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Level 2
posted Mar 3, 2020 3:42:55 PM

Entering Section 199A Information, Box 20, Code Z

I had two items to report in Box 20.  "A" A small amount of interest and "Z" Some rental income.  TT did not seem to do anything with the "Z" (Qualified Business Income Deduction).  I went back and looked, the amount I had entered as "Z" amount had been dropped.

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Not applicable
Mar 3, 2020 11:53:24 PM

scroll down to the D2 section of the k-1. 

Level 2
Mar 4, 2020 11:05:48 AM

I don't see the D2 section that you speak of on K-1.  Last year when I had "Z" entered on Line 14, there was a Schedule K-1 - 199A Supplement (Line 14) created along with the K-! for Form 1041.  This year (2019) the Form K-1 that prints by TT, is only one page and on Line 14 TT has dropped what I entered as an amount for "Z" (Qualified Business Income Deduction)

Level 2
Mar 9, 2020 11:40:55 AM

I am having the same issue. I contacted support last week and they said it has been reported and they are working on the issue. I just updated my software today to see if it fixed the problem, but it is not resolved. I am commenting to follow this post.

 

Schedule K-1 - 199A Supplement (Line 14) is missing

Expert Alumni
Mar 13, 2020 6:19:06 AM

To properly enter your partnership K-1 box 20 code Z amounts into TurboTax, you must Continue through the K-1 interview after you have entered your code Z for box 20.  Enter the code Z when you enter the K-1, but you don't need to enter an amount.  Continue on, and there is a screen near the end of the interview titled "We need some more information about your 199A income or loss".  This screen must be completed in order for your box 20 code Z information to be correctly input into TurboTax.

 

Note that the instructions are the same if you have a box 17 code V for an S Corp Form 1120S K-1, or a box 14 code I (as in India) for a trust Form 1041 K-1.

 

Here is a screenshot of that "We need some more information about your 199A income or loss" screen you need:

 To get back to the K-1 summary screen and find the Schedule K-1 to edit, click the "magnifying glass Search" icon on the top row, enter "k-1" in the search window and press return or enter, and then click on the "Jump to k-1" link to find the K-1 you need to edit.

 

@gotompkins

@LKCT Trustee

 

Returning Member
Mar 15, 2020 2:34:37 PM

Hi,

I followed the instructions and I still get an error that "...no Section 199A information has been entered on Statement A". I check section A and there is a final amount filled out on line 9 (combine 3, 4a,....)

Am I missing something?

Thanks

Regards

 

 

Level 2
Mar 17, 2020 11:16:41 AM

So the response from DavidS127 was helpful.  I can now get through to the end and past all the edits/audits and ready to file, only to find that I can't e-file.  I can print and mail my return. One of the major benefits of TT is the e-file feature.  Is this going to be fixed this year or must we wait until next year to e-file?

Level 1
Mar 26, 2020 12:42:18 PM

Following

Level 2
Mar 26, 2020 1:01:09 PM

@DavidS127 ,

 

Hi David,

 

Thank you for the pointer, but during my 1041 interview I am not prompted as you suggested. I even tried to start a whole new return. I left the amount blank for CODE Z from my partnership K1 and it does not suggest there is anything wrong. I even ran the error check and it picked up all my other issues, but not that one. I also made sure I ran updates to be sure I have the most recent version.

 

Ken

Expert Alumni
Mar 26, 2020 1:48:46 PM

Are you preparing a K1 from a 1041, trust account? If you entered Code Z in Box 14,(there are only 14 boxes available in a 1041 K1), you will have a followup screen that asks you to put in additional information into the return. Are we talking about the same thing?

Expert Alumni
Mar 27, 2020 8:50:36 AM

The instructions and screenshots for entering a K-1 with line 20, code Z earlier in this "thread" are for the TurboTax individual tax return (Form 1040) products.  The entry of a K-1 received by a partnership preparing Form 1041 will be different.

 

For a K-1 received by a trust preparing Form 1041, go to Forms mode (icon at top right in blue bar) and in the left column find the "K-1 Partner" form for the K-1 the trust received.  Click on that K-1 Partner form and it will open up in the window.  Scroll down to Section B1 and in the applicable boxes enter the information on  the "box 20 code Z Section 199A Statement or "STMT" that came with that K-1.

