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@DianeW777 wrote: The exception to take advantage of losses and report on Schedule C i     Absolutely not.  Even if it was individually owned, if service are not provided, it goes on Schedule E .  Don't wrongly put  on Schedule C just because the program is not set up for it (other than manually doing in Forms Mode, but that still can't be done in this situation with a K-1).  

Same here and mine was wrong too.  Supposedly we skipped the box, but how come it wasn’t caught since we paid to have this double checked.  I’m sure eventually there will be a class action regarding this! 

On your 1040, line 13b includes the senior deduction unless your income is too high. You may see a reduced amount or none. If your MAGI is $150,000-$250,000, the deduction phases out and goes away.   The senior tax deduction is separate from the standard deduction. The standard deduction plus senior addition of $1,600 (one spouse) adds up to your standard deduction. You will find the new $6,000 deduction on Schedule 1-A, a new form. Lines 35-38 show the deduction calculation.

Since you are seeing this at the start, try completing the changes to your Schedule E. After you have completed making the changes, the error message might resolve.    If you still see the red exclamation after after having completed the reason for amending, you can try changing it manually in the Info Worksheet instead of the 1040-X itself.   You can also try deleting this 1040-X and then going back into Step-by-Step Mode to restart the amendment process.   However, if you continue to see the red exclamation, just ensure that the social security is correct on the tax return after you have printed the return prior to mailing. If it is, you can ignore the red exclamation.  

@Kas1244 wrote:   This is really a very simple situation, which TurboTax cannot handle. The options are: (1) pretend the loss came on Box 1. This is bad; it creates small QBI deductions etc (which a Box 2 loss should not). Or (2) pretend like you're a real estate professional.   You are correct that TurboTax is not set up for that.   Enter it in Box 1.  If it is not a QBI activity (some rentals can be though), just indicate it is NOT a QBI activity, then it won't directly affect QBI.  

You don't need to report the disability income on your Illinois state return if it was not included in the state wages reported on your W-2 form. Per this from the Illinois Department of Revenue Instructions to Schedule M , your employer excludes the income from taxation on your Illinois return by not reporting it on your W-2 form.

It does prevent efiling.   Spent 1.5 hrs on the phone with support, and a technical "support expert" in the background, in what was clearly a goose chase. Despite others having documented that they'd also spent time with support, my agent said there was no indication of any prior issues to TT support. Doesn't give you much faith.    After a very long time just being directed to every form imaginable, I suggested that maybe the wording on one interview question was misleading, and adjusted a response. It finally cleared the error without reversing the non-taxable 1099-Q! BUT, after going through the Update TT process before submitting the efile, it appeared again. I have deleted everything related to my dependent student and re-entered. Nothing. TurboTax needs to refund every person experiencing this blocking error. Not to mention the massive wasted time and delayed refunds. And not for nothin' - I don't have a whole lot of faith in TT overall accuracy at this point. Very unhappy. As in, filing a Consumer Complaint with the State unhappy.