If I am being told to check this entry and it says State Tax Refund Worksheet Item Q Line 1 what do I put in there?

[JulieS]

Item Q, line 1 is the amount on line 5b of your 2018 Schedule A. It is the amount of state and local real estate taxes that you deducted in 2018.

[MarieDeniseDiane]

I had the same question, thank you. Curious though: why on earth does Turbo Tax say to enter Item Q line 2, when it actually should be Item 5b ???

[AmyC]

I have learned the programmers do what seems to be "odd things" for a reason.

[rykux]

I'm receiving 4 different errors related to State Tax Refund Worksheet, what's the correct items to enter for: 

1. Item Q

2. Item Q line 3

3. Item Q line 1 (This seems to be line 5b of 2018 Schedule A based on this thread)

4. Item Q line 2

[rykux]

Actually, found the answer to my own questions thanks to the 3rd reply in this thread: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/discussion/if-i-am-being-told-to-check-this-entry-and-...

Basically going to the Forms view allows me to see the worksheet with errors (red exclamation mark), and in the form itself, it describes what each of the Item Q means, they are all from Schedule A.

[zenmster]

I went back to my 2018 form and that same line was blank as well. Q Line 1.  Any suggestions.  I dont' recall TT giving me a warning when finalizing 2018.  Now I'm stuck trying to finish 2019 tax year and not sure what to do - just put in zero?

[zenmster]

I just looked back 3 years of returns and Line 7 Q 1 are all just blank but I never got a warning about it until trying to finish out my tax year 2019 return. Searched on Google and just brings me back to this link LOL

[zenmster]

anyone have a suggestion for this? I'm about to submit the return - is it really just the vehicle reg fees? 

[MarilynG1]

@zenmster If your prior years are blank (or $0) you did not Itemize.

If you are not itemizing in 2020, use blank (or $0). 

Per Expert Julie S:

"This error refers to the amount on line 5c of your Schedule A, which is state and local personal property taxes. That is usually the deductible amount of your vehicle registration fees. 

If you did not itemize, you can enter 0. If you did itemize, just check your Schedule A and fill in the number you had on line 5c."

[zenmster]

are you saying I pull that info from line 5c off of my 2018 tax year return? I'm def itemizing.  Trying to finish my 2019 tax year taxes. 

[ErnieS0]

Yes. If you are working on a 2019 income tax return, TurboTax will need information from your 2018 tax return to determine whether part or all of your 2018 state refund should be added into your 2019 income as a taxable refund. Line 5c is state and local personal property taxes.

[zenmster]

Line 5c of my current tax return i'm trying to finish or the previous year? 

[MarilynG1]

Previous year.  Per Expert JulieS:

"This error refers to the amount on line 5c of your Schedule A for the prior year, which is state and local personal property taxes. That is usually the deductible amount of your vehicle registration fees. 

If you did not itemize, you can enter 0. If you did itemize, just check your Schedule A from the prior year and fill in the number you had on line 5c."

[zenmster]

hi what if the 2018 entry is blank - not even a "0"? I didn't bypass/ignore any "fix error" directions since 2013 so I don't know why this is happening now.  Ugh