topic How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return?

necroft — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:57:42 GMT

I'm getting an error on my Virginia tax form - "Deductions Statement: Educator Smart Wks Ln B-SP should not have a value based on your filing status.." and then it asks me to fill out an empty text box next to "Educator Smart Wks Ln N-SP." I'm not an educator, so not even sure why this is coming up. How do I remove this from my state tax return?

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line...

JosephS1 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:05:02 GMT

We have had several questions posed on this issue and there is a fix that is supposed to remedy this situation by the end of today.

@necroft

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line...

necroft — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:05:55 GMT

Great! Thanks for the speedy reply

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return?

MikeG_64 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:13:14 GMT

Same issue is holding up tax return.

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return?

teetee8752 — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:41:18 GMT

This is a known error that is being worked on. If you haven't done so already, please call in to have your name added to the list to receive updates.

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return?

necroft — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:51:59 GMT

I'm seeing a few help lines. Which number should I call?

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line 1) on my Virginia state tax return?

HRTaxTT — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:34:07 GMT

Any updated timeframe for correcting this error?

Re: How can I removed qualified educator expenses (from federal Educator Expenses Worksheet, Line...

SForrestLO — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:30:15 GMT

The software has been updated and this should be resolved. Please continue trying to file.