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Intangible Drilling Cost Current Year Calculation

Steve_1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:47:17 GMT

Current year amortization amount error prevents me from e-filing. Seems to be an error in your software. If I have a 5 year amortization of $60k that corresponds to an IDC current year deduction of $12k. Your software check says the Amortization Amount must be $12k in the error check which will not let me e-file.

Re: Intangible Drilling Cost Current Year Calculation

Steve_1 — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 12:38:24 GMT

Error Corrected! User entered current year deduction on IDC K-1 question instead of full amortization amount. E-filed correctly without issue.

Re: Intangible Drilling Cost Current Year Calculation

Chris-was-here — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:50:55 GMT

Yep, that’s a known TurboTax bug with IDC amortization. If you elect 5-year amortization on $60k, your current year deduction should be $12k, but the software is mis-matching the fields and blocking e-file.
Two options:
1. Switch to 100% expensing in year one (if you qualify and want the full deduction now).
2. Stay with 5-year amortization, but you’ll need to override in desktop Forms mode or print/mail the return—e-file won’t pass the check until Intuit patches it.

Annoying, but it’s a software issue, not your math.

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