Regarding your military Home of Record -
Just make sure that you are letting the TurboTax
system know that you are on active military duty and that you are inputting
your state of legal residency (SLR) as your resident state. Your SLR is usually
your home of record –
the state recorded by the military as your home when you joined the military
(regardless of where you are stationed).
For example if your SLR is CA
but you are stationed in VA, then you will use CA as your resident state in
TurboTax.
If necessary , you may need to edit your personal information under the
Personal Info tab (for TurboTax Online
sign-in, click Here) to let the TurboTax system know that you are in the
U.S. Armed Forces.
You
will need to make sure that you select yes
-"I am a member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces (active, reserve
or National Guard)".
Also
answer "no" to "I lived in
another state" (screenshot). Even though you may have lived in a
different state, this will not apply if you are on active military service in a
state other than your home of record state.
Additionally,
if you earned any income outside your military pay in a state that is not your
state of record, you will need to file a nonresident state income tax return to
recognize this nonmilitary income. Otherwise you will only have a resident
state income tax return for your home of record, the state where you lived when
you joined the military.
Regarding your property taxes -
For personal property taxes -
To enter
your personal property taxes in TurboTax Online or Desktop, please follow these steps:
- Once you are in your tax
return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab ("Personal" tab in
TurboTax Home & Business)
- Next click on “Deductions and
credits”
- Next click on "jump to
full list" or “I’ll choose what I work on”
- Scroll down the screen until
to come to the section “Cars and Other Things You Own”
- Choose "show more",
then Personal Property Taxes and follow the onscreen instructions
To enter your VA home property taxes -
Since your SLR is CA, you will enter your VA property taxes as other taxes under the home section.
To enter your Property Taxes in TurboTax Online
(for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here , then
select "Take Me to My Return") or Desktop, please follow
these steps:
- Once
you are in your tax return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab
("Personal" tab in TurboTax Home & Business)
- Next click on “Deductions and
credits”
- Next click on "jump to
full list" or “I’ll choose what I work on”
- Scroll down the screen until
to come to the section “Your Home”
- Choose "show more",
then Property Taxes and follow the onscreen instruction
- Enter your VA property taxes under the "other property" box (screenshot)
