@NCperson wrote:
but it is not up to the user to interpret what TT has asked for - TT is the expert and we are not which is why we buy their software.
It is OUR responsibility to file a correct tax return, not TurboTax. WE are responsible for ensuring the tax return is correct regardless if a do-it-yourself program asks the correct questions or not. Just because the company will hypothetically pay your penalties and interest if there is a program error does NOT mean that we should just go along with whatever the program says.
And TurboTax is NOT an "expert", the IRS is the expert based on the laws and regulations. I am a tax professional and I am aware of MANY errors in TurboTax.
So the bottom line is this: When you enter a number there, does the program calculate things correctly? It should NOT be giving you additional credit if that portion was already paid by paying off child support.
As for the question of entering the amount "received", the amount "received" is the full $3600. Part of the amount you "received" was forwarded to pay off a debt, but you are still considered to have received it.
