This question pertains to North Carolina. There's a discrepancy on my wife's W-2 between taxable federal income (box 1) and taxable NC income (box 16). The amount in box 16 is a little over $3000 more than box 1. Our understanding is that the $3K difference represents what was deducted (pre-withholding tax) into her health-care FSA. We've been told that NC doesn't permit/recognize such deductions, which is why box 16 contains that additional amount.
My question is how exactly to handle this on the NC state income tax form (D-400). There is no mention in the instructions--or, that I can find, on the NC DOR website--of flexible spending accounts. I'm guessing I should use line 37 ("other additions to federal taxable income"), but the form requires that I then attach an "explanation or schedule" -- without any further detail about what schedule, if any, applies. I'm uncertain how to proceed here, though I'm hoping/expecting that it's not that complicated....
Any ideas?
My question is how exactly to handle this on the NC state income tax form (D-400). There is no mention in the instructions--or, that I can find, on the NC DOR website--of flexible spending accounts. I'm guessing I should use line 37 ("other additions to federal taxable income"), but the form requires that I then attach an "explanation or schedule" -- without any further detail about what schedule, if any, applies. I'm uncertain how to proceed here, though I'm hoping/expecting that it's not that complicated....
Any ideas?