 

@LKCT Trustee

Expert Alumni
Mar 27, 2020 8:54:50 AM

Form 8995-A Schedule B e-file will be enabled in the update scheduled on or about 4/1/2020.

 

[Edited 3/27/2020|11:01am PST]

 

@gotompkins

Intuit Alumni
Mar 27, 2020 9:43:26 AM

The "Electronic filing ineligible" message for having a Form 8995-A Schedule B in the return is removed in the update coming out on April 1 next week.

Returning Member
Mar 31, 2020 11:10:37 AM

I think we are having the same problem with the k-1 "Z" line showing up as an error.   (is it really an error is my first question?)  When I get to the quick zoom the line with the name of the K-1 is there in tiny tiny font..and a zero in the two loss boxes..which should read a loss of  $ -4000.    The boxes are locked and I can't add the loss in.

Your opinion?  Did your problem self correct?

Expert Alumni
Mar 31, 2020 11:39:15 AM

Here is the order that should appear in your return in Box 20

  1. if there is a Z, select Z in the drop down and leave the $ blank.
  2. Next screen asks about the risk.  indicate you are at risk
  3. Then there will be a screen that appears that says, We see that you have 199A income.Here you have three choices to make.  pick one that is applicable to you.
  4. Next screen will say we need some information about your 199A income. Scroll to the section where it mentions XXX has rental income or loss. When you select this, there will be a drop down here you enter the amount.
  5. See if this clears the error.

Returning Member
Mar 31, 2020 11:42:49 AM

It didn't work..  the " Z" appears as an error... I open the form, and the slot to add the $ is locked unless I would over ride it.   

Returning Member
Mar 31, 2020 11:44:30 AM

I am working on a personal TT 1040 with the Z showing up as an error and the quick zoom brings me to the page and the slots are blocked.

Expert Alumni
Mar 31, 2020 11:51:59 AM

At this point you may wish to contact a specialist that can work through that section of the return with you. The specialists can look at your return on their screen to find out exactly what is causing this issue and suggest how you can take corrective action if needed.

New Member
Mar 31, 2020 3:34:22 PM

I followed your instructions but chose "ordinary business income (loss)" and see that my federal refund increased immediately.  Is my assumption that the amount I inserted originally in Line 20Z was not used in the calculation of federal taxes due to the "bug"? 

Expert Alumni
Apr 2, 2020 7:41:43 PM

if you inserted an amount in 20Z that is meant to be blank, this calculation will not record to your return. It is the entry that you make in the followup screens, especially stating that your investment is at risk that calculates the QBI plus the information that you recorded as ordinary business income in the screen that followed.

Level 2
Apr 5, 2020 12:00:32 PM

The update April 1, 2020 took care of my problem, I will be able to file electronically now.  Thanks

Level 2
Apr 5, 2020 12:32:02 PM

The update fixed my problem, also.

Level 4
Apr 19, 2020 10:20:22 AM

@DaveF1006 Hi Dave, as of 4-19-2020 selecting code Z still generates an error and clicking on "QuickZoom to enter Code Z Section 199A information" leads to "Statement A" where I see the amount yet TT still shows an error? What am I not entering on "Statement A" so that it triggers the error?

 

And here's where the QuickZoom leads to which is "Statement A" but what do I miss here? Is there another place to enter Section 199A  gain/loss?

 

Returning Member
Apr 19, 2020 11:18:34 AM

Hi Boyban and Dave,

After using turbo tax since around 1988? +/-   I never encountered an glitch like this one.  Yes, I have spent hours with minor issues over the years.  This time it was a known glitch of TT.   In attempting several calls to TT my last representative asked me if I want to keep working on this issue which meant wating, or take a refund.

I took the refund.  

 

No more K-1 forms after this year..  All those will be gone. 

Level 4
Apr 19, 2020 12:57:03 PM

@krnba Hi thanks for the reply -- by "refund" you mean get your money back for the software or you meant tax refund? If it's refund for the buggy software that's cool but how does it solve the tax problem? I mean we still have to file taxes and TT offering a refund doesn't solve that issue 🙂 I don't want to start shopping for a CPA just now when we're so late in the game...