@KathrynG3: Here's the token #823816
I've returned yet again to the Schedule H interview and again declined the deferral. TT applies it anyway.
Whether I answer "no" to do-uou-want-more-time question or answer "yes" (and checking both spouses' eligibility), the result is the same -- the "You currently owe no self-employment tax" page. There is no "Tell us how much you'd like to defer" question. (And no mention at all of Schedule H taxes.) And "Let's get your eligible employer's share of Social Security tax" is nowhere in the interview.
Line 8e does have a zero. But Schedule 3 line 12e nevertheless includes the amount from Schedule H, line 8d (the Employer share of SS tax). That is the amount that then populates Form 1040, line 31, rolling into line 33 Total Payments and thus reducing tax currently due.
So, none of your suggestions thus far has helped. I hope that the diagnostic file will.
