Thanks for answering even though the answer didn't address my problem.
I FIGURED IT OUT!!! In case anyone else has trouble with this and the obscure way I found the answer, here it is.
If you have taxable pension in Alabama, to get to the right line on Form 40, it must pass through Schedule RS. Schedule RS is NOT in the TT list on the left side of the page under the heading "Forms in my return." To get to it, you must be in forms view, navigate to (for 2023) Form 40, Part 1-Other Income on page 2, line 4. Click in the blank as if you're entering a number directly. A small magnifying glass will pop up to the left of the field. Click on the magnifying glass. Voila! There's Schedule RS.
If you've trusted TT for years to file your taxes &/or you're recently over 65, you probably haven't read the instructions for filling out Form 40 for a long time. AND you probably didn't know that Alabama excludes the first $6,000 of pension if it meets all the requirements. If you have a pension with an annual total under $6K (& no other taxable pension) you could go nuts trying to figure out why it didn't show up on Form 40.
In my case, because of a tax-exempt teacher pension, Alabama's exclusion of social security, and this additional small pension (<$6K) disappearing, I ended up with about -$12K AGI (yes, negative AGI). That little pension couldn't affect my $0 tax liability, but I was totally confused why it didn't show up.
I hope this explanation is clear enough. Maybe it will save someone some grief. Maybe TT will make Schedule RS show up on the list.
Best wishes.
Eddie
