I am filing single as head of household with one employer W2 and one ihss W2. I need to enter the ihss W2 even though I don't need the EIC because I want the excess SS taxes to be credited.
Box 1 is 0 and Box 12 a has a value. In the 1040 Turbo Tax correctly deducts the ihss W2 value and allows to e-file (there was an error earlier in Jan and that appears to be fixed now). The excess Social Security from the ihss W2 is also correctly credited and passes review. But then the e-filing is later rejected by the IRS because the W2 is 0 with the F-1040-144 error.
If I do the earlier work around and enter a value in Box 1 but leave Box 12 a blank, and then check off medicaid waiver in uncommon situations on the next page, then the 1040 passes review. I have not yet e-filed because I believe that leaving the Box 12 a blank in Turbo Tax is incorrect as the W2 does have a value in it. This is what Turbo Tax needs to fix in the product @MonikaK1
