Where do I enter a 1099-G for a state or local tax refund?
Important: If your 1099-G shows an amount in box 1, go here for alternate instructions, as the steps below won't work.
Otherwise, if your 1099-G has amounts in box 2, follow these instructions:
- 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.
- Select Federal Taxes (in Home & Business, select Personal).
- Select Wages & Income (in Home & Business, select Personal Income).
- Select I'll choose what I work on.
- Scroll down to 1099-MISC and Other Common Income.
- Select Start or Update for State and Local Tax Refunds on Form 1099-G.
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