> on form 8606, on lines 13, 15c, and 18, there is an asterisk
There is no asterisk on mine, as I didn't make IRA contributions in 2020. The asterisk only appears in that situation.
> pub 590-B is currently not yet updated by the IRS for the current tax year
You are correct here to call it a publication.
> IRS' form isn't yet updated for the current tax year
It is not a form that has to be approved before filing. All forms related to this issue are approved.
> While I'd like to blame TT for this, if the IRS
As I posted above, we do need to give TT a little slack this year. It is not a typical tax year, and TT's issues at this point are quite unusual. That said, while I do not fault TT if the IRS has been sluggish, it is TT's fault that 1) it allows you to proceed with efiling if a form you are using is not yet ready, and 2) they should post something official in this thread letting us know they are aware of this specific issue and/or give their support people information to tell people who have this well-defined problem.
