following screen enter your information and then click on the button labeled Get Phone Number

If all else fails use these web pages -

Support can also be reached by messaging them on these pages https://www.facebook.com/turbotax/ and https://twitter.com/TeamTurboTax

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:00:16 GMT

it seems you were a part year resident of two states and therefore should have file 2 part year resident returns. one for each state. in such case neither state would grant any credits for income tax by other state. it would seem that somehow you indicated you were a full year resident of one state and a part year or non resident of the other state where you earned income and there were granted credit of the "full year" return

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

TomD8 — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:09:39 GMT

The "other state credit" applies only to income taxed by both states.

If you literally moved from CA to MI (or vice versa), and changed jobs when you did so with no overlap, then you would have no double-taxed income. In that situation you would file two part-year-resident returns.

If that's what happened, check your entries in the My Info section of TT and make sure they are correct. Make sure you allotted your income correctly to each state, and make sure you answered No to the question about Other State Income.

But if you did not move from one state to the other, but instead went to one of the states temporarily for school or work while keeping your main home unchanged, then most likely you would be a non-resident of the "temporary" state while still being a resident of your home state. In that situation you might well have double-taxed income. And you would file one non-resident return and one resident return.

A part-year resident is someone who has literally moved their domicile (their permanent home) from one state to another.

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

DaMaVa — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:07:23 GMT

Yes, I was a part year resident of both states, and that was clearly indicated. I reviewed all my online entries. The date ranges and income allocation were correctly reported on both states' forms. The only error was taking the credit in Michigan (line 18 on MI 1040). The CA income was subtracted in Subtractions on Schedule 1, Line 13, so no tax was paid. If I had been a Michigan resident with CA income, I would have had to pay MI tax on the income and used the credit because I would have also paid taxes in CA, but then I wouldn't have subtracted the income on Schedule 1. Get it?

I suspect the bug was due to a married filing where one was part year and one wasn't.

I finally got someone on the line (attempt 5) when I said I used the CD/Download. Thank you for that tip. The person I spoke with sent me software to download which wouldn't work on my Chromebook. The online system isn't updated to do 2018 amended returns. Her final solution was to do nothing since it wasn't an error that the state caught. (I think the state calls that fraud.) So I filled out the forms manually. Luckily, I only owe $47 dollars -- $61 with interest and penalty, because Michigan disallowed the original refund.

I'm done with TurboTax.

BTW, I am a finance professional, took an HR tax preparer class 30 years ago, did my own taxes and several others for 25 years, and generally use free tax software in order to e-file. I used paid Turbo Tax this year, because I am not educated on CA taxes having lived there for less than a year. Luckily, I know Michigan tax forms, have filed partial residence 3 other times, and was able to figure this out pretty quickly.

You can tell yourself this is user error, but it wasn't. I hope you look into it.

Re: How to I get help with question on a TurboTax calculated error? They calculated a credit for income tax imposed by another state, and they should not have.

Critter — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:17:51 GMT

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