topic I live and work in Missouri. Why am I needing to adjust a Form MO-A? in State tax filing

I live and work in Missouri. Why am I needing to adjust a Form MO-A?

limpert4259 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:14:32 GMT

It is saying that my Missouri Return needs to be fixed. It's saying that for Form MO-A: TP-Kansas/St. Louis Refund should not exceed the prior year state and local tax refund reported as taxable on your Federal Return. I have never had to deal with this and am not sure what to do.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: I live and work in Missouri. Why am I needing to adjust a Form MO-A?

ErnieS0 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:41:03 GMT

Check the state and local refund amounts in State and Local Tax Refunds on Form 1099-G to make sure those numbers are accurate.

Click on Federal in the left column
Click Wages & Income at the top
Go to Other Common Income. Click Show more
Start/Revisit Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns
On the State and Local Tax Refund Summary check whether your MO and St Louis refunds are correct. If not, edit them. Employers should withhold the correct amount of St Louis tax so refunds are rare.

Re: I live and work in Missouri. Why am I needing to adjust a Form MO-A?

jamesjetton — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:34:29 GMT

I am having a similar problem with the smart worksheet on MO-A not importing my taxable refunds from prior year state and local returns. I received a Kansas City partial refund on my 2020 return due to working part of the year from home outside the city, as well as a state refund. The worksheet should be totaling those two values in box A then subtracting the portion that was the Kansas City refund in box B for a positive remainder in box C. Box A is not being properly imported from the federal return. This problem requires technical assistance.

Re: I live and work in Missouri. Why am I needing to adjust a Form MO-A?

RobertB4444 — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:32:43 GMT

It is a good idea to first clear your cache and cookies - which means removing all of the temporary programs that can gum up your web browser. If that doesn't work, try using a different web browser.

Here is a link on how to clear your cache and cookies.

You are probably better off having someone walk through the return with you to look at your entries so I recommend getting live expert help.

Here is a link to finding a TurboTax expert.

However, that requires upgrading your product which may be an expense you don't want. In that case you can call an expert and ask questions over the phone.

Here is a link to the TurboTax Phone Number.