How to delete a form that does not belong in my return. turbotax error for sure form 2210ai does not belong

[SteamTrain · Accepted solution]

Form 2210AI during Error Check

If your Form 2210AI showed up unexpectedly, with a Federal Refund, but maybe 3-to-12 errors during your Review & Error Check....I can help you get rid of it.

But it depends on whether you are using the Desktop/download version of TurboTax, or the Online Browser-based software.  The procedure is different for each one.

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First, a warning.  .....after deleting it, you will need to  check line 79 of the form 1040  (or line 51 of a form 1040A).

IF there is a tax penalty that shows up on that line, then you would need the form 2210AI, (or 2210) to reduce or eliminate that penalty....but I wouldn't bother unless the penalty is more than $50.  

...(.it's painfully tedious to do a 2210AI if you've never done one before, and if you have, you'll avoid the hours of extra work needed for minor $$ penalties)

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Online Software:

1) Get into your tax file again, and start the Review & Error Check until the first form 2210AI error shows up.

2) Put a "1" in the first erro box, and continue to the next error

3) Go over to the left side of the screen and click on "Tax Tools"....then "Tools" 

(For those of you with narrow screen devices, you might need to click on the upper-left hamburger stack to get the left-menu to show up)

4) from the pop-up menu, select "Delete a Form"

5)  scroll down to the form 2210AI and delete it

6) scroll down to the bottom, click on "Continue With My Return" to get back to your tax return.

7) Run thru your Review and error check again to make sure it's gone....though, you might have different errors to deal with.

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Desktop Software;

1) Start thru your error check again.

2) Until the first Form 2210AI error shows up, 

3) Now switch immediately to "Forms Mode".

4)  Delete the form 2210AI then return to the Step-by-Step

5) it should be cleared of that form 2210AI now.  

6) Run the error check again.  You might have other errors that need to be dealt with, but the 2210AI errors shouldn't show up again. 

[stanrubin301]

I'm using download deluxe  version.  I had the same issue with multiple errors on 2210AI during final review.  2210, underpayment of estimated taxes, in generating in situation that are not applicable.  In my situation, if there was no prior year tax liability, no current year tax liability, no withholding (I'm retired), no estimated tax payment,  but I had payments from prior year refund applied to current year and I'm receiving a refund this year.   TT does not appear to be treating prior yr taxes applied to current yr the same as an estimated tax payment.  Regardless, under IRS rules, no penalty is due since  current tax liability is less than $1,000,  current yr taxes withheld (withholding/estimated/applied from prior yr) are more than 90% of current tax liability,  current yr taxes withheld (withholding/estimated/applied from prior yr) is at least 100% of prior years tax liability.  I deleted the form since it was not applicable.  I contacted TT about this and they did not acknowledge the bug.

[toejam1]

Problem still there and worse in 2018. Can not delete the form, no matter what you try is comes back when you run error check!   UNACCEPTABLE TT!

[zahrtmindspringc]

Likewise.  No penalty is due because estimated payments substantially exceeded tax liability.  But the program will not let me efile until I uncheck Form 2210: Part II, Box A.  But I cannot uncheck it and I cannot delete Form 2210 – it keeps coming back.  PLEASE FIX!!

[zahrtmindspringc]

Likewise.  No penalty is due because estimated payments substantially exceeded tax liability.  But the program will not let me efile until I uncheck Form 2210: Part II, Box A.  But I cannot uncheck it and I cannot delete Form 2210 – it keeps coming back.  PLEASE FIX!!

[frederick-mckee]

I have same issue with Form 2210  Part II, Box A. What’s the solution!!!!

[SteamTrain]

ALL...THIS SOLUTION IS FORM A YEAR AGO !!

It does not apply to the problem incurred by the 14 Feb 2019 software update

...start a NEW question, and "eventually", a NEW solution will be found.