I am having the same problem with TurboTax 2019. I also had the same problem with TurboTax 2018 and 2017.
For my 2017 and 2018 tax returns, I called TurboTax and someone did her calculations. Then she gave me a number to enter into the Book Income (Loss) field. After entering, the Book and Tax Return were in balance. TurboTax never told us how to fix this problem if in balance. Intuit should do its own calculation and then provide a hinted number for people to consider. This is so easy for the software. Without it, it is going to take me many weeks to figure out the correct number to enter.
If Intuit does not want to do it this way, could you provide the equations for me to do my own calculation?
Also, I called Intuit. This year, nobody knows how to fix the problem. I am frustrated. It has wasted me many hours of my time. I hope someone can help. Thanks.
