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My husband is a federal civil servant receiving COLA. Is it subject to Hawaii state tax?

HK808 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:48:00 GMT

We are residents of Hawaii. When we filed our 2019 income tax return, we seem to remember that we need to adjust the Aggregate Gross Income (AGI) in From N-11 line 8 because of COLA (cost of living adjustment). I may have accidentally bypassed the question about COLA while working through our 2020 filing and am not sure where or how I should update the information. Please advise.

Thanks,

HK808

Re: My husband is a federal civil servant receiving COLA. Is it subject to Hawaii state tax?

MaryK4 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:16:22 GMT

If the amount in Form W-2, Box 16 (State wages) is larger than Form W-2, Box 1 (Federal wages), TurboTax subtracts the federal wages from the state wages and enters it on Line 8. It is automatic based on W2 entries- please check your return before you file and let us know if it is not.

Re: My husband is a federal civil servant receiving COLA. Is it subject to Hawaii state tax?

HK808 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:23:57 GMT

Thanks very much for the prompt response!