topic 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made during the year into an NJBEST account. Can TurboTax please fix this? in Retirement tax questions

2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made during the year into an NJBEST account. Can TurboTax please fix this?

craig — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:53:16 GMT

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

DaveF1006 — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:06:18 GMT

To clarify, is your gross income $200,000 or less? If so, there's no reason why you can't claim it. There's an entry you need to make in your New Jersey state return.

As you navigate through the return, there is a screen that mentions New Jersey College Affordability Deductions.
In the next screen, you can enter up to $10,000 for the contribution.

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

craig — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:42:57 GMT

For the New Jersey Tax return there is NO screen that mentions New Jersey College Affordability Deductions.

Can you please raise a ticket to have this added to the NJ tax return section.

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

AnnetteB6 — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:50:29 GMT

If you are using TurboTax Online and you have gone through the NJ return until you reach the screen titled, You've Finished Your New Jersey Return, you can click Update beside the Adjustments category to go through that section again. The screen titled New Jersey College Affordability Deductions will be found going through all possible adjustments.

If you are not using TurboTax Online, please share which version of the desktop program you are using.

@craig

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

craig — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:58:08 GMT

I am using TurboTax Online, went through all of the sections in Adjustments for my NJ state filing, and there is no screen titled New Jersey College Affordability Deductions. Please advise.

Craig

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

DaveF1006 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:25:59 GMT

It appears as you go through the New Jersey state interview. The screen will appear after a screen that allows you to enter medical expenses.

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

craig — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:50:07 GMT

I stepped through the Adjustments section again:

Any Medical Expenses?

then next...

Qualified Conservation Contribution

Nothing for

New Jersey College Affordability Deductions

Please help!!

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

RogerD1 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:33:23 GMT

You might want to consider deleting the New Jersey return in TurboTax and starting over. To do that, follow these steps:

Click on Your State Returns under State Taxes on the left side menu.
Click the trash can icon to the right of Continue.
You will be asked if you want to delete the return - click on Delete
Click on "+Add another State", then select New Jersey

You will then proceed through with working on your New Jersey return again.

As you step through the screens of New Jersey a screen titled "New Jersey College Affordability Deduction" will be followed right after "Any Medical Expenses?".

Since the Affordability Deduction screen in TurboTax will not appear if your gross income is above $200,000, just check to be sure that it is not. You can check the total income by clicking on Federal Review, going through the review and fixing any errors and click until you get to a screen talking about your refund/balance due. This will have a summary of your total income.

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

craig — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:11:44 GMT

Did exactly that and there is still no screen titled New Jersey College Affordability Deductions

Can you please verify this is working for NJ state returns??

Re: 2025 New Jersey state return does not allow me to deduct up to $10,000 of contributions made ...

craig — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:15:54 GMT

Found the problem. Over the 200k limit by a few dollars. Apologies and thank you!!