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I am not sure what form you are asking about. Line 18 of Form 1040 does not correspond to your question.   If you are asking about Box 18 of your Form W-2 Box 18 reports the total amount of wages subject to local income taxes. You may also have multiple local W-2 forms if you worked in more than one locality during the year. Many times, this will be the same number as the earnings listed in boxes 1 and 16. This will be blank if an employee does not pay any local taxes.   If you believe your W-2 was issued incorrectly, you should contact your employer/payroll company to discuss and have a corrected form issued if necessary. In general, you should enter your Form W-2 into TurboTax as it is shown.   The instructions for Form W-2 Box 18 say the following: Boxes 15 through 20—State and local income tax information (not applicable to Forms W-2AS, W-2CM, W-2GU, or W-2VI).  Use these boxes to report state and local income tax information. Enter the two-letter abbreviation for the name of the state. The employer's state ID numbers are assigned by the individual states. The state and local information boxes can be used to report wages and taxes for two states and two localities. Keep each state's and locality's information separated by the broken line.        I

The IP Pin will change each and every year. This is an Identity Protection Pin.      You can get an Identity Protection pin here, or if you lost your IP PIN, you can go here to Retrieve IP PIN.    Here are two ways to navigate to the section to enter the 6 digit IP PIN:     Log in and open your return ("Take me to my return")  Once the return is open, then go to the Federal Taxes tab.  Subtab Other Tax Situations  Scroll down to Other Return Info.  Choose Identity Protection PIN and Start (or Revisit.)  Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?"  Or another way:  Open your return if not already open.  ("Take me to my return.")  Once the return is open, click at the top on MY ACCOUNT, then choose TOOLS.  In the Tools window choose TOPIC SEARCH.  Enter IP PIN without quotes.  In the selection list highlight IP PIN and click GO.  Next screen asks:  "Did you or any of your dependents get an IP PIN from the IRS for this year's taxes?" 

We are facing the same issue, and this is still not resolved as of April 7. It seems to be a major issue in the software but we can not seem to get a real answer, the only feedbackk recieved has been to file by mail. So why pay for the software? Very disappointed with TurboTax this year. 

I can't verify that the issue has been corrected, but here's a workaround from Expert@PatriciaV:   "When you run Smart Check, TurboTax will present a section of Schedule E Worksheet Carryovers to 2024 Smart Worksheet, Disallowed Passive Losses by Year and Type. You'll see the carryovers are out of sequence. In some cases, 2022 is on the 2021 line. Or the 2023 number is on the 2022 line.    To fix this, enter the correct number starting with the most recent year, Then move up the schedule until all years are correct. This may be easier if you can access your 2023 return and print the Schedule E worksheet.     If instead you see several types of carryovers under Passive Loss Carryovers, scroll down until you find the continuation schedule and can see the amount that should have carried over to 2023, then enter that amount for Line G Regular Tax of the summary schedule.   If you're unable to scroll down in the popup window to see these lines, you will need to transfer your return to TurboTax for Desktop so you can use Forms Mode to fix this carryover. See How do I switch from TurboTax Online to the TurboTax software? Also, contact TurboTax Support and request a free download due to the online program restrictions."   @MG26   

2025 and the problem persists.  What's worse is that I just got the runaround on their chat and call service.  Fortunately, I got lucky and talked to someone who had the info and gave me a quick answer.  The N-200V form will pop up regardless of whether you had Turbo Tax pay your Hawaii taxes.  She advised however, that you still mail in the form (no payment since TT will pay it eventually) with a note saying it will be paid by TT through auto withdraw from your bank.  They really need to fix this problem.

I ended up calling TT and spoke with someone.  I shared my screen and she found that TT didn't completely import my W2 from Fidelity.  TT skipped the import for boxes 15, 16 and 17.  Once I corrected that, the error went away. The box only allowed a 2 letter state designation.  So CA was the correct thing to put in the box, TT just didn't recognize it.  This was a TT error which I then had to correct. Thank you!

Please tell me the exact question in the Review that you are referring to?   I don't know of any reason why filing MFS would cause TurboTax to force you to report Self-only HDHP coverage. Let's see the exact message, please.

Thank you for your update. We can take a look at your return if you like.  See the information below.   If you would like to send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information it would help.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:  (Don't forget to give us the state)   TurboTax Online: Open your return -Go to the menu panel on the left side of your return and select Tax Tools.  Then select Tools below Tax Tools. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.   On this screen, select Share my file with Agent. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number. Reply to this thread with your Token number and your state. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information. TurboTax Desktop: If you like, you can send a copy of your return that will be scrubbed to eliminate your personal data by using these steps: Click on Online in the top left menu of TurboTax Desktop for Windows Select 'Send Tax File to Agent'* > Follow the prompts to reach the token number. Enter your email used for TurboTax > Enter your code > Send Write down or send an image of your token number and state then place in this issue. We can then review your exact scenario for a solution. Please also tell us any states included in the return. This is necessary for us to view the return. *If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, 'Send Tax File to Agent')   We will be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return to provide you with a resolution.

If you are at that screen, delete the entry   If you need to  go back to that screen-    Select Federal to restart the program Select Wages & Income Select Retirement Plans and Social Security  Select UPDATE for   Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099) Continue to the "review your lump-sum payment info   To delete, select the trash can on the line of that entry  Confirm and select DONE           

 If what you entered is correct and you continue to get a reject, you won't be able to e-file. There's probably a data mismatch at the government, or some other situation beyond your control that prevents your return from being e-filed. In this case, your only option would be to print and mail in your return.    This article will give you instruction on how to print and mail your return.