I way I got around it was to go into the forms view instead of step by step. Went to the line 12b on the 1040 form. Then I either clicked on it or right clicked I can't remember. It asked me if I wanted to overwrite the number and then I put in $600 instead of $300.
Turbo Tax that I would not be able to file electronically if I did that per the previous conversation, but I was able to file just file and the tax refund has already been processed. I do not have to file a state return and I don't know if that would have made a difference.
But I agree this is a software issue that needs to be fixes. You can NOT zero out any possible deductions as you never know if this will lead to a higher deduction than the standard or affect any other deductions or credits due.
The bug needs to be fixed and I don't understand why they have not addressed it yet. Seems like an easy fix.
