Matt627
New Member

After you file

This really is going to be a huge headache. Is Turbo tax going to get clarification if both letters are identical to the full amount the family received so far (example: payments totaled $2400 over six months and each individual letter says $2400, not $1200 how it should in theory) what we should enter for each parent filing jointly? It says to enter the amount on each letter for each person, but then we’re put in the position of saying we received $4800 in the example above on the joint tax return. Common sense would say to split it when entering it, but then you aren’t putting what is on the letter. If you write what’s on the letter you are misstating receiving twice as much and shorting yourself the full amount on the form. Please turbo tax look into this and get an official answer from the IRS before everyone messes this up one way or the other!!! The funniest part about this is they know what was already sent, it’s just a technicality that could cause a lot of unneeded adjusting later.