@LenaH Thank you for replying in all 3 of the threads dealing with this issue. I think my post just above is the most comprehensive one in linking to all the resources TurboTax should look at in fixing this issue.
The bottom line is that TurboTax incorrectly assumes that only a company with W-2 employees can claim the auto-enrollment credit and that any company claiming the auto-enrollment credit must also have pension plan startup costs. This is not the case. A sole proprietor with no employees and no pension plan startup costs can claim just the auto-enrollment credit on Form 8881, which should flow to Form 3800 and onto the 1040.
So basically TurboTax needs to make it so you can go into Schedule C, claim no employees, still see the Pension Plan options, and choose just the auto-enrollment credit (Part II of Form 8881) while having nothing for the startup credit (Part 1 of Form 8881) and $0 for pension plan startup costs. As of now, it's impossible to enter that combination of facts.
I really hope TurboTax will fix this quickly in both the online and desktop versions. You can see from all the posts in these threads that this omission is causing a major problem for quite a few people. For me, it's holding me up tremendously. I will be extremely thankful when it's remedied. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
