TurboTax mistake on Oregon deductions?

[Kori1]

On my Oregon return, TurboTax chose the higher standard deduction for me over the lower itemized deduction. As it did last year too. However, I was looking it over and if I'm reading it right, Oregon says the standard deduction should be $0 for a MFS. Is TurboTax choosing the wrong deduction for my Oregon return or am I looking at this incorrectly? I'm hoping to be looking at it wrong because it changes the amount I'll owe significantly. (Using the Mac CD/desktop version for Home & Business)

[TomD8 · Accepted solution]

I don't know if this is the problem, but since you're filing MFS, did your spouse possibly itemize deductions?  If so, you cannot take the standard deduction.  You must itemize too. See page 17 of this reference:

https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-17_101-431_2020.pdf

[Kori1]

Thank you for confirming. Yes, he itemized for Oregon this year. We are both using the same TurboTax CD and it acknowledges all along the interview which things I can/can't claim or file because of how he is filing. But, it doesn't seem to do as well at this with the Oregon return as it does for the Federal return. I went back through the interview to find where to change it to itemized but couldn't find it. I found another issue with my State return, so I'm not going to file it through TurboTax and will use Oregon's direct eFile option instead.