topic PA state taxes are wrong when I complete my taxes. PA does not tax retirement income and you are showing that I owe almos t $3000.00 in State tax filing

PA state taxes are wrong when I complete my taxes. PA does not tax retirement income and you are showing that I owe almos t $3000.00

jryjjln — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:16:58 GMT

Re: PA state taxes are wrong when I complete my taxes. PA does not tax retirement income and you ...

BillM223 — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:54:30 GMT

On the Pennsylvania return, you need to manually indicate which retirement distributions are not taxable (because some are taxable).

In the Pennsylvania state interview, you will come to a screen entitled "What kind of retirement income do you have from Pennsylvania?" Actually, you'll get one of these for each 1099-R you enter on the federal.

The second line identifies which 1099-R this screen is referring to. The screen says "Pennsylvania needs us to get really specific about the kind of retirement income you're receiving from [name]." (where [name] is the name you gave your 1099-R on the federal return).).

This screen wants to know what type of pension this is since some pensions are taxable in Pennsylvania.

At the box entitled "State Type Code", pull down the menu.

Choose "I'm eligible; plan's eligible (no PA tax)" if the following applies:

You are eligible if you were eligible to retire under your plan's rules (as opposed to early).
The plan is eligible if it meets Pennsylvania rules. See this article from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants about eligible plans in Pennsylvania.

Re: PA state taxes are wrong when I complete my taxes. PA does not tax retirement income and you ...

EileenG — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:26:13 GMT

The drop down menu isn't coming up for this 1099-R, so i can't select that it isn't taxable income

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Vanessa A — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:39:29 GMT

Have you walked through all of the steps? The screen will say what kind of retirement income do you have from Pennsylvania. You will then select I'm eligible, plans eligible. This is in the state section, not the federal section where you enter your 1099-R.