Is there and issue with NY form IT-225 for line with A-101? It keeps telling me to fix my return, and when I enter 0, it tells me to enter on Federal return?

[jando25]

I cannot delete the form since I am active military stationed overseas and need to file the IT-225. I am also unable to remove the erroneous zero from the form. Turbotax continues to not address this bug and I will be deleting my return from this program this week and seeking a refund. I have used this program for the last ten years and the inability for this to be addressed is a severe disappointment. 

[cchsiao]

Hi I had the same issue, this is how I solved it:

Go back to the NY state return and start from the beginning, there's a page asking about IRC 125 and clear the 0 in that page that should solve the problem for you. Since the review function did not take you to that page that's why the 0 is always there.

[siwoo205]

Hi, 

Even though I put 0 in there, it still pops up with same issue and IT 225 is not deleted. 

Please update us. 

[LenaH]

Please try deleting NY Form IT-225. 

To delete, please follow the instructions below:

1. Open or continue your return.
2. On Tax Home, select Start, Continue, or Pick up where you left off to enter your return.
3. In the left menu, select Tax Tools and then Tools.
4. In the pop-up window Tool Center, choose Delete a form.
5. Select Delete next to the form in the list and follow the instructions.

@siwoo205 

[Emill3]

This worked! Thank you!

[C570]

@Paul Mgo ,

Thank you! This solution worked for me!

It's great that TurboTax provides a community to answer questions that their paid staff cannot.

[stevensoft]

I just had this very same problem when I tried to e-file my federal and NY tax returns.  I also tried entering 0 in the highlighted box, but that did not work.  Tried again and got the same message.  This time I deleted the 0. already in the highlighted box, and it worked!  My taxes are e-filed!  An obvious bug.

[SEH454]

Thank You sooo much for posting your fix. I spent 8 hours doing the same thing (felt like a dog chasing his tail). The person I talked to on the phone was very nice and helpful but THE problem did not get fixed until I read your method. My "tools" would not show anything from the drop down list. At the end of 8 hours the tools showed up and I deleted that "(225)" form and BINGO! my final check was able to clear out and I could e-file. I think there is something related to a non resident tax form that has a glitch in it.

[BrittanyS]

This issue has been reported to developers for review.  In the meantime, if you are using TurboTax Desktop, you can use these steps to correct the issue:

I have noticed a zero being input in the add/sub (225) worksheet. If you remove the zero, the needs review goes away. See the screenshot below:



To remove the 0, follow these steps:

Open TurboTax
Click forms in the upper right corner
Select Add/Sub (225)
remove all 0's, included the one for NY State allocated amount of above

[JeffLaBonte336]

Yep, it is a bug in TurboTax - I spent over an hour with a CSR getting this straighted out. The bottom line was, in one form for reporting NY income "allocation", if you leave it blank, TurboTax adds a "0" on the final form, which triggers you needing to enter a bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with you. Once you delete that Zero manually to ensure the field is blank, you can complete filing. Lovely, huh?

[BrittanyS]

Yes the issues has been submitted for corrections.  If using TurboTax Desktop, follow these steps:

I have noticed a zero being input in the add/sub (225) worksheet. If you remove the zero, the needs review goes away. See the screenshot below:



To remove the 0, follow these steps:

Open TurboTax
Click forms in the upper right corner
Select Add/Sub (225)
remove all 0's, included the one for NY State allocated amount of above

[SteffCar]

This issue has been melting my brain for the past few weeks. I was so frustrated I had to put it aside multiple times to save my sanity. This worked for me and it's disappointing that Turbo Tax didn't offer this solution to it's customers - shame on them. You are my hero, thank you!

[findlaura]

Still having same problem. Form 225 wont delete. Any suggestions?

Much appreicated.

[acverel]

TL/DR: delete your state return and start it over.

I encountered this issue, AFTER PAYING to e-file my federal and two state returns, and none of these fixes worked for me. We did not even have IRC 125 on either W2 but I spent hours on the phone with a tax expert, who was scrolling these forums I had already read, and repeatedly suggesting all the solutions presented here that I had already tried that still didn't work. At one point, he asked if I would be okay just paper filing my return without resolving the issue, and I said no because I had PAID FOR E-FILING already. At another point, he had to call me back the next day after he looking into it further. Eventually, he suggested I delete my entire NYS (non-resident) return and start over. I did this and also had to delete and recreate my CT (resident) return, because one needs to do the non-resident return first. This did resolve the problem, it did not recur after I recreated both state returns. Perhaps Turbo Tax coincidentally resolved the software glitch in the interim. The tax expert I spoke with was very pleasant to deal with over this completely ridiculous problem. Next year, I'm going elsewhere.

[BrittanyS]

Can you clarify if you are using TurboTax Online or TurboTax Desktop?  If using desktop have you tried the steps above for deleting the zero?  If using TurboTax Online, have you tried deleting the W-2 entry and not importing.  You will need to manually enter the W-2.

@findlaura