Hello,
I'm trying to file my Illinois state return, but I get the following error message: "Return cannot be e-filed when the sum of Illinois wages plus out of state wages on all W-2s does not equal total wages reported on IL Schedule CR."
I live in Illinois, but worked in IL, PA, and KS during the year, so three state returns. After receiving the error message, I did some digging and realized the sum of my state wages, tips, etc. boxes for my three state W-2s are greater than box 1 on my federal W-2. In speaking with my company's payroll department, evidently PA treats 401K contributions differently than federal rules, which results in a higher wage figure being reported for PA state purposes. But as a result, it throws turbotax out of balance and it won't let me e-file.
Any suggestions on how to modify the input to Turbotax where it will let me e-file, without changing my actual tax liability? I assume I should be able to change the amount of other state wages on my IL return such that it will cause everything to balance while not changing what I owe to Illinois, but have been unsuccessful in figuring it out myself. Thanks
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In the IL state interview step-by-step edit the "Credits" section. "Edit" or "revisit" the "Credit for Tax Paid to Another State" topic. Click "Done" on the summary page and then you will arrive at a page showing total wages and other state amounts. You can adjust the "other state amount" box to be equal/less than the "total wages..." box.
In the IL state interview step-by-step edit the "Credits" section. "Edit" or "revisit" the "Credit for Tax Paid to Another State" topic. Click "Done" on the summary page and then you will arrive at a page showing total wages and other state amounts. You can adjust the "other state amount" box to be equal/less than the "total wages..." box.
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