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I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

 
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Rachel_W
Expert Alumni

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

Are you being blocked from actually transmitting the return?

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

Yes, they just keep taking me back to review my entry on 401k deferrals... It's the actual amount as per my W2s but I've already followed the instructions to have the excess withdrawn from my 401k and filled out the 401k income section according to turbo tax instructions.
HollyP
Employee Tax Expert

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

I would like to take a deeper look at this. However, I need a diagnostic file which is a copy of your tax return that has all of your personal information removed. You can send one to us by following the directions below:

TurboTax Online
1. Sign into your online account.
2. Locate the Tax Tools on the left hand side of the screen.
3. A Drop down will appear. Click on Share my file with agent.
5. This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created. Click on OK, the tax file gets sanitized and transmitted to us.
6. Please provide the Token Number that was generated onto a response.


TurboTax Desktop
1. Click into your return.
2. Click Online and select "Send Tax File to Agent".
3. This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created. Click on OK, the tax file gets sanitized and transmitted to us.
4. Please provide the Token Number that was generated onto a response. 

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I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

The token # is 545478
Rachel_W
Expert Alumni

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

Good news! An update currently planned for April 12th, 2019 will resolve the issue of a looping interview preventing e-file.  You may still see a warning of excess contribution, but e-file will be available.

You can check out this TurboTax FAQ for the latest info: Excess 401(k) Contribution Preventing E-filing

[Edited 4/10/19 | 1:36PM EST]
HollyP
Employee Tax Expert

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

@drsubratbehera We have a fix in the works! See edited answer above for more details. An update currently planned for April 12th, 2019 will resolve the issue of a looping interview preventing e-file.  You may still see a warning of excess contribution, but e-file will be available.
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dcdwntwn
New Member

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

This is cutting it close and really kind of painful. This has been so stressful trying to deal with the issue anyway and then being given all the challenges within TurboTax to pass the checks and now file.
BlackJack96
Returning Member

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

Will the online version also be fixed?
BlackJack96
Returning Member

I have excess 401K deferral for 2018, now I adjusted the excess as income deferral and can't efile for some reason - please help

I tried last night and it went through.
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