BillM223
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Does it appear that the $10,200 is being reported as income? If you were filing as Married Joint, I think that this amount would have removed from line 7 on Schedule 1 (1040) - that is, if your unemployment was $15,000, then the amount on line 7 would be $4,800.

 

However, to be honest, I don't know how TurboTax implemented this - they may have entered a -$10,200 adjustment on line 8 of Schedule 1 (1040).

 

If you add up on your fingers and find that the aggregate of the income for the both of you is $10,200 more than it really should be, you need to make an adjustment for the spouse who has this $10,200 as an income item, to remove this amount from that spouses income. 

 

If you need to add a description, be sure to indicate that this is an adjustment because of how the software is handling the change to the taxation of unemployment compensation.

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