Under federal review, I am being asked to "check this entry" for QBI At Risk Op Loss. The problem is the system should calculate this, not me. WHat do I do?

[MaryK4]

The program requires a manual entry because it sees a potential loss carryover but cannot match it to a specific year or business activity in the current "At-Risk" schema. This typically occurs with Schedule E (Rental) or Schedule C (Business) income where losses were limited in a previous year.- 

If you do not have any prior-year losses that were disallowed due to at-risk rules, enter 0 in the requested field. If the field asks for a value by year, enter 0 for each year (e.g., 2018–2024) until the error clears. If you actually have a carryover loss, look at your 2024 Form 8995 or 8995-A (specifically Line 3 or the carryover worksheet) and enter that value as a negative number.

[Melissahartley2000]

I checked my 8995 Form from 2024, and line 3 has a value. When I try to enter that number, I get an error of "The maximum value is 0." I have tried to enter it in the following ways:

-1000

(1000)

1000

None of them work.

[PatriciaV]

Your best option is to return to business or rental where this QBI At Risk Operating Loss was reported. 

1. Work through the interview until you read the business/rental summary page. 
2. Edit the topic under Uncommon Situations for "Unused expenses, carry overs, non-depreciable assets, etc." Depending on the activity you're working on, the actual text may be different. Or you may need to edit the business/property profile to find the carryover topic.
3. Be sure to check the box for carryover losses. 
4. You should see a page with boxes for different types of carryover losses. Enter the information from your prior year return in the appropriate box. 
5. You may then see a page with a list of years and a total. Enter the carryover loss in the box for the correct year. Your entries must match the total at the bottom.
6. Continue through the interview until you are back on the business/rental summary page.
7. Now run Federal Review >> Smart Check again.