Entering state tax refund; I took standard deduction for federal and itemized state, so I don't know which box to check.

[I_am_not_Nick]

I am entering data for my state tax refund from 2019.  Turbo Tax is asking me if I took the standard deduction or itemized.  I took the standard for my Federal return and itemized for my state return, so I'm not sure what box to check here.

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

It just wants to know about federal.  Say you took the Standard Deduction.

A State Tax Refund is taxable if you itemized deductions on that prior year's federal return and took a deduction for state income taxes instead of the sale tax.  You got a deduction benefit for it so now you have to include it as income. If you took the standard deduction it is not taxable and you don't need to report it.

[I_am_not_Nick]

Thank you.

The instructions in Turbo Tax made it seem that was correct, and it also makes sense.  That was some good news in an otherwise not so great week.