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Form 8615 Line 15 error - Failure to use Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Worksheet

Software calculates Line 15 tax amount using Schedule D Tax Worksheet rather than Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Worksheet even though lines 18 and 19 of Schedule D are blank contrary to  Form instructions below

 

If line 14 includes any net capital gain or qualified dividends, use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure this tax. However, if the child has to file Schedule D and line 18 or line 19 of the child's Schedule D is more than zero, use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet to figure this tax instead. See Pub. 929 for details on how to figure the line 15 tax using the Schedule D Tax Worksheet.

 

This results in Line 15 tax in circumstances when there should be none.