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Level 2
June 6, 2019
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How do I report TurboTax Software Errors?

  • June 6, 2019
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    Level 2
    April 15, 2021

    Retirement date information from the interview portion of Turbo Tax Premiere 2020 does not transfer correctly to Schedule E in the Louisiana State Return. Please take a look quickly.

    Level 15
    April 15, 2021

    @Triker0912 wrote:

    Retirement date information from the interview portion of Turbo Tax Premiere 2020 does not transfer correctly to Schedule E in the Louisiana State Return. Please take a look quickly.


    This is mainly a user community forum.  If you don't get a response from someone familiar with the Louisiana return in this thread, here's how to phone TurboTax Support.

     

    Hours are 5AM-9PM Pacific (8AM-12 Midnight Eastern) 7 days/week.

     

    You can use this contact form to get a phone number.
    https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact

    Level 2
    April 18, 2021

    The following comments apply to Turbo Tax Premiere 2020 which was downloaded to my laptop. There is an error in the software in that it does not correctly calculate the dollar amount that should be in line 18 of Form 1116. According to both turbo tax help information and the instructions for Form 1116 from the IRS the number in Form 1116 Line 18 is from Line 15 of Form 1040 and adjusted by using the Form 1116 line 18 worksheet if the filer used the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet. Turbo tax does not make this adjustment and that results in Form 1116 Line 18 being overstated which then understates the Tax Credit the filer is allowed and raises the tax due. This is not a question of interpretation of tax law but a failure in the software to do the math to adjust the number. Please fix right away and make sure that current users are aware of the error. You are directly costing some of your customers money.

    Level 2
    April 18, 2021

    The comments below relate to Turbo Tax 2020 Premiere that was downloaded to my laptop. There is an error in Turbo Tax where on Form 1116 Turbo Tax adds up the dollars in Line 8 columns Q, R, S and puts the sum in column T. Then it adds up the dollars in Q, R, S, and T and then puts the sum in column U. This causes column U to be overstated since columns Q,R, and S are already, an erroneously included in column T. Column T is not supposed to include what is already reported in columns Q,R, and S. It is "Other foreign taxes paid or accrued" as in other taxes that are not already reported in Q,R, and S. Please warn your customers about the error and fix it ASAP.

    Level 2
    April 19, 2021

    Using CD version of Turbotax Deluxe for 2020.  The amended state return (Iowa) does not show in the list of forms to print out.  How can I get a fix for this?

    Level 2
    April 21, 2021

    The Schedule A form, Line 2b will not accept the date of 01/01/2020 as the initiation date as it states:  that will incur a 366 days of the period that may overlap the tax period.  Thus, the software goes into a do loop as it keeps asking the same question even if the date is changed and will not allow an electronic filing.

     

    I can not complete my filing without this correction.  What should I do?

     

    Robert 

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    Level 15
    April 21, 2021

    please reconfirm the form.  there is no line 2b on Schedule A (itemized deductions) 

    Level 2
    April 24, 2021

    Turbo Tax is asking for review of an untitled 1099-DIV.  I have no such item to report nor input info.  This is an error.  If I hit "DONE" it goes back to "Review".  I cannot delete mistake nor move forward to complete tax filing. HELP please!

     

    Level 15
    April 24, 2021

    @ gspnme wrote:

    Turbo Tax is asking for review of an untitled 1099-DIV.  I have no such item to report nor input info.  This is an error.  If I hit "DONE" it goes back to "Review".  I cannot delete mistake nor move forward to complete tax filing. HELP please!

     


    This answer will assume you are using Online TurboTax (web version). 

    If you have an unwanted 1099-DIV (untitled) in your return showing up in the Review/error check that you need to delete, try this:

     

    • Go to the left column menu and click on TAX TOOLS, then TOOLS.
    • In the Tools window choose "Delete a Form."
    • In the forms list look for a 1099-DIV (untitled) that you don't need and delete it.
    • If you have other 1099-DIV forms that you DO need, be sure you don't delete the wrong one.
    Level 2
    April 26, 2021

    None of the responses are remotely connected to Canadian NetFiling. This is as bad as the so-called help line.

    Level 2
    April 26, 2021

    Again, no Canadian informastion!

    VolvoGirl
    Level 15
    April 26, 2021

    Sorry, This is the USA forum
    Here is the Canada forum
    https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/tax-help

    Or Contact TurboTax Canada Support https://support.turbotax.intuit.ca/contact

     

    Level 2
    April 30, 2021

    TTax is asking me if I took itemized or took standard deduction last year. 

     

    WTF? I have been using TT over a decade, I just imported the last years return, it should be able to tell from that. Now, I need to install last years TTax software, and open last years return to figure that. Why is TT not able to tell from the imported file from last year? Is TT going down hill and time to switch because a great software doesn't do that!

    VolvoGirl
    Level 15
    April 30, 2021

    You should be able to look at your 2019 return and see.  Do you have a printout or pdf of 2019?  Most people are taking the Standard Deduction now that it is increased.  

     

    Turbo Tax can't know for sure because you might have amended your return or didn't file from Turbo Tax.  

    Level 2
    April 30, 2021

     

    >> because you might have amended your return or didn't file from Turbo Tax.

     

    Oh please come on! I obviously used TT as I imported the last years file. Now, whether I amended, it's a simple question to ask, it can at least offer what it found from imported file saying this is what i found, is this correct. 

     

    No, I don't have pdf or printouts for security reasons. You stopped offering password protected PDFs a while ago I think.

    Level 2
    May 2, 2021

    On Schedule A, I entered the dates that I lived in my state as being 01/01/2020 through 12/31/2020. Upon completion of my return, I was brought back to change these dates, the error stated that this was more than 366 days, so it  must be changed. I tried and tried and tried to delete the dates and re-enter them, but using the same dates, as I lived in Texas the entire year. I finally gave up and went on to file anyway. Now, I cant do so, because I didn't make the correction. Ir states I must mail in my return, it is not eligible for e-filing due to this error. What is going on??