topic Why does Tubotax not ask this question? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Why does Tubotax not ask this question?

djones8687 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:49:10 GMT

That's pretty open-ended. We have no idea what you are...

mesquitebean — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:49:11 GMT

That's pretty open-ended. We have no idea what you are asking about. No one knows what "this question" is.
Are you able to narrow it down any?

Section 40202. Extension of mortgage insurance premiums t...

djones8687 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:49:13 GMT

Section 40202. Extension of mortgage insurance premiums treated as qualified residence interest. The provision extends through 2017 the treatment of qualified mortgage insurance premiums as interest for purposes of the mortgage interest deduction. This deduction phases out ratably for taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $100,000 to $110,000.

The tuition and fees deduction, PMI, energy credits and o...

macuser_22 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:49:14 GMT

The tuition and fees deduction, PMI, energy credits and other deductions expired on Dec 31, 2016 and were not renewed by Congress in the December tax bill, however, in the The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that was signed into law on Feb 9th those deductions and others were made retroactive for 2017.

Before you can add any of those deductions the changed forms must be updated to comply with the new law. That might take a while. The IRS must write the new rules, issue electronic specifications for the new forms and approve them before TurboTax can add them. If history is any guide, that process can take 1 to 2 months. It usually takes TurboTax 10-14 days after the IRS issues the specifications. (It took the IRS from December 22, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017 to approve one some the forms that the Dec tax law changed.)

The IRS says:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-statement-on-retroactive-extender-provisions

Nothing can be done until the IRS acts and issues the new form specifications.

Answer edited to add and fix spelling errors.

macuser_22 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:49:15 GMT

Answer edited to add and fix spelling errors.