Why does Turbo Tax care about where I worked in 2020 for 2021 taxes?

[Anonymous]

I am filling out my Missouri 2021 Tax Form. I was remote living in KS for most of 2021. But turbo tax is asking about where I worked in 2020. Why would that matter at all for 2021?

Per the On Demand Tax Guidance in Turbo Tax Deluxe 2021:

Remote Work for a Missouri Employer

If you performed remote work for a Missouri employer outside of Missouri during 2020, the portion of income earned while working outside Missouri is not taxable to Missouri. Amounts entered as remote work income will be subtracted from Missouri sourced wages transferred from your federal return.

[BillM223 · Accepted solution]

You are correct to wonder - this is almost certainly a situation where the year 2020 was not updated to 2021.

There are occasions in which TurboTax needs to know something about the year prior to the tax year, but this is not one of them. Thank you for pointing this out.