Unclear Rhode Island Filing Question

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Hi all. I moved away from Rhode Island early last year, so TurboTax is having me complete a partial RI state return. While competing the return, the first question is: 

“Enter the portion of your $xxx [gross income] in wages and salaries that you earned from Rhode Island sources while you were a resident of Rhode Island. If no amount applies, enter 0.”

It pre fills the box with what I made while living in RI, and I move to the next question, which I don’t understand what this is asking:

“Enter the portion of your $xxx [gross income minus what I made while in RI] in wages and salaries that you earned from Rhode Island sources while you were not a resident of Rhode Island. If no amount applies, enter 0.”

I’m  not understanding what this question is asking. If I enter zero or leave it blank the next page says:

“You have modifications to your federal income of zero.

Enter the portion related to your time as a resident of

Rhode Island. If no amount applies, enter 0.“

So it seems the system is thinking something needs to go in the box of the last page, but I’m confused as to what it is asking. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[ErnieS0 · Accepted solution]

Enter the portion of wages and salaries that you earned from Rhode Island sources while you were a resident is part of your W-2 that you earned while living in Rhode Island.

Enter the portion of wages and salaries that you earned from Rhode Island sources while you were not a resident means W-2 income you earned in Rhode Island after you moved out of state. 

For example, if you moved to Massachusetts but continued to commute back and forth every day to your old job in Rhode Island then enter that portion of your wages as Rhode Island amount.

Enter $0 if you did not work in Rhode Island after you moved.

Your Rhode Island modifications to income is probably $0 because your federal modifications are $0 unless you had one of the following.

• additions of interest and dividends from states and political subdivisions other than Rhode Island
• RI fiduciary adjustments
• adjustment of depreciation taken on federal return
• non-qualifying distributions from Family Education Trusts
•  income from U.S. government obligations taxable to the federal government but not the state (i.e. savings bonds)
• deductions for new R & D facilities
• income from family education accounts
• contributions to Tuition Savings Programs (529 plan)
• exemptions for certain writers, artists, and composers
• qualified investment in certified venture capital partnership
• unqualified withdrawals from Tuition Savings Program
• recapture of Historic or Production Tax Credit
• recapture of Scituate Medical Savings Account contribution
• exemption for services performed in Rhode Island by a military spouse
• Railroad Retirement Benefits that are exempt from state income taxes
•  Job Growth Act deduction
• exclusion of certain capital investments
• employer tax incentives
• exempt Historic Tax credit or Production Income
• Scituate Medical Savings Account contributions
• health insurance coverage for a domestic partner