form 8829 Gross Income Limitation in simplified method wrong

[tshock]

Hi - I am having issue i cannot seem to figure out.  On form 8829 the gross income limitation is not pulling correctly from my Schedule C.  I have 50K in 1099 revenue, 10k of expense so a profit of 40K on line 29.  But on form 8829, for the Gross Income Limit, it is only pulling in the expenses show it shows a profit of negative 10K.  I have tried deleing and reentering to no avail.  I also tried deleted schedule c and started over, I entered just the revenue, and then went to home office and selected simplified method, entered the needed info and it then allowed the deduction, showing profit of 50K, but then I entered the rest of my expenses, and the program changed profit to the same negative 10K (which is the total of non office expenses.    Using desktop Mac.  Please help.  

[AmeliesUncle]

Did you say that less than 100% of your income was earned from the Home Office?  That is almost always what trigger it (and unfortunately, the way the law reads causes the bizarre result that you are seeing).

[Jbtc]

I am having the same issue.  Line A of the Simplified Method Smart Worksheet is only picking up expenses, so it shows a negative number.  My gross income is 16,000, my expenses 7,000 and my net profit is $9,000.  

Line A which should be gross income minus expenses or $9,000 and the simplified method should be allowed.

However, Line A is picking up a -7000 and saying that is gross income and disallowing the simplified method.

This definitely appears to be a programming issue.  And yes, I am saying that 100% of the income is from the home business use.  Please advise!

[AmeliesUncle]

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@Jbtc wrote:

And yes, I am saying that 100% of the income is from the home business use.  Please advise!

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For some reason, it seems to not be picking that up.  Maybe try changing that to another number, then go back again and change it back to 100% (or even 99%) to see if that 'resets' it?

[user17726632412]

I am having the same issue with the wrong value being pulled into form 8829 from schedule C (line 28 instead of line 29 or 31). Did you figure out a solution? As someone else mentioned, it appears to be a programming issue. 

[Jbtc]

Open form 8829. Go to Part II figure your allowable deduction. 
Next go to line 8 calculation smart worksheet.

A enter date you began. 
B. This is where you enter 100%.

Still say this is a programming issue since they ask this question in the data entry process but then ignore your answer. 
Good luck.