I am in the personal income Misc income section where you put LTC payments. My 1099-LTC statement shows an amount in box 1 but the per diem box in section 3 of the 1099 isn't checked, so per the instructions I have no entry of an amount put into the program for LTC payments. The reimbursed expenses box is checked. (It is a qualified plan.) A couple of screens later Turbo Tax asked for the LTC Period and qualified LTC services provided. I read the insurance policy and the LTC policy pays an amount each day. I've had the policy for the full year. So is the LTC period 365? Or is it a 1? Or is nothing entered here? Following that do I put in the total amount of LTC costs paid for the year in qualified LTC services. Or do I just put in the amount covered by the LTC benefits and capture the unreimbursed portion of expenses in medical expenses addressed in the deduction section? This is SO CONFUSING because there is insufficient guidance in the Turbo Tax instructions and/or IRS publication 502. Help!
