@emcrobbie wrote:
No, line 71 is blank.
Well line 71 being blank would explain why the payment is not reducing your tax due. If it doesn't appear on Schedule 5 line 71, you must not have entered it correctly. Either it's not on your tax return at all, or it's in the wrong place. If it's in the wrong place, it might actually be reducing your tax due anyway.
You said that they payment amount appears on the "Deductions & Credits screen." Do you mean the summary screen with the heading "Your 2018 Deductions & Credits"? Where exactly does it appear on that screen? It should be in the "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid" section, on the line that says "Other Income Taxes," and it should be in the 2018 column, the column on the right. But other things could also be included in that line on the TurboTax summary screen. Some of the things that could be included do not reduce your federal tax due. I'm not sure this works on the Mac, but you might be able to click on the amount on that line and get a pop-up window that shows what's included in the total. It should show the amount as "Payments made with an extension".
If the amount of the payment is not in the 2018 column on the "Other Income Taxes" line, what line is it on? If it's on that line, but is not labeled "Payments made with an extension," what is the description of the amount?
Since the amount of the payment is not on Schedule 5 line 71, do you see it anywhere else on Schedule 5, Form 1040, or any of the other numbered schedules?
And just to confirm, you are talking about a payment that you made with a federal extension, is that right?
