New Mexico 2011: Filers Age 65 and Older or Blind
If New Mexico taxpayers itemize deductions (Schedule A) on their federal return, the state/local income tax or general sales tax deductions claimed on that Schedule A are added back as income on their New Mexico tax return.
Certain customers, who were born before January 2, 1947 or are blind AND itemized deductions on their federal tax return, may have filed an incorrect New Mexico tax return.
TurboTax has fixed this issue.
How to tell if you may be impacted
You may be affected if ALL of the following are true:
- You filed a 2011 New Mexico tax return prior to March 24, 2012 AND
- You were born before January 2, 1947 or are blind AND
- Your federal return included Form 1040, Schedule A (Itemized Deductions) AND
- Your New Mexico Form PIT-1, Line 9a box is checked
If you are affected, you may have overpaid your New Mexico tax. You will need to amend your New Mexico tax return.
You can make the corrections yourself.
- To do it yourself, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
- After you make the changes to your tax return, you will need to mail a copy of your amended state return.
- Your printed return will include instructions on how and where to mail it.
- If you need assistance, call us at the phone number in the email.
Or let us do the work for you.
- 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 state taxing authority.
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 New Mexico 2011: Over 64 or Blind.
