When filing jointly, you don't need to allocate the state refund to your spouse separately. You can enter the total amount of the state refund received for both of you combined.
To enter your state refund in TurboTax:
- Be sure you are logged in to TurboTax for next link to work.
- Go to the the Did you have any of these types of income? screen and select Yes.
- On the State and local tax refunds and other government payments screen, select State or local income tax refunds even if not reported on Form 1099-G and select Continue.
- On the Did you get a state or local tax refund in 2024? screen, select Yes.
- On the Tell us about your refund screen, enter your total refund received in 2024.
- Enter the amount in box 2 (state or local income tax refunds, credits, or offsets).
- If you received multiple 1099-Gs for the same state or locality, both with the same tax year in box 3, enter the box 2 sum.
- For example, you received two 1099-Gs from Colorado. They both have 2024 in box 3, and their box 2 amounts are $1,000 and $800 respectively. You'd enter $1,800 in Total refund received in 2024.
- Enter your total of all your payments and withholding.
- Enter the total taxes you paid to the state or locality for the same tax year as the refund (this includes withholdings as well as estimated tax and other payments).
- You can get this amount from your state or local tax return for the tax year of the refund. Look for a line near the bottom, often bolded, that includes the phrase total payments.
- Enter tax year of refund, which is box 3 of your 1099-G.
