Georgia Education Expense Credit -

[SJLN]

How do you enter the Georgia Education Expense credit if I itemized my Federal deductions and I'm over the SALT?  Do I lose that credit on my Georgia taxes?   

[DoninGA]

No, that does not affect the Georgia Education Expense Credit on the Georgia state income tax return.

[SJLN]

Thanks -- then how do I do it?  I was approved for QEE of 2k; I itemized my Federal deductions and am over SALT.  In Georgia State return, Turbo Tax keeps  prompting me to fill out these fields in the below worksheets.  Do I put 2000?  

[AmyC]

Follow these steps:

1. Please return to your GA return and edit.
2. Continue through until you reach Take a look at GA credits.
3. Select Education Expense Credit 
4. Did you receive pre-approval? Yes
5. You must select the top box - which really means either I did not deduct my contribution as charity on the federal return in order to qualify for the credit or I added it back to my Ga income.
   • If you did not take the federal charity deduction, you are done.
   • If you did take the federal charity deduction, you must add it back in the GA additions to income section.

This will take care of your state issue. The rest of the wording does allow more options if you want to move more money around in the federal to add back to the state. I don't see the value for you.

[SJLN]

thanks!