turbotax is NOT exempting TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) distributions for state (KS) taxable income purposes. It should be treated same as federal pension.

Thanks for the reply, however, this does not address our specific situation.

Both my spouse and are retired federal employees, not KPERS pensioners.

The following is directly from Kansas Department of Revenue's guidelines for deducting excludable income from Kansas taxable income on Schedule S:

"LINE A13: If you are receiving retirement benefits/pay, report on this line benefits exempt from Kansas income tax (do not include Social Security benefits). For example, KPERS retirement benefits are subject to federal income tax, but exempt from Kansas income tax. You must make a specific entry on Schedule S to report these exempt benefits. Enter total amount of benefits received from the following plans that was included in your federal AGI. Do not enclose copies of the 1099R forms, instead keep copies for your records for verification by the Department of Revenue at a later date.

• Federal Civil Service Retirement or Disability Fund payments and any other amounts received as retirement benefits from employment by the federal government or for service in the United States Armed Forces including Thrift Savings Plans."

The issue we have is that TurboTax is not recognizing the 1099-R income as federal retirement income, and therefore the Schedule S (for the KS state return) is not being generated to then exclude said income.

We did not have this issue last year.

If you would like to send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information it would help.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:  (Don't forget to give us the state)

TurboTax Online:

Open your return -Go to the menu panel on the left side of your return and select Tax Tools. 

1. Then select Tools below Tax Tools.
2. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.  
3. On this screen, select Share my file with Agent.
4. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number.
5. Reply to this thread with your Token number and your state. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.

TurboTax Desktop:

If you like, you can send a copy of your return that will be scrubbed to eliminate your personal data by using these steps:

1. Click on Online in the top left menu of TurboTax Desktop for Windows
2. Select 'Send Tax File to Agent'* > Follow the prompts to reach the token number.
   • Enter your email used for TurboTax > Enter your code > Send
3. Write down or send an image of your token number and state then place in this issue.
4. We can then review your exact scenario for a solution.
5. Please also tell us any states included in the return. This is necessary for us to view the return.
   • *If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, 'Send Tax File to Agent')

We will be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return to provide you with a resolution.

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