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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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! 

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

What if  I entered my frontline workers pay in the wrong line under less common income? I put it in not reported do I have to amend  my taxes. It doesn't change anything except on the state return it shows it and is pending to resubmit after 2/9/23. Federal was accepted, if I take the figure out of state it ups what I owe.

When you say "take it out of state" does that mean you are removing the amount from the MN interview page for the "MN Frontline Pay" amount?"  If so, your MN taxes will indeed increase.  The amount in that box is a deduction. If you remove it, the deduction is removed.  The amount needs to stay in the box to remove it from MN taxable income.

Yes I understand that. My question is that being I entered it in the not reported income line and not the other reported income line will that be a problem? Our state says it needs to be resubmitted because there will be an update on 2/9/23. 

At the end of the day, it should show up on Line 8 of your 1040. Is it showing up there?  If you entered it where you say you entered it, it will show up as earned income with a description in the Wages worksheet like this

followed by this

Not the correct way to handle it but no need to amend as long as it is picking up the 90.00 on that 1040 pg. 1 Line 1h

and taxed on it, you'll be fine. As far as the state is concerned, I guess wait till the 9th.

Best

So it ended up in line 1b, but is included in the total on line 1z. Yes it was entered with Frontline workers pay and does carry over to the state. Will wait for the state update and hope it accept the state return. Thank you for answering my concerns.