Indiana elderly tax credit is not showing up

[NicoleU]

The State of Indiana provides a refundable tax credit of up to $100 for an individual or $140 for a couple if you and/or your spouse meet all the following requirements:

• Age 65 or older by December 31, 2016
• File a joint return if you and your spouse lived together at any time during 2016
• Federal adjusted gross income of less than $10,000
• A resident of Indiana for at least six months during 2016
• Not in prison for 180 days or more in 2016

Fore more information, please click this link: http://www.in.gov/dor/files/ib26.pdf

In TurboTax, please do the following:

• Click State Taxes
• Follow the prompts until you see Take a look at Indiana credits and taxes, if you meet all the above conditions, then it should appear on the top with a calculated amount. (please see screen shot)

[Jimsplace]

Turbo Tax told me I had to mail my Federal Return. I did.

Turbo Tax said I should not mail my State Return as it would be e-filed. 

It appears they did not file it.

I am eligible for the elderly tax credit and in previous years, using Turbo Tax, I received a refund from Indiana within a week or two of filing.

Still waiting on July 2. 

[xmasbaby0]

@Jimsplace    You must have misunderstood.  It is not possible to e-file a state return unless you successfully e-filed a federal return that was accepted by the IRS.  If you mailed your federal return--which is what you said-- then you must also print, sign and mail your state return.  Otherwise, it has not been filed at all.

[Jimsplace]

No mis understanding on my part. The website stated the Federal return must be mailed and the State would be efiled. On the downloaded copy of the completed return, the cover sheet for the State Return states "DO NOT MAIL". And, the method of delivery never changed. I even tried to select mail for the delivery method for the State Return, and they, turbo tax, would not let me make the change. So they changed the method for the Federal Return to mail and would not change the method for the State Return from e-file to mail. 

[VolvoGirl]

Sorry, because of all the security and fraud,  you can not efile state unless Federal was first efiled and accepted.  So if you mailed federal you also have to mail state.

see, https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/e-file/help/can-i-e-file-my-state-return-before-my-federal/00/2554...

[VolvoGirl]

Where did it say federal must be mailed and state efiled?  Can you post a link?  Is it for New York?  Yes NY says you have to efile but that's only if you efiled Federal.  If you can't efile Federal for some reason you don't have to efile state.

Or maybe it was talking about paying a tax due or how you will get a refund?

[Jimsplace]

turbo tax made no mention of such. And left "efile" as the active method for the State. 

[Jimsplace]

the link would reveal personal and financial information. 

[VolvoGirl]

You can post a screen shot and cover up (redact) any Personal Info.

[xmasbaby0]

@Jimsplace   No matter how long you want to debate the issue of what you think TT said, the fact remains that you can only print, sign and mail a state return if you mailed your federal return.  So if you want to file your state return, your option now is to print it, sign it and mail it.