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nelsonsjo
Level 1
June 6, 2019
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How do I enter a negative number in Turbotax?

  • June 6, 2019
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DawnC0
DawnC0
Level 12
June 6, 2019

Just enter a minus sign in front of the number (-5000).  However, some fields will not take a negative entry. 

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glennrod
Level 2
February 17, 2023

My turbo tax agent was great 

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9023185117
Level 2
March 10, 2023

How to key a negative amount in TurboTax?

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JohnW152
Level 15
March 10, 2023

As suggested above, you can often enter a minus sign before a figure, such as -500, to reflect a negative amount.

However, not all fields in TurboTax will accept negative entries.

If a negative amount is not accepted in the spot you want in TurboTax, please provide more information:

  • What section of TurboTax are you working in?
  • What is the screen title?
  • Are you working in the federal section, or in the state section?
  • If you’re working in the state section, what state?
  • Are you entering a specific form? 
  • Are you trying to claim a particular credit or deduction?
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whook910
Level 2
April 17, 2023

schedule c "other income" won't accept a negative number.  is there a work around

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Darrell16
Level 2
April 28, 2023

I am trying to enter a negative number for box 135 of the T5013 data entry pages

DoninGA
Level 15
DoninGALevel 15
Level 15
April 28, 2023
@Darrell16 wrote:

I am trying to enter a negative number for box 135 of the T5013 data entry pages

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