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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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