That must have been the problem because that one worked. I will shorten this reply. It is not an over or under thing. Your PTC amount is calculated by using your MAGI. The closer your MAGI gets to that $80k cliff, the less you will get in PTC. As a rough guess, if your final MAGI was $79k, you would probably be awarded about $16k of the total $18k. If you get $16k in PTC, the other $2k will come out of your pocket and should go onto Line 29 for the deduction. That's what makes calculating the PTC so difficult. The MAGI determines if you qualify for PTC and how much you qualify for but your MAGI is affected by how much you get in PTCs because the less you get in PTCs, the more "leftover" you will be able to deduct from your MAGI. I can see that you are writing now so I will send this and wait.
