Got a letter from Dept. of Treasury, IRS (form 1099 INT). It does not have boxes in it just an amount mentioned. How should I enter this info in the turbotax form?

@ dhananjaytyagi24

wrote:  "Got a letter from Dept. of Treasury, IRS (form 1099 INT). It does not have boxes in it just an amount mentioned. How should I enter this info in the turbotax form?"

 

In the Interest income section, you would enter it "as though" it was a regular 1099-INT.  You can name the Payer as US Treasury, and the interest amount is reported in Box 1 of the screen. 

 

Here are the steps:

 

To get to the 1099-INT interview, open your return (if not already open) and in the top right click on Search.  In the search box enter 1099-INT without quotes, then click the adjacent magnifying glass.

Click on Jump to 1099-INT.

 

You'll then have to get past an importing screen.  It will ask you if you want to import the 1099-INT, which doesn't apply for this.  

 

• On the screen that says "Let's import your tax info" scroll down to the bottom right on that screen (underneath the logos) and choose "Change how I enter my form".
• On the next screen, scroll down to the bottom and choose "Type it in myself."
• Then it will ask you for the Payer's name and other info from your 1099-INT form.
• You can use US Treasury for the Payer/institution name, and report the interest in Box 1.