Georgia 2010: 1099-R Railroad Retirement Benefits
Updated: 3/20/2013
Article ID: SLN53695
Certain customers, who received 1099-R Railroad Retirement Benefits that were taxable on their Federal Form 1040, may have filed an incorrect Georgia tax return.
TurboTax has fixed this issue.
How to tell if you are impacted:
You may be affected if ALL of the following are true:
- You filed a 2010 Georgia tax return prior to May 26, 2011 AND
- You received Railroad Retirement Benefits AND
- Your Railroad Retirement Benefits were taxable on your Federal Return Form 1040, Line 16b AND
- You have no amount listed on Line 7 of your Georgia Schedule 1, Adjustments to Income
If you are affected, you may have overpaid your state tax. You will need to amend your state tax return.
If you need to contact us, please use the phone number in the email from TurboTax and tell the representative you’re calling about the Georgia 2010: Railroad Retirement Benefits.
Solution
Let us do the work for you. We highly recommend this.
- Please download and print this Authorization Form.
- Complete the form and fax it to us at the number printed at the top of the form.
- A TurboTax representative will contact you (within 15 days) when your corrected return is ready to be securely emailed back to you.
- You can print, sign and mail the corrected return to the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Or you can make the corrections yourself. However, the amend process can be complex.
- To do it yourself, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
- If you need assistance, call us at the phone number in the TurboTax email.
