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All About Your State Income Taxes & Maximizing Deductions!

State tax laws may vary! That’s the biggest takeaway from this post. While many states conform to the IRS tax guidelines, at least to a certain extent, nearly all of them require some adjustments to maximize your state deductions. And, some states se... read more

Multi-State: Taxing Moves & Other State Tax Dues!

Do you even have to file taxes in more than one state? Do you know if you’re a resident, nonresident, or part-year resident? What if you’re in a state temporarily, such as a military move? So many questions - and TurboTax has the answers! Let’s start... read more

why did my state refund drop to zero after I chose not to apply to 2026 taxes?

CA Form 593 Turbo Tax error

I have followed the Turbo Tax instructions to enter the CA Form 593 data in my State forms, and also on the Fed Tax payments form. Now it shows up TWICE on Form 540.I have rechecked multiple times. It is showing up twice even though I followed the Tu... read more

Question about NYS pension and annuity income exclusion

My daughter inherited an IRA from her father who died several years ago. She is younger than 59-1/2, but b/c it is a beneficiary IRA, she must take yearly RMDs. She is now a NY resident, but her father (the decedent who owned the IRA) was not a NY re... read more

how do I apply my California tax refund to next year

Reporting 179 deduction on DC form D-30

Is a federal 179 deduction for rental property improvement reported on Schedule G of the DC form D-30?

Oregon Passive Activity Loss Tracking

I live in Washington, but I have rental property in Oregon. Because my income is over the threshold, I can't deduct the passive activity loss. I prepared an Oregon return, but the amount that transfers from my federal return as Oregon source income s... read more

used last year refund for state estimated 2025 taxes , now confused.

Last year I used 800 of my state tax refund for my 2025 state estimated taxes. Then I have paid 800 for 3 of the quarters. Somewhere it says I only paid 2400 for state taxes. So what worksheet do I look at to see if I was credited for all I have paid... read more

Total New York 529 Contributions

I do not recall seeing this question last year but TurboTax is asking me to enter the total of all contributions (from 1998-2005) to NY 529 accounts. Do I really have to go back 17 years for my oldest childs account and add up all contributions? What... read more

I'm a therapist working remotely out of IL but I see clients in NY and NJ, do I need to file taxes in those states?

I work for myself, and am paid through billing companies located in each of the states.

Minnesota Form M1 Barcode Illegible

When viewing, saving, or printing Form M1 in Turbo tax, the barcode is messed up. This issue started with the 3/13/2026 update. The issue did not exist before that and barcodes on other state forms work just fine.

MN State form M1CWFC requires my payment election but I do not qualify for the credit

While checking my state return for accuracy, TurboTax shows I did not make a payment election on the worksheet M1CWFC for the state of Minnesota and insists it must be filled out. This form is explicitly for anyone that is 'married filling separately... read more

Montana state form 2 page 2 line 2

When I efiled my 2025 taxes, the Federal was accepted but the MT taxes were rejected with the following error:" The value of Schedule II Page 2 Line 22 must equal the quotient of Schedule II Page 2 Line 21 divided by Line 20." Line 20 is the net long... read more

Manually enter section 179 / passive loss carryover from 2024 for 2025 California State return

Hello Everyone, I am in the process prepare my 2025 tax return for State of California. I have completed Federal tax return using TurboTax software. Software: TurboTax Premier 2025 desktop edition Filing status: married file jointly. 2024 tax return ... read more