1099-G Troubles

2 - recompute last year's tax return until you get the amount of the refund that you actually benfitted from (I use software to do this & don't recomment pencil & paper for this one) ___________________________________

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The amount on the 1099-G from New York includes the amount of Sales or Use Tax (Line 59) that you declared on your last years form. Since this tax is not an income tax it is not suitable as a deduction to your federal tax. They have assumed that the amount that you declared as tax paid on your last years federal form included that amount which is not eligible, and hence should be declared as income. If this is not the case just enter the amount of your refund. TaxCut and I expect Turbo Tax allow you to do this. You might want to add a note. John Beurket.

Lordy, you are right! Why didn't the nitwit at the NYS