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E-file Problem

JPDK3559 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:43:09 GMT

TurboTax is preventing me from e-filing my federal return, due to an issue with Form 7203. TurboTax is claiming that I cannot have a gain in Part ! and a loss in Part III. That is not true. But because TurboTax thinks otherwise, it will not let me complete the e-filing process. (The "loss" in Part III is for charitable contributions, which is a legitimate offset against the shareholder cost basis.) How do I get this resolved?

Re: E-file Problem

AliciaP1 — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:29:44 GMT

You need to ensure you are entering the charitable contributions on line 42 and not on a line that reports a "loss".

Re: E-file Problem

JPDK3559 — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:26:20 GMT

I definitely entered the charitablle contributions on Line 42 of the form. Something seems to be wrong with this year's TurboTax interpretation of Form 7203. I had the same types of entries on Form 7203 last year - a net profit and a charitable contributions offset - and TurboTax gave no errors then. This seeming glitch in TurboTax prevented me from e-filing my return,which I am not happy about.