ok so i was able to find it's coming from that line "Amount paid with 2017 state income tax return"in the worksheet - but i'm not sure where it is in the interf...

i just realized that the amout matches the amont in Schedule A (form 1040) line 5a.

if i removed the state tax entry form my w2, it lowers the amount in IT-196 by that amout - so now i need to figure out where that amount can come from - it see...

I did input the property taxes i paid last year - i tried to remove it and it changed line 6 but not line 5 from it-196

17 and 19 are empty on my W2 - only 16 and 17 have a value