How can I change Georgia to Use Federal Standard Deduction instead of Itemized?

[gdaddymac]

I am using Standard Deduction on my Federal Return but for some reason Georgia form is defaulting to Itemized Deductions. How can I change Georgia to Federal Standard Deduction?

[KeshaH]

The state of Georgia requires you to use the same type of deduction (standard or itemized) on your state return that you use on the federal. If Georgia is reporting the itemized deduction, double check that your federal actually shows the standard deduction.

If you'd like, we can take a look at your return so we can see exactly what you see and help come to a resolution. The return will be scrubbed and will not include any of your personal details.

Once you're logged in to your account,

- on the left hand panel, click on Tax Tools and then choose Tools

- on the pop up window, select Share my file with Agent

- you'll see a message saying you'll give us a copy of your tax return. Your personal information will be changed so we can't see any private information.

- click okay and you'll get another message with a token

Reply to this message with your token and we'll take a look to see what we can find. Let us know what other states, if any, are included in your return.