1099-G Maryland

[KREC]

I received a refund last year. I took standard deduction. Will I get a 1099-G?

[MayaD]

You don't report any of the refund as income if you didn’t itemize your deductions on your federal tax return for the tax year that generated the refund.

[KREC]

Thanks. I assume TT will ask the question but will recognize that last year I took the standard deduction?

[KrisD15]

TurboTax does carry information forward, but if not, here is something to keep in mind. 

If you take the Standard Deduction for 2022 and you get a 1099-G next year, don't enter the 1099-G for the refund. 

If you do want to enter the 1099-G, be sure to enter it as a State Refund, NOT in the other 1099-G entry screen. 

Next the program might ask you for confusing information, 

THEN it will ask if you took the Standard Deduction or Itemized. 

On this screen if you select "I took the standard deduction in ...." and Continue

the NEXT screen says "Good News! Your Refund Is Not Taxable"

Sometimes the program makes you do a lot of work for nothing, but how you enter the refund next year (or don't) is up to you.