New York State has an equivalent of the federal injured spouse status, which
is reported on New York Form IT-280, Nonobligated Spouse Allocation.
You can complete this form in
TurboTax:
- While in your New York
return, you will see a screen, Additional Tax Situations. Click on the Start box next to Prevent your
credits from going to a debt owed by your spouse. [See
Screenshot #1, below.]
- On the
screen, Are You a Nonobligated Spouse, click the Yes box.
- On the
next screen, Who is the Nonobligated Spouse, mark the circle next
to the correct name and click Continue.
- On the Check
Your Qualifications screen, mark all the boxes
that apply. [Screenshot #2]
- On the
next screen you will be asked to allocate income that belongs to the
injured spouse. Click Continue when finished.
- You will be brought back
to the Additional Tax Situations screen. Click on the box Done
with Other Forms.
For additional information on the New York Nonobligated
Spouse designation, please see the intructions for NY Form IT-280.
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