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posted Feb 4, 2021 6:02:17 PM

Oregon is requiring people to pay a state tax on their stimulus checks. Is that reflected in the Turbo Tax program???

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Expert Alumni
Feb 4, 2021 6:16:47 PM

Yes.  The state of Oregon does not tax the stimulus payments or rebate credits directly.  Oregon reduces your taxable income by your federal tax liability.   But they make adjustments to that reduction.  Your stimulus payment(s) and the recovery rebate (if you did not receive your full payments) are subtractions to your federal tax liability number on your Oregon state return.  So, the reduction to taxable income is less which equates to a higher taxable Oregon income.  

Returning Member
Feb 5, 2021 5:25:41 AM

Is that automatically reflected in turbo tax or do I have to do something else to show it besides where I put it ont he federal info?

 

Level 1
Feb 5, 2021 8:02:21 AM

Please confirm that Turbo Tax is reflecting the stimulus money we received in the OR Form 40.  I don't see stimulus mentioned or any numbers reflecting the amount I received. Oregon is saying we owe tax on the stimulus money. I want to get this right before filing. Thanks.

Expert Alumni
Feb 5, 2021 12:58:39 PM

Your federal tax liability subtraction is reduced by a factor of your stimulus check, based on the Oregon tax rates. When you print out your tax return, you will see the Oregon Federal Tax Liability Subtraction Worksheet  that will list the adjustment on line 8.

Returning Member
Feb 11, 2021 9:09:02 AM

Not if your federal tax liability is high enough.  See my posting on this and/or look at the Fed Tax Liab WS in the Oregon forms. 

Returning Member
Feb 11, 2021 9:10:56 AM

Check out the Fed Tax Liab WS in the Oregon forms.    You can still get the stimulus AND receive the $6950 deduction if your fed taxes where high enough. 

Not applicable
Feb 21, 2021 4:43:05 PM

I have similar questions. For Oregon state filing, Do I need to enter anything into Turbotax if I received stimulus checks? or is this automatically taken into consideration? 

 

If I need to enter it, during which step do I enter this income? 

Not applicable
Feb 21, 2021 5:18:07 PM

Also I am unable to edit line 30 on form 1040 in order to enter the amount of the stimulus checks. it simply is not editable 

Employee Tax Expert
Feb 21, 2021 5:32:43 PM

Yes. You will need to enter the stimulus payments you received for calculation of the Recovery Rebate Credit, as well as for your Oregon state return.

 

Please follow these steps in TurboTax to enter your stimulus payments:

  1. With your return open, search for stimulus with the magnifying glass tool on the top of the page.
  2. Select the Jump to Stimulus in the search results to directly go to correct TurboTax page.
  3. Make sure to enter 0 for the either stimulus payment not received. 

@Anonymous

Not applicable
Feb 22, 2021 4:32:40 PM

I am unable to edit line 30 - on form 1040 - where stimulus is entered. I am also unable to edit certain areas on the worksheet. @LenaH 

Expert Alumni
Feb 22, 2021 5:47:14 PM

@Anonymous To adjust your stimulus amounts in TurboTax Online, please do the following:

  • Type stimulus in Search in the upper right
  • Click Jump to stimulus
  • Say Yes on It looks like you qualified for the stimulus, did you get any payments?
  • Check/edit the amounts shown

If you are not able to change the numbers:

  • Click Tax Tools in the left column
  • Click Tools
  • Select Delete a Form in Tools Center
  • Scroll down to Recovery Rebate Credit Worksheet. Click Delete. Then Continue With My Return.
  • Follow the first set of instructions. The stimulus boxes should be blank.

​​​​​​​If you entered the correct stimulus payments, the Oregon section of TurboTax will take those into account in computing your OR tax liability. You do not have to make any adjustments.

 

Relate Resource:

 

Not applicable
Feb 22, 2021 5:55:33 PM

@ErnieS0 i am using TurboTax for Mac

Expert Alumni
Feb 23, 2021 6:46:17 AM

Try these steps to edit your stimulus amount:

  1. Go to the search box and enter stimulus. Click the Jump to link.
  2. Answer Yes.
  3. At the next screen, Let's double-check the amount you received, answer No to edit the first-round and second-round amounts.
  4. If no stimulus amount was received, enter 0. An amount should be entered in each box. When finished, click Continue.

