Where do I enter in the information here stating that I did in fact received the Frontline Worker Pay. It should be on line 8 of Federal. where are the line numbers?

[MichaelG81]

Yes, for the Minnesota (MA) Frontline Worker Pay can be entered as follows on your federal return:

To report this income you can use the following steps.

Go to the Wages and Income  section of TurboTax

1. Scroll to  Less Common Income > Select  Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C
2. Select Other reportable Income > Enter a description (MN Frontline) and the amount

It is not taxable on the MN state return. MN Frontline Worker Bill

EDITED 01/29/2023 |11:33 PM PST

In your MN State taxes, the interview will ask if you received income from the MN Frontline Worker Pay, you would select yes and enter the amount so it takes it off your state return.

@lachapelle88

[Freshie4life1]

I already filed. Oops how would I amend this as my wife and I both recieved Frontline pay. 974.00

[Msgadacz1]

Why does it want me to upgrade to deluxe to enter Frontline worker pay income that should be part of free edition 

[PattiF]

You will need to amend your return as you mentioned to add the Frontline pay that your wife received. This is done through Form 1040-X. This is not available to file yet.

Please see this link that shows when the form will be available. Search for Individual, Federal, and then 1040-X.

Here is a link to a TurboTax help article that will help you to amend your return.

@Freshie4life1

[80svault]

What do we put for the EIN? Does anyone have the EIN for the Minnesota Department of Revenue? It is not letting me e-file unless it has a valid number. 00-0000000 will not work.

[HopeS]

If you are referring to box 15 on your  W-2, please see the information below:

If box 15, State Employer ID, is blank on your W-2, your e-file return should still go through just fine, as long as there are no other errors on your return.  Your state department of revenue will be able to easily identify your employer from their 9-digit federal EIN. You should first try leaving box 15 blank when you enter your W-2.

If you are still receiving an error for box 15, try using the federal ID in that box, or if the state requires a particular format, such as ending in XYZ, then enter 99999999XYZ for the number of digits it specifies.

If the error persists, try deleting the form and re-entering it.  If you have "copied and pasted" to enter some of the information, it might have spaces or other invisible formatting characters that are causing the errors.  Please be sure there are no extra spaces before the entries or after the entries.  If you have imported into Turbo Tax, perhaps some of the data were damaged in the transfer and is not working properly, even if it looks correct on the page.  Deleting the W-2 and manually entering it should solve the problem.

@80svault

[corn123]

totally agree!! our frontline worker check should force us to pay more to file it. 

[NicRN]

I’m having the same problem. So sad. Is this true? Do we really need to upgrade and spend like $90 to claim our “hero pay” ???There was absolutely no response from TurboTax-please advise! 

[JamesG1]

Minnesota Frontline Worker is reported on an IRS form 1099-MISC.  That form is not supported on the Free or Basic versions of TurboTax Online. 

See this comparison of tax forms supported.

To enter Minnesota Frontline Worker, follow these steps:

• Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
• Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income.
• Click Show more to the right of Less Common Income.
• Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A.
• Select Other reportable Income.
• As a description enter MN Frontline Worker Pay.

In the Minnesota tax return remove the income at the screen Frontline Worker Pay.

@NicRN

[fdsgdfgdf]

I have to agree. I don't understand why I have to pay in order to file one single paper. Really making me want to stop using TurboTax

[NicRN]

After 8 years of using TurboTax after this…is it time to say goodbye?!? Heads up Frontliners out there-looking like there are other companies that offer us complimentary tax services this year! H&R Block was one that I found for sure but will continue to look. Such a shame Turbo. Makes me sad. Everyone is out to earn a buck I guess. 

[JamesG1]

Minnesota Frontline Worker is reported on an IRS form 1099-MISC.  That form is not supported on the Free or Basic versions of TurboTax Online. 

See this comparison of tax forms supported.

To enter Minnesota Frontline Worker, follow these steps:

• Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
• Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income.
• Click Show more to the right of Less Common Income.
• Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A.
• Select Other reportable Income.
• As a description enter MN Frontline Worker Pay.

In the Minnesota tax return, remove the income at the screen Frontline Worker Pay.

@fdsgdfgdf

[mkellyg]

I followed the instructions on how to add the MN Frontline Worker pay and it showed up on Line 8 of the 1040 as required.  The problem is that I now have an error on Form 8919-T "Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages".   If the Frontline Worker Pay is taxable at the Federal level, it would seem logical that you have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes as well as Income Tax.

How do I deal with this Form 8919-T?

Mark

[JosephS1]

AS JamesG1 previously laid out in an excellent posting for reporting the Minnesota Frontline Worker pay, this will record the income and avoid the error you encountered.  As he laid out, the following should assist you:

To enter Minnesota Frontline Worker, follow these steps:

• Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
• Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income.
• Click Show more to the right of Less Common Income.
• Select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A.
• Select Other reportable Income.
• As a description enter MN Frontline Worker Pay.

In the Minnesota tax return, remove the income at the screen Frontline Worker Pay.

This will show the income on the Federal return without being subject to Social Security and Medicare tax, and remove it from being taxable at the MN level.

If you try to enter it as a 1099-MISC it will again revert to being subject to Social Security and Medicare Tax.  The total income shown on the Federal return will be correct as you are claiming the income and the removal on the MN return will bring down your MN income to the correct level.

@mkellyg