glnow2005
New Member

Retirement tax questions

Thank you.  The error goes as follows (after running federal smart check or just before efiling)

"We found 2 areas on your federal return where we'll need to review your entries. We'll handle them one at a time".   (Hit "check entries")

(Forms W-2 and W-2G Summary: Elective deferrals - TP $19181 is more than the allowed  $18500" for a 401K plan. Please check your entries on your W2 for 401K plans".

Below this text is shown a entries from a form titled:                                                                      "Form 1040                 Forms W-2 & W-2G Summary                2018"

The entry in Line 12 b "Elective deferrals to qualified plan" (19,181)  is highlighted blue with red text.   Only "continue" is available.  Hitting continue brings up a repeat of the screen described above.

After that I can either "Run Smart Check Again" or "Done".  If I'm at a review stage, "Done" moves onto the next step (i.e. moves from federal to state". However, at the efiling stage, hitting "Done" takes me back to "We found 2 areas..."