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You have now clarified that "The repayment [in 2024] was for benefits received in 2023." The instructions that MaryK4 gave you above are for repayment in the same year that the benefits were received. Repayment of benefits that you received in an earlier year has to be handled in a completely different, and more complicated, way.


You have not said the amount that you had to repay. If you repaid $3,000 or less of benefits that you received in an earlier year there is no tax adjustment. You don't report the repayment on your tax return. You don't enter the repayment in TurboTax at all.


If you repaid more than $3,000 of benefits that you received in an earlier year you have a choice of two ways to report the repayment on your 2024 tax return. You can claim either an itemized deduction for the amount you repaid, or a credit that is determined by a recalculation of your 2023 tax return. You can choose whichever makes your 2024 tax lower. If you repaid more than $3,000 post back and I will give you the details of the two options.


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