Thank you for that. I am aware of the IRS information letter but that is not how the law is written and as I mentioned, despite the information letter, the IRS currently and has for the past 8 yrs accepted the 216 deduction without challenge. As Turbotax has so far declined to issue a refund, I'll have to eat the $198 to Turbotax and return to CPA for another $1000 or so. Thank you again for research but in the end Turbotax is defective in not following the IRS law as written.
