Can I get a New York State tax credit if I worked in Atlanta for six months and then moved to New york City? I paid taxes in Georgia and New York State.

[miriz]

Turbotax is giving me the credit, but my tax advisor says no. 

[Karca · Accepted solution]

It seems like you are a part-year resident of Georgia for first half of the year then are a part year resident of NY for the second half of the year.

You would only be allowed a credit for taxes paid to Georgia, if you worked in Georgia and were taxed in Georgia during your NY residency period.

[miriz]

ok..that was what my tax advisor told me. How do I rework my return to get rid of the credit?

[miriz]

I can't figure out where to "lose" it.

[Karca]

You could delete the states and start over again.  If you do or don't, I would make sure that you are filing a part year resident return for both states.  If you don't delete the state and start over again, I would go to the area where the credit for other state taxes are paid and remove all your entries.

[miriz]

I'll try this. FYI this is a definite bug in the Turbotax program. I figured I shouldn't be getting the credit, but it seems the system does not adjust for dates of residence.