2019 NYS IT-196 Line 21

[sfridakis]

Dear community. I received an audit letter from NYS which prompted me to look very carefully at my 2019 submission. In IT-196 line 21 (Unreimbursed employee expenses) I see an amount that does not make any sense. The corresponding worksheet (section 179 expense report) has 2,200 but somehow that line shows 6,696. It does not foot to anything in my federal submission or any other worksheet. I am at my wits end trying to figure out how turbotax is calculating it. Furthermore, if this is a known "problem" I would love a reference to it to see if I can avoid the ominous penalties coming my way. Thank you all for your help

[rjs]

Section 179 expense is not the only thing that goes on Form IT-196 line 21. Is there a Form 2106 in your federal tax return? Some of the expenses on Form 2106 are included in Form IT-196 line 21. There could be more than one Form 2106.

For your 2019 tax return did you use TurboTax Online or the CD/Download TurboTax software? If you used the CD/Download software, do you still have the 2019 software installed on your computer? Are you looking at your 2019 New York tax return in TurboTax, or are you looking at a PDF or paper copy? If you are looking at a PDF or paper copy, I don't know if it would include the Form 2106 if that form was not actually filed with your federal tax return.