I have a situation where on form 1040 line 6d is not getting checked. Turbotax thinks it's about crop insurance. It's not. I need help. thank you.

[user17754286402]

It is checked when one is filing MFS and has lived separately all year. It's critical in getting the correct ROTH contribution limit.

[RobertB4444]

In order to get that box checked you will have to go through the interview process at the beginning again.  When you tell the system that you are filing married-filing-separately it will ask a series of questions.  They include asking if you and your spouse lived together for the majority of the year.  Once you've answered those questions the system will check that box.

[user17754286402]

Thank you for checking up my question.

Sadly, Turbotax 2025 Premium Desktop does not perform as you had hoped. I even deleted my 2025 return file, and re-entered the interview from get go... but when I look into the "forms", the 1040 showed box 6d unchecked.

It's very sucky. I have to print the thing, correct by hand and mail it from post office. I hope between now and say a few weeks, INTUIT makes available a patch.

[PatriciaV]

Please review your marital status under My Info. After checking "Plan to file separately or as Head of Household", the next page should ask for more info on your spouse. This is the page where you check the box for "I didn't live with XXXX at any time between July 1, and December 31," which checks Box 6b on Form 1040.

If you don't see this page, change your filing status back to Married Filing Jointly and complete the interview for this topic until all questions have been answered. Log out of TurboTax then log back in. 

Return to My Info and edit your section to change your filing status to MFS. The questions about your spouse should appear, allowing you to confirm your entry. You will need to review other sections of My Info that you may have changed before.

If this doesn't resolve the Box 6b issue, you will probably need to file by mail.