When using your Mac in TurboTax CD/Download, go to Forms Mode. To see the stimulus payment impact, follow these steps:

  • Scroll down under Oregon Individual and find Fed Tax Liab Wk and Form 40. Open each of these.
    • Fed Tax Liab Wk calculates if the Federal Tax Liability is more or less than the maximum allowed tax liability subtraction. For 2020, only $6,950 of federal income taxes is subtracted from Federal Adjusted Gross Income. 
      • The form reduces the Federal Tax Liability by the amount of the stimulus credit to equal Line 10 on the Fed Tax Liab Wk for Oregon.
      • This amount is compared to $6,950 on Line 11. Whichever is less, Line 10 or Line 11, is then subtracted on Form 40, Line 10.

For the full Oregon individual income tax instructions, see: 2020 Publication OR-17, Oregon Individual Income Tax Guide, 150-101-431

 

@Anonymous

Not applicable
Feb 25, 2021 6:13:42 PM

@KathrynG3 If I search stimulus it doesn't take me anywhere. I have no option to enter my stimulus payments I received. I am using Turbo Tax Deluxe for Mac. 

Expert Alumni
Feb 28, 2021 5:49:15 AM

If the search is not working for you, try two other ways.

 

1. Go to Forms mode and follow these steps:

  • Click Open Form and enter Recovery Rebate.
  • Double click on the worksheet to open it.
  • Override Lines 16 and 19 with your first and second stimulus payments. If you did not receive anything, enter zero for each.

2. Go to Step-by-Step mode, under the PERSONAL tab and select Other Tax Situations

  • Next, scroll down to the end of the section and click Done with Other.
  • The next screen will say It looks like you qualified for the stimulus, did you get any payments?

For more information about this credit, see IRS: Recovery Rebate Credit Frequently Asked Questions

@Anonymous

New Member
Mar 12, 2021 10:08:38 AM

If your Federal tax liability is greater than 6950, then the stimulus payments wont effect your Oregon Return

Level 1
Jan 30, 2022 10:45:24 PM

I believe there's a glitch in the 2021 tax year (online version).

 

The software says our Oregon taxes due are $245 less than they should be (I worked it out by hand to double-check).

 

I think the software's Oregon subtractions are $2,800 higher than they should be.

 

Line 10: Enter any 2021 federal economic stimulus payments you received in 2021 PLUS your recovery rebate
credit, if any, from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 30. Refer to your IRS Notice 1444-C for the amount of stimulus
payments you received in 2021.

-2021 Form OR-40 Instructions: Instructions for Federal tax liability subtraction worksheet

 

I think the software is only using the $0 from Form 1040 line 30, and not adding the $2800 stimulus payment I already received (which I had already indicated in the software). 

Expert Alumni
Jan 31, 2022 7:40:28 AM

Oregon is not taxing the stimulus checks that were received in 2021. Oregon subtracts federal taxes that were paid in the state income calculation. The payments may impact the federal tax subtraction on your Oregon income tax return. 

 

Here is more information about Oregon and Stimulus payments.

Level 1
Feb 2, 2022 8:01:52 PM

You are correct Patti. But, I think the software is incorrect.

 

Note the instructions for line 10

 

I told the software that I received $2800 on my IRS Notice 1444-C, but it seems to have ignored that money for line 10.

Returning Member
Feb 11, 2022 1:58:28 PM

TurboTax Deluxe 2021 for Oregon doesn't pull the 2021 Economic Impact Payments we recieved (reported on Letter 6475) into the Oregon Federal Tax Worksheet (I think it goes on line 10).

 

I can't figure out any way to enter it manually.

 

Called customer support today and they said they'd look at it.

Level 2
Feb 16, 2022 9:08:30 AM

TurboTAX most certainly does NOT account for this. Oregon rejected my return - I'm told I must "fix" it. But wait! Not until the 17th. 

SO.

You now PAY to have TT fill in a few lines for you and they still got it wrong, 

What am I paying for exactly?

Level 3
Feb 17, 2022 2:05:48 PM

This was not working as of Feb 12, 2022 for 2021 tax returns.  My OR e-file was rejected. Turbo tax said they were the problem and updated OR this morning 2/17/2022.  It still does not work, when I went back thru federal and OR after updating OR & federal this morning turbo tax didn't even ask for the amount of my March 2021 3rd Stimulus check to include in the OR worksheet or to calculate the federal Recovery Rebate, maybe because my AGI is too high for the federal rebate ..... However, OR still needs the info to calculate an accurate OR return.  Also, the fed tax deduction worksheet for OR does not print with the return "for filing".  I don't know if it is part of the OR e-file.

Level 3
Feb 17, 2022 2:12:56 PM

You are correct, Turbo tax is doing the 2021 federal tax deduction for OR returns wrong, they know it and put an OR update out today 2/17/2022.  However, today's update did not fix the problem.  Turbo tax doesn't even ask for your 2021 stimulus payments, so of course they don't get the OR fed tax worksheet correct.