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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

Tax exempt federal income not being added back in state (Colorado) tax

Hi - unlike as in past years, federal 1099-DIV tax-exempt income is not being added back in Colorado forms, and I cannot find a way to get the software to account for this. What I have done: * Entered "Multiple States" and "Colorado" tax exempt amoun... read more

Where do I enter the amount erroniously deducted from me and paid to a reciprocal state on my non-resident tax return?

I lived in Ohio for all of 2025, but worked some hours in PA, which is a reciprocal state. I put $0 for my taxable income, but I don't see anywhere to put the amount my employer deducted from me that went to PA.

I won $2156 gambling on a Carnival Cruise which out from A Fl port?

Carnival Cruise HQ is in Florida

I am a PA resident and DE nonresident. Turbotax is not applying the taxes I paid to DE in my PA amount due. What can I do to troubleshoot?

Why do two of the states I worked in not let me e-file without adding my wife to that return when she did not work in those states?

I live in the Philippines, not in a state. How can I get rid of this question- Sales tax location details?

What does it mean when it says "This return has not been prepared", for a state tax return?

I have tax returns from two different states, one of those is saying i cannot e-file or mail because "the return has not been prepared".

Filing jointly, wife was a part time resident in CA but can't claim tax credit

My wife was a part time resident in CA last year (finishing grad school), and moved in with me in NJ after graduation. I was a full time resident of NJ. During her time in CA, she received a signing bonus for her company in NY. Since she was a reside... read more

Previous year's state tax garnishment and subsequent refund

I was late in filing for a NR state return for 2020. In 2025, that state garnished what it estimated I owed when I redeemed some federal t-bonds. After I competed the state return, I was refunded more than what was garnished. I'm not sure where to re... read more

IL employer withheld taxes from IL and MN. I live and work in MN. They sent me a corrected W2 and I don't think it's right.

Hi there, hope someone can help. I live and work in MN, and my employer is in IL. I didn't realize until I started doing my taxes recently that my employer seems to have been withholding both MN and IL state tax from my paychecks. When I brought this... read more

Allocate New York State Adjustments Question

In 2025, I lived in NYC (between 01/01/2025 to 05/22/2025).When preparing the NY state I came to an "Allocate New York State Adjustments" page. The text says: "Because your residence changed during 2025 you must allocate your New York State adjustmen... read more

Value of IRAs reported in NJ

Turbotax has asked if this was the first year of withdrawal form this account , which it is not. It then asked for the value of all IRA's on 12/31/2025. Is this asking for the value of all IRA's owned by this individual (vs indivual and spouse) as th... read more