I got a 1099G in the mail from a state I haven't lived in in over 2 years. It only has boxes 1-3, showing a number in State Income Tax Refund. What do I do with this?

[daviza7]

Same thing as the question. I don't have enough info to fill anything out?

[Rachel_W · Accepted solution]

You only need to include the State Income Tax Refund reported to you on Form 1099-G if you Itemized your deductions on Schedule A for the tax year you received the refund for.

For example, if your Form 1099-G shows a 2017 State refund of $100 and you Itemized your deductions on Schedule A in 2017, you will need to report this as income on your 2018 Tax Return.  However, if you used the Standard Deduction in 2017, you do not need to report this as income and can just disregard the form.

If you need to include your Form 1099-G, please follow these instructions to input it in TurboTax:

• Sign In to TurboTax Online
• Click "Take Me to my Return"
• Click "Federal" from the left side of your screen
• Scroll down to "Other Common Income" and click "Show More"
• Click "Start" next to "Refunds Received for State/Local Returns"
• From here you can input your Form 1099-G for your State Refund