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March 15, 2026
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Health Insurance Costs reimbursed by S-Corp not being deducted on shareholder taxes

  • March 15, 2026
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Need help to understand how Turbotax interprets Notice 2008-1 (Special Rules for Health Insurance Costs of 2-Percent Shareholder-Employees)

 

My scenario follows Example4 in Notice 2008-1:

  • Obtained an accident and health insurance policy.  In this case, my spouse's COBRA
  •  I personally made the premium payments and provided proof of premium payment to the S corp
  •  S corp reimbursed for the premium payments and included in Box1 of W-2
  • W2 Box 14 -S-Corp Health Insurance – $XX,XXX
  • K-1 Box 17 - Code AD -$XX,XXX

Issue - On my personal taxes using TurboTax Premier 2025, it is not adjusting my AGI.  I have tried to resolve in a few ways:

 

a) ensure W2 box 14 entered correctly (also verified Box1 of W-2 contains the additional premium $)

b) In K1 - TurboTax doesn't offer Code AD in the dropdown for box 17.   It does have a checkbox "I personally paid health insurance and/or long-term care insurance premiums for myself and my family and the S-corporation paid me wages" - I checked the box (I have tried it both ways, doesn't seem to influence AGI)

c) in K1 - "Entered $XX,XXX in the "Health Insurance Premiums you paid personally".  It also doesn't adjust the AGI. (Instead, it applies to a deduction if over 7.5%)

 

Question - What needs to be filled in turbotax to have it recognize this scenario and reduce my AGI?

 

    1 reply

    Mike9241
    Level 15
    Level 15
    March 16, 2026

    as you go through the interview process for the k-1, there is a page for "other situations". on that page is a question about health insurance  - check it.  the next page should allow you to enter the health insurance premiums. 

    as a note much of what is on line 17 of the k-1 is not used by TurboTax 

    Mike9241