>>So, there is not a worksheet in TurboTax that you can view to determine how the deductible amount is calculated.
...Right, and that brings us right back to my original issue: the software is just spitting out numbers with no explanation of how it got them, and thus no way to actually check them. Not really okay, as I'm the one who has to sign the tax return stating that it as accurate. How can I say I know it's accurate if they just output random black-box values...?
>>You can review the instructions to form 1040, however, if you want to verify the accuracy of the entry, as follows
I did actually (prior to posting this). The instructions for Schedule 1 Line 16 don't provide any more insight into how they're arriving at that number.
